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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 Jeannette (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 Jeannette. 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.

Jeannette is located in Decatur 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 Decatur County: Benton, Carroll, Hardin, Henderson, Perry & Wayne.

Below are the counties that are near Jeannette. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jeannette:

  • Decatur County     (The home county of Jeannette)
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jeannette, with the one closest to Jeannette listed first.
    • Chaseville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Coxburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Wildlife Cove Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Crossroads
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Crossroads is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
    • Camden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Sandy Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Brevards Ferry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
  • Carroll County
  • Chester County
  • Hardin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jeannette, with the one closest to Jeannette listed first.
    • Johnson Ford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Johnson Ford is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
      • Estimated population in 2014: 65,813 people
    • Saltillo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Swift
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Swift is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
      • Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
  • Henderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jeannette, with the one closest to Jeannette listed first.
    • Poplar Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
    • Darden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Darden is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
    • Chesterfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Farmville ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Farmville is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
    • Parkers Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Lexington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Union Cross
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Union Cross is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
      • Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
    • Cedar Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Reagan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sardis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Atkins ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Atkins is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
      • Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
    • Middle Fork
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rhodes Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
  • Hickman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jeannette, with the one closest to Jeannette listed first.
    • Pleasantville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
    • Only
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Whitfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Hornertown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Hornertown is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornertown
      • Estimated population in 2014: 412 people
    • Whitehouse
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
  • Humphreys County
  • Madison County
  • Perry County
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jeannette, with the one closest to Jeannette listed first.
    • Clifton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Slickrock Ford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
      • Estimated population in 2014: 179 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jeannette, see our County-by-County Page for Jeannette.

Cemeteries Near Jeannette ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jeannette.

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 Jeannette - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jeannette covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jeannette, with the one closest to Jeannette listed first.

  • Jennings Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Arnold Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cheney Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Houston Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Wilkins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bawcum Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bawcum Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Stills Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Gibson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (790 more) ...
    • Hendrix Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Long Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hendrix Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Jeannette had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Jeannette, with the one closest to Jeannette listed first.

  • Bible Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bible Hill is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Hill
  • Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Parsons
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mousetail ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mousetail is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
  • Toms Creek ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Toms Creek is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
  • Oakview ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakview is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
  • Poplar Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
  • Sugar Tree
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Perryville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Perryville is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • McIllwain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • McIllwain is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIllwain
  • Darden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Darden is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
  • Beacon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Beacon is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jeannette. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jeannette.

Newspapers Published in Jeannette ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jeannette.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jeannette, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jeannette.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Jeannette:

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 Jeannette, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Jeannette) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.