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 Okalona (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 Okalona. 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.
Okalona is located in Overton 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 Overton County: Clay, Cumberland, Fentress, Jackson, Pickett & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Okalona. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Okalona:
- Overton County (The home county of Okalona)
- The following are listed by their distance from Okalona, with the one closest to Okalona listed first.
- Oak Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Livingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beaver Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Garretts Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Oak Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Grey ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Free Communion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Hanging Limb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Oakley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Okalona, with the one closest to Okalona listed first.
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Cave Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Celina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Free Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Thompsons Store
(19 miles [30.6 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Moss is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Boles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boles is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Clementsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Hermitage Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Jenkins Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Okalona, with the one closest to Okalona listed first.
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Woody
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Pleasant Hill
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Dykes Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Howard Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- DeKalb County
- Johnsons Chapel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Okalona, with the one closest to Okalona listed first.
- Wilder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Cooper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Little Crab
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Grimsley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Clarkrange
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Grove
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Allardt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pall Mall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Okalona, with the one closest to Okalona listed first.
- Dodson Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Burristown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- 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
- Gainesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Whitleyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Nameless
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- 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
- Haydenburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- North Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Morgan County
- Bucklick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Pickett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Okalona, with the one closest to Okalona listed first.
- Byrdstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Chanute
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Static
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Static is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Okalona, with the one closest to Okalona listed first.
- Jeremiah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Bangham Village
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Algood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shennon Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Park Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- White Plains
(12 miles [19.3 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cookeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burnett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Southtown Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Burgess
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Huntland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Okalona, with the one closest to Okalona listed first.
- Chestnut Mound
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Difficult
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Okalona, with the one closest to Okalona listed first.
- Cherry Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Macedonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Ravenscroft
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Clarktown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Fanchers Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Sparta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Peeled Chestnut
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Clinton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Okalona, with the one closest to Okalona listed first.
- Static
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Albany
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Savage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Savage is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Cumberland County (KY)
- Cloyds Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Monroe County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Okalona, with the one closest to Okalona listed first.
- Martinsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Boles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Hestand
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Meshack
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Okalona, see our County-by-County Page for Okalona.
Cemeteries Near Okalona ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Okalona.
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 Okalona - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Okalona covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Okalona, with the one closest to Okalona listed first.
- Okalona Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Roaring River Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hartsaw Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Eckel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Copeland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mathew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ruths Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bilbrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bilbrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (619 more) ...
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cobble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
While we didn't find Okalona in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Okalona.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Okalona, with the one closest to Okalona listed first.
- Henard ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Henard is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henard
- Windle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Windle is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windle
- Oak Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Livingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crawford ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crawford is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Miranda ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Miranda is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda
- Beaver Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Waterloo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waterloo is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Jeremiah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Hilham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Nettle Carrier ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nettle Carrier is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Carrier
- Monroe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Okalona. See our List of 1890's Communities around Okalona.
Newspapers Published in Okalona ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Okalona.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Okalona, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Okalona.
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 Okalona:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Overton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Cumberland County
- DeKalb County
- Fentress County
- Jackson County
- Morgan County
- Pickett County
- Putnam County
- Smith County
- White County
- Clinton County
- Cumberland County
- Monroe 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 Okalona, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Okalona) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |