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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Music. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Music to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Music, 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 Music (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 Music. 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 southeast 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Music 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 Music. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Music:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Music)
- The following are listed by their distance from Music, with the one closest to Music listed first.
- Burke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Lake Tansi Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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
- Jewett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Lantana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Newton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- 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
- Erasmus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Todd Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Crossville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Greenbriar Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Howard Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Crab Orchard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dykes Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Music, with the one closest to Music listed first.
- Ninemile
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Winesap
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Pikeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Summer City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Brayton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Brockdell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Pailo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Fentress County
- Clarkrange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Music, with the one closest to Music listed first.
- Lakewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Sale Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Birchwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Flat Top
(29 miles [46.7 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
- McMinn County
- Prigmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Music, with the one closest to Music listed first.
- Akeman Crossroad
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Calico
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Cute ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Decatur
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Surprise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Goodfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Sewee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Beta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Music, with the one closest to Music listed first.
- Bucklick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Harriman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Nemo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Music, with the one closest to Music listed first.
- Obey City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Lovejoy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Music, with the one closest to Music listed first.
- Burnett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Monterey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Music, with the one closest to Music listed first.
- Spring City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roddy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Lakewood Village
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Cumberland Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Ogden
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Bryan Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Graysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Music, with the one closest to Music listed first.
- Glen Alice
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Pioneer Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Lakemont Heights
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cardiff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Postoak
(25 miles [40.2 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
- College Grove
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Emory Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Midtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Midtown Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Music, with the one closest to Music listed first.
- Sweetgum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Cummingsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 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 west)
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Chalybeate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Bone Cave
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Laurelburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Music, with the one closest to Music listed first.
- Clarktown
(17 miles [27.4 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Sparta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Doyle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Cherry Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Quebeck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Darkey Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Music, see our County-by-County Page for Music.
Cemeteries Near Music ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Music.
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 Music - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Music covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Music, with the one closest to Music listed first.
- Musick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ormes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New Era Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stephens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kerley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Parham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hinch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Houston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Van Hoy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (698 more) ...
- Thurman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tollett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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.
Music itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Music, with the one closest to Music listed first.
- Burke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Litton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Litton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litton
- Big Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Big Lick is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lick
- Grapevine ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grapevine is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Wyatt ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wyatt is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Ninemile
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Winesap
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Seals ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Seals is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seals
- Lantana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Jewett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Pearson ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pearson is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Tanbark ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tanbark is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanbark
- Newton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- 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
- Grassy Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Cove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Music. See our List of 1890's Communities around Music.
Newspapers Published in Music ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Music.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Music, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Music.
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 Music:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Fentress County
- Hamilton County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Morgan County
- Overton County
- Putnam County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Van Buren 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 Music, 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> | 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Music) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |