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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Ketchall. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ketchall to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ketchall, please Contact Us.
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 Ketchall (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 Ketchall. 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 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Ketchall is historic, it would have been located within present day Marion 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 Marion County: Jackson (AL), Dade (GA), Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton & Sequatchie.
Below are the counties that are near Ketchall. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ketchall:
- Marion County (The home county of Ketchall)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ketchall, with the one closest to Ketchall listed first.
- Kimball
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- South Pittsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Richard City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Richard City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- New Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Jasper
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Comfort
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Orme
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Orme is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Vulcan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Whiteside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Whitwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Powells Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Greentown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ketchall, with the one closest to Ketchall listed first.
- Ruthledge Ford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
- Stephenson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Hillsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ketchall, with the one closest to Ketchall listed first.
- Anderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Sand Switch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Saint Marys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Sewanee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cowan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sal City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Greenhaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Decherd
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Estill Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ketchall, with the one closest to Ketchall listed first.
- Lankford Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- White City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Tracy City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Monteagle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sartain Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Coalmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Pelham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gruetli - Laager
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gruetli
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Palmer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Altamont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Beersheba Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ketchall, with the one closest to Ketchall listed first.
- Tiftonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tiftonia is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiftonia
- Lake Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Lookout Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Valley Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
- Signal Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Signal Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hills
- Signal Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chattanooga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Midvale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Midvale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Saint Elmo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Signal Terrace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Signal Terrace is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Terrace
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,519 people
- Fairmount
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fairmount is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,825 people
- Fountain Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fountain Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Village
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ketchall, with the one closest to Ketchall listed first.
- Cartwright
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Daus
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Center Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Dunlap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- DeKalb County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ketchall, with the one closest to Ketchall listed first.
- Cartersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Beaty Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Ider
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Henagar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kaolin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ketchall, with the one closest to Ketchall listed first.
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Long Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Bridgeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <2>
- Bryant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Haynes Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- New Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Eliza
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Stevenson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Higdon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rash
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rash is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rash
- Flat Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Catoosa County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ketchall, with the one closest to Ketchall listed first.
- Fort Oglethorpe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lakeview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Midway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Newnan Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
- Dafron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dafron is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
- Boynton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Blue Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ketchall, with the one closest to Ketchall listed first.
- Cole City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Morganville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Trenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stewart Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Rising Fawn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ketchall, with the one closest to Ketchall listed first.
- Lookout Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Durham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Durham is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,257 people
- Chattanooga Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
- Rock City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Thompsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,528 people
- Fantasy Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
- Flintstone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Moons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Moons is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Happy Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Happy Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
- Rossville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dewberry Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dewberry Town is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
- Cassandra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ketchall, see our County-by-County Page for Ketchall.
Cemeteries Near Ketchall ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ketchall.
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 Ketchall - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ketchall covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ketchall, with the one closest to Ketchall listed first.
- Raulston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cumberland View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beene Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gilliam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sequatchie Valley Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Glover Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Orme Mtn. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Richards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bible Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (712 more) ...
- Hoge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chaudoin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.
Ketchall itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ketchall, with the one closest to Ketchall listed first.
- South Pittsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kimball
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Comfort
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Jasper
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Long Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Bridgeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <2>
- Shellmound ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shellmound is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Sequatchie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sequatchie is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequatchie
- Cole City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Vulcan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Anderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Inman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Inman is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Victoria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Victoria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Whiteside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Sherwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ketchall. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ketchall.
Newspapers Published in Ketchall ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ketchall.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ketchall, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ketchall.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Ketchall:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Hamilton County
- Sequatchie County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Catoosa County
- Dade County
- Walker County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Ketchall, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ketchall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |