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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 Jenkins Village (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 Jenkins Village. 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.

Name Variations for Jenkins Village ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Jenkins Village: Jenkins Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
  • While the name of this community is Jenkins Village, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Jenkins Village may originally have been Jenkin's Village.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Jenkins Village might be written as Jenkin Village.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Jenkins Village is located in Clay County.

To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clay County: Cumberland (KY), Monroe (KY), Jackson, Macon, Overton & Pickett.

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

  • Clay County     (The home county of Jenkins Village)
  • DeKalb County
    • Temperance Hall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins Village, with the one closest to Jenkins Village listed first.
    • North Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Haydenburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitleyville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rough Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Columbus Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
      • Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
    • Gainesboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesboro
      • Gainesboro is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesboro <3>
    • Burristown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Nameless
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Mayfield ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
      • Mayfield is located in Jackson County
    • Dodson Branch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodson Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
      • Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
  • Macon County
  • Overton County
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins Village, with the one closest to Jenkins Village listed first.
    • Lafayette
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
      • Lafayette is located in Putnam County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
    • Pekin ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pekin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
      • Pekin is located in Putnam County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
    • Avoton ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avoton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
      • Avoton is located in Putnam County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Avoton
      • From Jenkins Village to Avoton
    • Baxter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
      • Baxter is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <3>
    • Boma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Bangham Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangham Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
      • Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
    • Algood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Algood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algood
      • Algood is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,547 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algood <3>
    • Cookeville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Park Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
      • Park Village is located in Putnam County
    • Jeremiah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Smith County
  • Sumner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins Village, with the one closest to Jenkins Village listed first.
    • Westmoreland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmoreland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland
      • Westmoreland is located in Sumner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,429 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westmoreland <3>
    • Bransford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bransford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
      • Bransford is located in Sumner County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
    • Chipman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chipman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
      • Chipman is located in Sumner County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chipman
      • From Jenkins Village to Chipman
    • Sugar Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Bethpage
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Castalian Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castalian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalian Springs
      • Castalian Springs is located in Sumner County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 556 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castalian Springs <3>
    • Rogana
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogana have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
      • Rogana is located in Sumner County
    • Fairfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Trousdale County
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins Village, with the one closest to Jenkins Village listed first.
    • Centerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Saulsbury
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saulsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
      • Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
    • Commerce
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Allen County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins Village, with the one closest to Jenkins Village listed first.
    • Holland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Holland is located in Allen County (KY)
    • Oak Forest
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Scottsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
      • Scottsville is located in Allen County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <3>
    • Adolphus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adolphus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adolphus
      • Adolphus is located in Allen County (KY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adolphus <3>
    • Cedar Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Petroleum
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Barren County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins Village, with the one closest to Jenkins Village listed first.
    • Etoile
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etoile have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
      • Etoile is located in Barren County (KY)
    • Nobob
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Austin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Eighty Eight
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eighty Eight have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
      • Eighty Eight is located in Barren County (KY)
    • Lucas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
      • Lucas is located in Barren County (KY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucas <3>
    • Kino
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Cumberland County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins Village, with the one closest to Jenkins Village listed first.
    • Cloyds Landing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Dubre
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubre have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
      • Dubre is located in Cumberland County (KY)
    • Leslie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Marrowbone
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Grider
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Waterview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Burkesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkesville
      • Burkesville is located in Cumberland County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkesville <3>
  • Metcalfe County (KY)
  • Monroe County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins Village, with the one closest to Jenkins Village listed first.
    • Gamaliel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Boles
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
      • Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boles
      • From Jenkins Village to Boles
    • Akersville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hestand
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hestand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
      • Hestand is located in Monroe County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hestand
      • From Jenkins Village to Hestand
    • Tompkinsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
      • Tompkinsville is located in Monroe County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tompkinsville <3>
    • Forkton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forkton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
      • Forkton is located in Monroe County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Forkton
      • From Jenkins Village to Forkton
    • Mud Lick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Fountain Run
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Hermon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Martinsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
      • Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
    • Meshack
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meshack. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
      • Meshack is located in Monroe County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Meshack
      • From Jenkins Village to Meshack

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

Cemeteries Near Jenkins Village ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jenkins Village.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

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.<6>

While we didn't find Jenkins Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jenkins Village.

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

  • Red Boiling Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Boiling Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Boiling Springs
    • Red Boiling Springs is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Boiling Springs <3>
  • Walnut Shade
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • North Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Miles Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Crossroads
    • Miles Crossroads is located in Clay County
  • Willette
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willette have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willette
    • Willette is located in Macon County
  • Gibbs Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Haydenburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Clementsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gamaliel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Whitleyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Highland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Jackson County
  • Boles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
    • Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Boles
    • From Jenkins Village to Boles
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Difficult
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gladdice
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladdice have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladdice
      • Gladdice is located in Jackson County
    • Rough Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Jenkins Village ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jenkins Village.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jenkins Village, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jenkins Village.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Jenkins Village:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jenkins Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clay County: www.dalehollowlake.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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.
<6>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 Jenkins Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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- Jenkins Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jenkins Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5194, Longitude: -85.8068    









 

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