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 Livingston (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 Livingston. 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 Livingston ...
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.
In past government published Postal Guides, Livingston was referred to as Livingston Courthouse.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Livingston. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Livingston.
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.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 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.
Livingston is located in Overton County and is the County Seat.
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 Overton County: Clay, Cumberland, Fentress, Jackson, Pickett & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Livingston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Livingston:
- Overton County (The home county of Livingston)
- The following are listed by their distance from Livingston, with the one closest to Livingston listed first.
- Garretts Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Free Communion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Grey ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Oak Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Oakley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Oak Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Taylors Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Beaver Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Hanging Limb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Livingston, with the one closest to Livingston listed first.
- Cave Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Celina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Free Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Thompsons Store
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- Moss
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moss is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Boles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Boles is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Clementsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Hermitage Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Jenkins Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Livingston, with the one closest to Livingston listed first.
- Woody
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Pleasant Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Creston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Dykes Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Livingston, with the one closest to Livingston listed first.
- Cooper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Little Crab
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Wilder
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Grimsley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Jamestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pall Mall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkrange
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allardt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Armathwaite
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Livingston, with the one closest to Livingston listed first.
- Burristown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Dodson Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Columbus Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Gainesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Whitleyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Rough Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Nameless
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Haydenburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- North Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- 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 Livingston, with the one closest to Livingston listed first.
- Walnut Shade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Red Boiling Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morgan County
- Bucklick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Pickett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Livingston, with the one closest to Livingston listed first.
- Byrdstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Static
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Static is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Chanute
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Livingston, with the one closest to Livingston listed first.
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Bangham Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Jeremiah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Algood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shennon Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Park Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- White Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Monterey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cookeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Southtown Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Burnett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Baxter
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Smith County
- Chestnut Mound
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Livingston, with the one closest to Livingston listed first.
- Cherry Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Macedonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Ravenscroft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Clinton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Livingston, with the one closest to Livingston listed first.
- Static
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Browns Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Albany
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Savage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Savage is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Ida
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ida is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Cumberland County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Livingston, with the one closest to Livingston listed first.
- Cloyds Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Burkesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Leslie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Dougan Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Grider
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
- Waterview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Monroe County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Livingston, with the one closest to Livingston listed first.
- Martinsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Boles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Hestand
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Meshack
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Tompkinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne County (KY)
- Slickford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Livingston, see our County-by-County Page for Livingston.
Cemeteries Near Livingston ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Livingston.
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 Livingston - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Livingston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Livingston, with the one closest to Livingston listed first.
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cash Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Copeland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ruths Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Adley And Nora Ledbetter Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fredonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (607 more) ...
- Franklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Allons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Okalona Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 Livingston had a population of 320 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Livingston had a population of 4,129 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Livingston, with the one closest to Livingston listed first.
- Henard ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Henard is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henard
- Windle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Windle is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windle
- Crawford ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Monroe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grey ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Hilham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ward ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ward is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Nettle Carrier ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nettle Carrier is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Carrier
- Miranda ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Miranda is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda
- Oak Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Oakley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Waterloo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Eagle Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Creek is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Creek
- Beaver Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Livingston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Livingston.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Livingston ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Livingston.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Livingston. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Livingston and those printed in the larger area surrounding Livingston.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of Livingston.
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 Livingston:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Overton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Cumberland County
- Fentress County
- Jackson County
- Macon County
- Morgan County
- Pickett County
- Putnam County
- Smith County
- White County
- Clinton County
- Cumberland County
- Monroe County
- Wayne 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 Livingston, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Livingston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |