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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Legget. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Legget to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Legget, 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 Legget (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 Legget. 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 doctors and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Legget is historic, it would have been located within present day Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Bledsoe, Fentress, Morgan, Putnam, Rhea, Roane, Van Buren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Legget. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Legget:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Legget)
- The following are listed by their distance from Legget, with the one closest to Legget listed first.
- Lantana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Howard Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Lake Tansi Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Erasmus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Crossville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Greenbriar Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Creston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Dykes Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Todd Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Newton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Legget, with the one closest to Legget listed first.
- Winesap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Ninemile
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Pikeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Summer City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Brockdell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Brayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Legget, with the one closest to Legget listed first.
- Clarkrange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wilder
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Grimsley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Meigs County
- Akeman Crossroad
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Legget, with the one closest to Legget listed first.
- Bucklick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Lavender
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Deer Lodge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Nemo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Glades
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Lancing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deermont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Legget, with the one closest to Legget listed first.
- Obey City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Lovejoy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Hanging Limb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Beaver Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Oak Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Legget, with the one closest to Legget listed first.
- Monterey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Burnett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Shennon Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Southtown Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- White Plains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Jeremiah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Algood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burgess
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Cookeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huntland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Park Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Ditty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Boiling Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Legget, with the one closest to Legget listed first.
- Spring City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roddy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Lakewood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Cumberland Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Ogden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Bryan Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Legget, with the one closest to Legget listed first.
- Glen Alice
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Lakemont Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Rockwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Cardiff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- College Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Postoak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Emory Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Midtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Legget, with the one closest to Legget listed first.
- Sweetgum
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Cummingsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Spencer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bone Cave
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Laurelburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Legget, with the one closest to Legget listed first.
- Campaign
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Fall City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Legget, with the one closest to Legget listed first.
- Ravenscroft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Clarktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Cherry Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Sparta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Doyle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Macedonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Darkey Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Quebeck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Fanchers Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Drop ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Peeled Chestnut
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Legget, see our County-by-County Page for Legget.
Cemeteries Near Legget ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Legget.
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 Legget - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Legget covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Legget, with the one closest to Legget listed first.
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Leggett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lantana Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Andrew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lowery Stand Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pomona Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McBride Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Taylors Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Flynn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (678 more) ...
- Raines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tanner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Claysville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.
While we didn't find Legget in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Legget.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Legget, with the one closest to Legget listed first.
- Lantana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Pomona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pomona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Howard Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Erasmus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Wyatt ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wyatt is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Crossville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Creston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Newton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Music ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Music is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Music
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- Big Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Lick is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lick
- Winesap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Grapevine ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grapevine is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Legget. See our List of 1890's Communities around Legget.
Newspapers Published in Legget ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Legget.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Legget, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Legget.
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 Legget:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Fentress County
- Meigs County
- Morgan County
- Overton County
- Putnam County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Van Buren County
- Warren County
- White 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 Legget, 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> | 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- Legget) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |