Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Pearson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Pearson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pearson, 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 Pearson (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 Pearson. 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 hospitals and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Pearson is historic, it would have been located within present day Bledsoe County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bledsoe County: Cumberland, Hamilton, Rhea, Sequatchie & Van Buren.
Below are the counties that are near Pearson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pearson:
- Bledsoe County (The home county of Pearson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearson, with the one closest to Pearson listed first.
- Winesap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Ninemile
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Pikeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Pikeville is located in Bledsoe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <2>
- Summer City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Brockdell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Brayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Pailo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearson, with the one closest to Pearson listed first.
- Newton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Burke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Lantana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Todd Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Lake Tansi Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Jewett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Pleasant Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Crossville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
- Crossville is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,899 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville <2>
- Greenbriar Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbriar Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Dykes Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dykes Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Creston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Crab Orchard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
- Crab Orchard is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <2>
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearson, with the one closest to Pearson listed first.
- Sale Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sale Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sale Creek
- Sale Creek is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sale Creek <2>
- Flat Top
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Lakewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Birchwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Birchwood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birchwood <2>
- Soddy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Mowbray
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowbray
- Mowbray is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,615 people
- Soddy Lake Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soddy Lake Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Lake Heights
- Soddy Lake Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,190 people
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearson, with the one closest to Pearson listed first.
- Calico
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Decatur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Decatur is located in Meigs County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <2>
- Beta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Goodfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Sewee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - East View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearson, with the one closest to Pearson listed first.
- Burnett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Monterey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Monterey is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <2>
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearson, with the one closest to Pearson listed first.
- Cumberland Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Dayton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Dayton is located in Rhea County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,332 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <2>
- Spring City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Spring City is located in Rhea County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,839 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring City <2>
- Graysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Lakewood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Roddy
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearson, with the one closest to Pearson listed first.
- Pioneer Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Lakemont Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakemont Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Rockwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Rockwood is located in Roane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,459 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <2>
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearson, with the one closest to Pearson listed first.
- Dunlap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Dunlap is located in Sequatchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,237 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunlap <2>
- Center Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Daus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearson, with the one closest to Pearson listed first.
- Sweetgum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Spencer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <2>
- Cummingsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cummingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Bone Cave
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Laurelburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurelburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearson, with the one closest to Pearson listed first.
- Campaign
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Fall City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rowland Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Rowland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Shellsford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shellsford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Smyrna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearson, with the one closest to Pearson listed first.
- Clarktown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Ravenscroft
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Doyle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Doyle is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Sparta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,980 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <2>
- Quebeck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebeck
- Quebeck is located in White County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quebeck <2>
- Cherry Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Darkey Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Macedonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Macedonia is located in White County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pearson, see our County-by-County Page for Pearson.
Newspapers Published in Pearson ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pearson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pearson, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pearson.
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 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 Pearson:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //sos.tn.gov/tsla
- Pages specific to Bledsoe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hamilton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Meigs County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Putnam County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Rhea County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Roane County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sequatchie County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Van Buren County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Warren County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- White County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cumberland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cemeteries of Bledsoe County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cemeteries of Bledsoe County
Cemeteries Near Pearson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pearson.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pearson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pearson, with the one closest to Pearson listed first.
- Beaverhill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaverhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaverhill Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knight Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14398 <6>
- Seals Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seals Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seals Cemetery
- Blackburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackburn Cemetery
- Pendergrass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pendergrass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pendergrass Cemetery
- Warner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warner Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19939 <6>
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Thomas Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Winesap.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19306 <6>
- Boynton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boynton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boynton Cemetery
- Iron Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iron Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iron Hill Cemetery
- Arnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnett Cemetery
- Continue List (635 more) ...
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
- Hutcheson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hutcheson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutcheson Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hale Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
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.
Pearson 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 Pearson, with the one closest to Pearson listed first.
- Seals ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Schoolfield ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schoolfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolfield
- Schoolfield is located in Bledsoe County
- Grapevine ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Winesap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Sampson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Gladecreek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladecreek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladecreek
- Gladecreek is located in Bledsoe County
- Ninemile
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Newton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Pikeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Pikeville is located in Bledsoe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <2>
- Litton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Music ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Summer City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Tanbark ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Burke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Summer City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pearson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pearson.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 Pearson, 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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pearson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pearson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7095, Longitude: -85.1850 In this case, the coordinates for Pearson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | 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. |