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 Isleford (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 Isleford. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Isleford is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Grundy, Sequatchie, Van Buren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Isleford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Isleford:
- Warren County (The home county of Isleford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Isleford, with the one closest to Isleford listed first.
- Smyrna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- Shellsford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- McMinnville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Campaign
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Viola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fall City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Gath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Daylight
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Morrison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isleford, with the one closest to Isleford listed first.
- Brockdell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Pailo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Pikeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Brayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Winesap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isleford, with the one closest to Isleford listed first.
- Bluewing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Woods
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Hollow Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Burgen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Woodbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Gassaway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Bradyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isleford, with the one closest to Isleford listed first.
- Winton Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Naola ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Stephenson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Hillsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- New Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Teal ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Manchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Oaks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Ruthledge Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
- Belmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Busy Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Gossburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Cumberland County
- Newton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isleford, with the one closest to Isleford listed first.
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Young Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Smithville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Johnsons Chapel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Philippi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Dowelltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- Sand Switch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isleford, with the one closest to Isleford listed first.
- Beersheba Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Altamont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gruetli - Laager
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gruetli
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Coalmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Palmer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sartain Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Pelham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lankford Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Tracy City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- White City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Monteagle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isleford, with the one closest to Isleford listed first.
- Greentown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Condra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Whitwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Putnam County
- Burton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isleford, with the one closest to Isleford listed first.
- Dunlap
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Daus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Cartwright
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Center Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isleford, with the one closest to Isleford listed first.
- Laurelburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Chalybeate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Bone Cave
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Spencer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cummingsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Sweetgum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isleford, with the one closest to Isleford listed first.
- Quebeck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Doyle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Darkey Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Drop ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Peeled Chestnut
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Sparta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fanchers Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Macedonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Clarktown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Cherry Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Isleford, see our County-by-County Page for Isleford.
Cemeteries Near Isleford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Isleford.
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 Isleford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Isleford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Isleford, with the one closest to Isleford listed first.
- Mt. Sinai Baptist Church / Shake Rag Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shellsford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Centerhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerhill Cemetery
- The Centerhill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hills Creek Cemetery
- McGregor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chasteen / Chastain Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Higgenbottom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leesburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (547 more) ...
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- White Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old McMinnville City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Isleford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Isleford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Isleford, with the one closest to Isleford listed first.
- Safley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Safley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safley
- Irving College
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Irving College is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving College
- Shellsford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Steppsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Steppsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steppsville
- McMinnville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tarlton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tarlton is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarlton
- Rowland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Laurelburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Smartt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Smartt is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartt
- Jessie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jessie is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessie
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Goodbars
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goodbars is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbars
- Chalybeate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Yager
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yager is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yager
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Isleford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Isleford.
Newspapers Published in Isleford ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Isleford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Isleford, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Isleford.
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 Isleford:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Cumberland County
- DeKalb County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Marion County
- Putnam County
- Sequatchie County
- Van Buren 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> | 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 Isleford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Isleford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |