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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 Payne Cove (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 Payne Cove. 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 Payne Cove ...
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 Payne Cove: Payne Cv.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Payne Cove is located in Grundy 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 Grundy County: Coffee, Franklin, Marion, Sequatchie & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Payne Cove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Payne Cove:
- Grundy County (The home county of Payne Cove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Payne Cove, with the one closest to Payne Cove listed first.
- Sartain Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Pelham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tracy City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Coalmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Monteagle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lankford Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Altamont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- White City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Gruetli
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Gruetli - Laager
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beersheba Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Palmer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Payne Cove, with the one closest to Payne Cove listed first.
- Cascade Hollow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Normandy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cortner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Willow Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Raus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Haley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Bledsoe County
- Pailo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Cannon County
- Hollow Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Payne Cove, with the one closest to Payne Cove listed first.
- Ruthledge Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
- Stephenson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Hillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winton Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Belmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Forest Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Royal Oaks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Manchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- New Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Teal ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Southgate Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Tullahoma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Payne Cove, with the one closest to Payne Cove listed first.
- Sand Switch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Sewanee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenhaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Saint Marys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Cowan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Decherd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Estill Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Winchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Winchester Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Anderson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Sal City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Payne Cove, with the one closest to Payne Cove listed first.
- Fairmount
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fairmount is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,825 people
- Signal Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Signal Terrace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Signal Terrace is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Terrace
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,519 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Payne Cove, with the one closest to Payne Cove listed first.
- Greentown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Comfort
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Whitwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Condra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Jasper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kimball
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Orme
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Orme is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Powells Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- South Pittsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Richard City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Richard City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- New Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Payne Cove, with the one closest to Payne Cove listed first.
- Ridgeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Countyline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Payne Cove, with the one closest to Payne Cove listed first.
- Cartwright
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Daus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Center Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Dunlap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Payne Cove, with the one closest to Payne Cove listed first.
- Chalybeate
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Laurelburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Payne Cove, with the one closest to Payne Cove listed first.
- Viola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Morrison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Smyrna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- Shellsford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Trousdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- McMinnville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Centertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Daylight
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Payne Cove, with the one closest to Payne Cove listed first.
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Long Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Bridgeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <1>
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Bryant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- Narrows ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Narrows is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Dade County (GA)
- Cole City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Payne Cove, see our County-by-County Page for Payne Cove.
Cemeteries Near Payne Cove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Payne Cove.
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 Payne Cove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Payne Cove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Payne Cove, with the one closest to Payne Cove listed first.
- Big Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Paynes Cove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Goodman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hamby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ooley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old Baptist Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pelham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Warren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (764 more) ...
- Hargiss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clouse Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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 Payne Cove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Payne Cove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Payne Cove, with the one closest to Payne Cove listed first.
- Pelham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tracy City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Monteagle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alto is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Altamont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Prairie Plains is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Plains
- Sewanee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gruetli
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Hillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beersheba Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Comfort
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Cowan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Tatesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tatesville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatesville
- Tarlton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tarlton is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarlton
- Viola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Payne Cove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Payne Cove.
Newspapers Published in Payne Cove ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Payne Cove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Payne Cove, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Payne Cove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Payne Cove:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Grundy County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Bledsoe County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Hamilton County
- Marion County
- Moore County
- Sequatchie County
- Van Buren County
- Warren County
- Jackson County
- Dade 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 Payne Cove, 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- Payne Cove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |