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 Old Zion (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 Old Zion. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Old Zion 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 Old Zion. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Zion:
- White County (The home county of Old Zion)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Zion, with the one closest to Old Zion listed first.
- Fanchers Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Macedonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Darkey Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Drop ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Peeled Chestnut
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Sparta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Doyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Quebeck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clarktown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Bledsoe County
- Winesap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Zion, with the one closest to Old Zion listed first.
- Woods
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Gassaway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Bluewing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Auburntown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Woodbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Zion, with the one closest to Old Zion listed first.
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Todd Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Pleasant Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Erasmus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Newton
(23 miles [37 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
- Howard Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Lantana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Creston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Dykes Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Woody
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Lake Tansi Village
(29 miles [46.7 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
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Zion, with the one closest to Old Zion listed first.
- Johnsons Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Young Bend
(9 miles [14.5 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Smithville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Temperance Hall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Dowelltown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Alexandria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Zion, with the one closest to Old Zion listed first.
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Nameless
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Dodson Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Gainesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Burristown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Columbus Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Rough Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Zion, with the one closest to Old Zion listed first.
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Beaver Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Oak Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Lovejoy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Obey City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Hanging Limb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Zion, with the one closest to Old Zion listed first.
- Boiling Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Burton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Burgess
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Ditty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Huntland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Southtown Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Burnett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Boma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Baxter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cookeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Park Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- White Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Zion, with the one closest to Old Zion listed first.
- Chestnut Mound
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Gordonsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hickman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Bluff Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Brush Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Carthage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Carthage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Shaver Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Zion, with the one closest to Old Zion listed first.
- Cummingsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Bone Cave
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Sweetgum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Spencer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Laurelburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Chalybeate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Zion, with the one closest to Old Zion listed first.
- Fall City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Campaign
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Dibrell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Gath
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Lucky
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Shellsford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Daylight
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- McMinnville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Zion, with the one closest to Old Zion listed first.
- Cottage Home
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
- Round Top
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Zion, see our County-by-County Page for Old Zion.
Cemeteries Near Old Zion ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Zion.
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 Old Zion - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Zion covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Zion, with the one closest to Old Zion listed first.
- Old Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Corinth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Southern Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tollison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hutson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wesleys Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (564 more) ...
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dobbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Davis 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.<4>
While we didn't find Old Zion in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Zion.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Zion, with the one closest to Old Zion listed first.
- Elijah ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Elijah is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
- Cassville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Bakers Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bakers Crossroads is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Crossroads
- Grace ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grace is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Fanchers Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Drop ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Darkey Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Peeled Chestnut
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Yateston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Yateston is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yateston
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Sparta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Yankeetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Yankeetown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
- Cherry Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Burton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Zion. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Zion.
Newspapers Published in Old Zion ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Zion.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Zion, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Zion.
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 Old Zion:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to White County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Cannon County
- Cumberland County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Overton County
- Putnam County
- Smith County
- Van Buren County
- Warren County
- Wilson 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- Old Zion) 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 Old Zion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |