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 Mooneyham (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 Mooneyham. 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 hospitals 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.
Mooneyham is located in Van Buren 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 Van Buren County: Bledsoe, Cumberland, DeKalb, Grundy, Sequatchie, Warren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Mooneyham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mooneyham:
- Van Buren County (The home county of Mooneyham)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooneyham, with the one closest to Mooneyham listed first.
- Sweetgum
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Spencer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cummingsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Bone Cave
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Chalybeate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooneyham, with the one closest to Mooneyham listed first.
- Winesap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Pikeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ninemile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Brockdell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Summer City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Pailo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Brayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooneyham, with the one closest to Mooneyham listed first.
- Newton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Todd Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Erasmus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Lantana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Pleasant Hill
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Burke
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Lake Tansi Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Crossville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dykes Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 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
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooneyham, with the one closest to Mooneyham listed first.
- Young Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Johnsons Chapel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Philippi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Smithville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooneyham, with the one closest to Mooneyham listed first.
- Beersheba Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Palmer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gruetli - Laager
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooneyham, with the one closest to Mooneyham listed first.
- Flat Top
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Sale Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Meigs County
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooneyham, with the one closest to Mooneyham listed first.
- Burnett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Boiling Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Burgess
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Monterey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Southtown Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Ditty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- 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
- Burton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- White Plains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Cookeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Shennon Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooneyham, with the one closest to Mooneyham listed first.
- Ogden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Cumberland Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Bryan Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Spring City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lakewood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooneyham, with the one closest to Mooneyham listed first.
- Dunlap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Center Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Daus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooneyham, with the one closest to Mooneyham listed first.
- Campaign
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Fall City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Shellsford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Smyrna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- McMinnville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dibrell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Gath
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Lucky
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooneyham, with the one closest to Mooneyham listed first.
- Doyle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Clarktown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Quebeck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sparta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ravenscroft
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Darkey Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Cherry Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Drop ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Macedonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Fanchers Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mooneyham, see our County-by-County Page for Mooneyham.
Cemeteries Near Mooneyham ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mooneyham.
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 Mooneyham - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mooneyham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mooneyham, with the one closest to Mooneyham listed first.
- Mooneyham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Walling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lonewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Graveyard Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Walling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Yates Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fraziers Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burgess Cemetery #2
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (544 more) ...
- Burgess Cemetery #1
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spencer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Mooneyham in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mooneyham.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mooneyham, with the one closest to Mooneyham listed first.
- Dodson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dodson is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Sweetgum
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Sampson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sampson is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
- Newton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- River Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- River Hill is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hill
- Spencer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gladecreek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gladecreek is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladecreek
- Pearson ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pearson is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Seals ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Seals is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seals
- Cummingsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Gillentine ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gillentine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillentine
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- Schoolfield ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Schoolfield is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolfield
- Winesap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Perilla ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Perilla is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perilla
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mooneyham. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mooneyham.
Newspapers Published in Mooneyham ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mooneyham.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mooneyham, 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 Mooneyham.
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 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 Mooneyham:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Van Buren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Cumberland County
- DeKalb County
- Grundy County
- Hamilton County
- Meigs County
- Putnam County
- Rhea County
- Sequatchie County
- Warren County
- White 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mooneyham) 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 Mooneyham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |