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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 Obed Junction (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 Obed Junction. 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 Obed Junction ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Obed Junction: Obed Jct. (or less commonly used: Obed Jctn.)
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.
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 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.
Obed Junction is located in Morgan 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 Morgan County: Anderson, Cumberland, Fentress, Roane & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Obed Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Obed Junction:
- Morgan County (The home county of Obed Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Obed Junction, with the one closest to Obed Junction listed first.
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Nemo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Lancing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lavender
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Bucklick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Deer Lodge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Annadel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Wartburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Deermont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Glades
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Sunbright
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Burrville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Obed Junction, with the one closest to Obed Junction listed first.
- Oliver Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Oak Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Robertsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Scarboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Campbell County
- Shea
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shea is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shea
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Obed Junction, with the one closest to Obed Junction listed first.
- Rogers
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rogers is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
- Hebbertsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Lake Pomeroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Fairfield Glade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Center Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
- Woodlands
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Crab Orchard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbriar Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Woody
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Crossville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Creston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Dykes Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Howard Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Obed Junction, with the one closest to Obed Junction listed first.
- Clarkrange
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grimsley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Armathwaite
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Allardt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cumberland Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Wilder
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Gernt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Jamestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cooper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Little Crab
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Loudon County
- White Wing Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
- Meigs County
- Surprise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Obed Junction, with the one closest to Obed Junction listed first.
- Lovejoy
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Obey City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Hanging Limb
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Putnam County
- Monterey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Obed Junction, with the one closest to Obed Junction listed first.
- Roddy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Lakewood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Spring City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Obed Junction, with the one closest to Obed Junction listed first.
- Rockwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bazel Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Cardiff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- College Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Emory Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Lakemont Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Postoak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Midtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Glen Alice
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Midtown Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
- Kingston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dyllis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dyllis is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
- Kries
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Obed Junction, with the one closest to Obed Junction listed first.
- Glenmary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Elgin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- Hembree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hembree is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hembree
- Hughett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- Robbins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Robbins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Robbins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
- New River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Smoky Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smoky Junction is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Junction
- Winona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winona is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Helenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Norma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Norma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Estimated population in 2014: 147 people
- White County
- Ravenscroft
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Obed Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Obed Junction.
Cemeteries Near Obed Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Obed Junction.
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 Obed Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Obed Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Obed Junction, with the one closest to Obed Junction listed first.
- Potters Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gus Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frankfort Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hebbertsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Isaac Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Canady Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Lancing.
- The Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11867 <2>
- Hawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hamby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (859 more) ...
- Watson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nelson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nitzschke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Obed Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Obed Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Obed Junction, with the one closest to Obed Junction listed first.
- Frankfort
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frankfort is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Islandford ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Islandford is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islandford
- Halfway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Halfway is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Hebbertsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Nemo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Lancing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lavender
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Montgomery ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Montgomery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Annadel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Deer Lodge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Genesis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Genesis is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesis
- Wartburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Stowers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stowers is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowers
- Deermont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Emory ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Emory is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Obed Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Obed Junction.
Newspapers Published in Obed Junction ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Obed Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Obed Junction, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Obed Junction.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Obed Junction:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Campbell County
- Cumberland County
- Fentress County
- Loudon County
- Meigs County
- Overton County
- Putnam County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Scott 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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Obed Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Obed Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |