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 Hilltop Acres (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 Hilltop Acres. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Hilltop Acres is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Bledsoe, Fentress, Morgan, Putnam, Rhea, Roane, Van Buren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Hilltop Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hilltop Acres:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Hilltop Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop Acres, with the one closest to Hilltop Acres listed first.
- Burke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Newton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- 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
- Lake Tansi Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Lantana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Jewett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Erasmus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Todd Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Howard Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Crossville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Greenbriar Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Crab Orchard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop Acres, with the one closest to Hilltop Acres listed first.
- Winesap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Ninemile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Pikeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summer City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Brayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Brockdell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Pailo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Fentress County
- Clarkrange
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop Acres, with the one closest to Hilltop Acres listed first.
- Lakewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Sale Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Birchwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Flat Top
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop Acres, with the one closest to Hilltop Acres listed first.
- Akeman Crossroad
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Calico
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Cute ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Decatur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Goodfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Beta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Sewee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Surprise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop Acres, with the one closest to Hilltop Acres listed first.
- Bucklick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop Acres, with the one closest to Hilltop Acres listed first.
- Obey City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Lovejoy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop Acres, with the one closest to Hilltop Acres listed first.
- Monterey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Burnett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop Acres, with the one closest to Hilltop Acres listed first.
- Spring City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lakewood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Cumberland Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Ogden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Roddy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Bryan Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Graysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop Acres, with the one closest to Hilltop Acres listed first.
- Glen Alice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Pioneer Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Lakemont Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Rockwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cardiff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- College Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Postoak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Emory Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Midtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop Acres, with the one closest to Hilltop Acres listed first.
- Sweetgum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Cummingsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Spencer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Meade ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Chalybeate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Bone Cave
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Laurelburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop Acres, with the one closest to Hilltop Acres listed first.
- Campaign
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop Acres, with the one closest to Hilltop Acres listed first.
- Clarktown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Ravenscroft
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Sparta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Doyle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Cherry Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Quebeck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Darkey Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Macedonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hilltop Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Hilltop Acres.
Cemeteries Near Hilltop Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hilltop Acres.
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 Hilltop Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hilltop Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hilltop Acres, with the one closest to Hilltop Acres listed first.
- New Era Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Musick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stephens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wyatt Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Warner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Arnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brushy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Thurman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kerley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ormes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (687 more) ...
- Van Hoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Akin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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 Hilltop Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hilltop Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hilltop Acres, with the one closest to Hilltop Acres listed first.
- Music ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Music is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Music
- Grapevine ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grapevine is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Litton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Litton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litton
- Winesap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Ninemile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Burke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Big Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Big Lick is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lick
- Wyatt ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wyatt is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Seals ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Seals is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seals
- Pearson ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pearson is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Newton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- 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
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lantana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Tanbark ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tanbark is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanbark
- Jewett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hilltop Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hilltop Acres.
Newspapers Published in Hilltop Acres ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hilltop Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hilltop Acres, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hilltop Acres.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Hilltop Acres:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Fentress County
- Hamilton County
- Meigs County
- Morgan County
- Overton County
- Putnam County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Van Buren County
- Warren County
- White 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 Hilltop Acres, 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- Hilltop Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |