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 Laurel Hill (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 Laurel Hill. 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 hospitals 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.
Laurel Hill is located in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County: Cannon, Putnam, Smith, Warren, White & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Laurel Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Laurel Hill:
- DeKalb County (The home county of Laurel Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Hill, with the one closest to Laurel Hill listed first.
- Temperance Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Philippi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Dowelltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smithville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Johnsons Chapel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Alexandria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Young Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Hill, with the one closest to Laurel Hill listed first.
- Gassaway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Auburntown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Woods
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Woodbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bluewing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Burt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Hill, with the one closest to Laurel Hill listed first.
- Jenkins Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Hill, with the one closest to Laurel Hill listed first.
- Nameless
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Rough Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Gainesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dodson Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Haydenburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- Columbus Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Whitleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Burristown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- North Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Hill, with the one closest to Laurel Hill listed first.
- Gibbs Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Mill Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Meadorville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Red Boiling Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Hill, with the one closest to Laurel Hill listed first.
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Oak Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Beaver Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Hill, with the one closest to Laurel Hill listed first.
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
- Boma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Lafayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayette is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
- Burton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Baxter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Boiling Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Ditty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Burgess
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Huntland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Cookeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Southtown Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Park Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Hill, with the one closest to Laurel Hill listed first.
- Milton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Readyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kittrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Hill, with the one closest to Laurel Hill listed first.
- Chestnut Mound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Hickman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Gordonsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Carthage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Carthage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Brush Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Shaver Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Defeated
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Monoville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Rock City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Difficult
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Trousdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Hill, with the one closest to Laurel Hill listed first.
- Johntown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Hartsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Hill, with the one closest to Laurel Hill listed first.
- Bone Cave
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Meade ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Cummingsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Laurelburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Hill, with the one closest to Laurel Hill listed first.
- Dibrell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Lucky
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Gath
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Fall City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Daylight
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Campaign
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Centertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- McMinnville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Hill, with the one closest to Laurel Hill listed first.
- Peeled Chestnut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Fanchers Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Drop ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Macedonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Darkey Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Cherry Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Quebeck
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Doyle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Clarktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Hill, with the one closest to Laurel Hill listed first.
- Cottage Home
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
- Round Top
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Commerce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Saulsbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
- Watertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Statesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Linwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Greenwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Doaks Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Centerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Cainsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Lebanon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Laurel Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Laurel Hill.
Cemeteries Near Laurel Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Laurel Hill.
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 Laurel Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Laurel Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Laurel Hill, with the one closest to Laurel Hill listed first.
- Love Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Moss Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Carr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Burton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Braswell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cripps Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carlen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lafever Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wallace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maddux Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pricnard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (706 more) ...
- Stokes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hayes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jared Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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, Laurel Hill had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Laurel Hill, with the one closest to Laurel Hill listed first.
- Lancaster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Temperance Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
- Chestnut Mound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Boma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Stonewall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stonewall is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Hickman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Gordonsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dowelltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Elmwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Sykes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sykes is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykes
- Smithville
(10 miles [16.1 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 Laurel Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Laurel Hill.
Newspapers Published in Laurel Hill ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Laurel Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Laurel Hill, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Laurel Hill.
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 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 Laurel Hill:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to DeKalb County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cannon County
- Clay County
- Jackson County
- Macon County
- Overton County
- Putnam County
- Rutherford County
- Smith County
- Trousdale County
- Van Buren County
- Warren County
- White County
- Wilson 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 Laurel Hill, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Laurel Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |