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 Mobra (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 Mobra. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Mobra is located in White 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 White County: Cumberland, DeKalb, Putnam, Van Buren & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Mobra. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mobra:
- White County (The home county of Mobra)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mobra, with the one closest to Mobra listed first.
- Clarktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Ravenscroft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Sparta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Cherry Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Doyle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Quebeck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Macedonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Darkey Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Fanchers Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Drop ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Peeled Chestnut
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mobra, with the one closest to Mobra listed first.
- Winesap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Ninemile
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Pikeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Summer City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Brockdell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Brayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Pailo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mobra, with the one closest to Mobra listed first.
- Todd Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Erasmus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Newton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Lantana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Lake Tansi Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- 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
- Howard Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Dykes Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Crossville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Creston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Greenbriar Village
(14 miles [22.5 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
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mobra, with the one closest to Mobra listed first.
- Johnsons Chapel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Young Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Philippi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mobra, with the one closest to Mobra listed first.
- Clarkrange
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wilder
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Grimsley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan County
- Bucklick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mobra, with the one closest to Mobra listed first.
- Obey City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Lovejoy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Beaver Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Hanging Limb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Oak Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mobra, with the one closest to Mobra listed first.
- Burnett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Monterey
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Burgess
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Southtown Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Boiling Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Huntland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Shennon Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- White Plains
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Cookeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ditty
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Jeremiah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Algood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Park Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mobra, with the one closest to Mobra listed first.
- Spring City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Cumberland Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Roddy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Lakewood Village
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Bryan Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roane County
- Glen Alice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mobra, with the one closest to Mobra listed first.
- Sweetgum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Cummingsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Spencer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bone Cave
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Chalybeate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mobra, with the one closest to Mobra listed first.
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Campaign
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Fall City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Shellsford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Smyrna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- Dibrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Gath
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mobra, see our County-by-County Page for Mobra.
Cemeteries Near Mobra ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mobra.
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 Mobra - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mobra covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mobra, with the one closest to Mobra listed first.
- Eastland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clifty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Thomas Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Van Winkle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Johnson Stand Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bolin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McKinney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burgess Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Taylors Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (592 more) ...
- Chastain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Pleasant Hill.
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Smith Chapel Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18722 <3>
- Parks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Mobra in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mobra.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mobra, with the one closest to Mobra listed first.
- Erasmus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Newton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Dodson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dodson is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Bon Air
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bon Air is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Lantana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Winesap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Pomona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Perilla ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Perilla is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perilla
- River Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- River Hill is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sweetgum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Seals ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Seals is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seals
- Wyatt ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wyatt is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mobra. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mobra.
Newspapers Published in Mobra ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mobra.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mobra, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mobra.
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 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 Mobra:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to White County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Cumberland County
- DeKalb County
- Fentress County
- Morgan County
- Overton County
- Putnam County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Van Buren County
- Warren 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mobra) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Mobra, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |