Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Hendon (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Hendon. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Hendon is located in Bledsoe County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bledsoe County: Cumberland, Hamilton, Rhea, Sequatchie & Van Buren.
Below are the counties that are near Hendon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hendon:
- Bledsoe County (The home county of Hendon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendon, with the one closest to Hendon listed first.
- Brayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Pailo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Brockdell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Summer City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Pikeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ninemile
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Winesap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendon, with the one closest to Hendon listed first.
- Etola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Bent Tree Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- Hopewell Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Hopewell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Countryside Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- McDonald
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- Bellefounte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Cleveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Cleveland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- South Cleveland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendon, with the one closest to Hendon listed first.
- Newton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Burke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Jewett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendon, with the one closest to Hendon listed first.
- Palmer
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gruetli - Laager
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gruetli
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Beersheba Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Coalmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- White City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Altamont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lankford Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Tracy City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendon, with the one closest to Hendon listed first.
- Flat Top
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Sale Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mowbray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mowbray is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowbray
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,615 people
- Soddy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Lakewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Soddy - Daisy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Soddy Lake Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Soddy Lake Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Lake Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,190 people
- Daisy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Birchwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Falling Water
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Falling Water is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Water
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,232 people
- Caramel Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
- Crabtree Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Crabtree Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 763 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendon, with the one closest to Hendon listed first.
- Condra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Powells Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Whitwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendon, with the one closest to Hendon listed first.
- Lamontville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Calhoun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Riceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendon, with the one closest to Hendon listed first.
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- East View
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Beta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Goodfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Calico
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Decatur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cute ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendon, with the one closest to Hendon listed first.
- Graysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Ogden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Cumberland Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Dayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bryan Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Spring City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendon, with the one closest to Hendon listed first.
- Dunlap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Center Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Daus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Cartwright
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendon, with the one closest to Hendon listed first.
- Chalybeate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Spencer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetgum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Laurelburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Cummingsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendon, with the one closest to Hendon listed first.
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Smyrna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- Catoosa County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendon, with the one closest to Hendon listed first.
- Lakeview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Newnan Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendon, with the one closest to Hendon listed first.
- John Ross Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- John Ross Estates is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
- Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
- Rossville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hendon, see our County-by-County Page for Hendon.
Cemeteries Near Hendon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hendon.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Hendon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hendon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hendon, with the one closest to Hendon listed first.
- Hendon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harvey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- John M. Hixson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hixson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Welch Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bowman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Standifer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hixson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hughes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (643 more) ...
- Lamb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McWilliams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Metz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Hendon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hendon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hendon, with the one closest to Hendon listed first.
- Brayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Pailo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Mount Airy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Airy is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
- Sale Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coulterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coulterville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulterville
- Dunlap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Graysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Ogden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Soddy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Daisy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Morgan Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan Springs is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Springs
- Summer City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cagle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cagle is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Daus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Melville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Melville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hendon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hendon.
Newspapers Published in Hendon ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hendon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hendon, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hendon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hendon:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Bledsoe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradley County
- Cumberland County
- Grundy County
- Hamilton County
- Marion County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Rhea County
- Sequatchie County
- Van Buren County
- Warren County
- Catoosa County
- Walker County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hendon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hendon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |