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 Phiferes (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 Phiferes. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Phiferes is located in Van Buren 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 Van Buren County: Bledsoe, Cumberland, DeKalb, Grundy, Sequatchie, Warren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Phiferes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Phiferes:
- Van Buren County (The home county of Phiferes)
- The following are listed by their distance from Phiferes, with the one closest to Phiferes listed first.
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Spencer
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Laurelburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Chalybeate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Cummingsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Sweetgum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Meade ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Bone Cave
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phiferes, with the one closest to Phiferes listed first.
- Brockdell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Pikeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pailo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Winesap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Ninemile
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Summer City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Brayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Cannon County
- Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Coffee County
- Winton Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phiferes, with the one closest to Phiferes listed first.
- Newton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Todd Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Erasmus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Lantana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Burke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Pleasant Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Lake Tansi Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Howard Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Jewett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Crossville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dykes Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phiferes, with the one closest to Phiferes listed first.
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Young Bend
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Johnsons Chapel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Philippi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Smithville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phiferes, with the one closest to Phiferes listed first.
- Beersheba Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Palmer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gruetli - Laager
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Altamont
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gruetli
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Coalmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phiferes, with the one closest to Phiferes listed first.
- Flat Top
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Sale Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mowbray
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mowbray is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowbray
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,615 people
- Lakewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Soddy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phiferes, with the one closest to Phiferes listed first.
- Condra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Greentown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phiferes, with the one closest to Phiferes listed first.
- Burnett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Boiling Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Burton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Burgess
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Ditty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Huntland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phiferes, with the one closest to Phiferes listed first.
- Ogden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Cumberland Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Graysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Bryan Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phiferes, with the one closest to Phiferes listed first.
- Dunlap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Center Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Daus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Cartwright
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phiferes, with the one closest to Phiferes listed first.
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Campaign
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Fall City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Shellsford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Smyrna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- McMinnville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gath
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Dibrell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Daylight
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Lucky
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phiferes, with the one closest to Phiferes listed first.
- Quebeck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Doyle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Darkey Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Sparta
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Clarktown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Drop ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Ravenscroft
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Peeled Chestnut
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Cherry Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Fanchers Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Macedonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Phiferes, see our County-by-County Page for Phiferes.
Cemeteries Near Phiferes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Phiferes.
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 Phiferes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Phiferes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Phiferes, with the one closest to Phiferes listed first.
- Shockley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Denney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sodom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom Cemetery
- The Sodom Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hale Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hitchcox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Walling Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Walling Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Long Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (491 more) ...
- White Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mooneyham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Phiferes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Phiferes.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Phiferes, with the one closest to Phiferes listed first.
- Gillentine ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gillentine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillentine
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Spencer
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chalybeate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Olio ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Olio is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Caneridge ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Caneridge is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneridge
- Laurelburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Sampson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sampson is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
- Sweetgum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Cummingsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Sparkman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sparkman is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
- Dodson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dodson is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- River Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- River Hill is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hill
- Bone Cave
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Goodbars
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goodbars is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbars
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Phiferes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Phiferes.
Newspapers Published in Phiferes ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Phiferes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Phiferes, 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 Phiferes.
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 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 Phiferes:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Van Buren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Cumberland County
- DeKalb County
- Grundy County
- Hamilton County
- Marion County
- Putnam County
- Rhea County
- Sequatchie County
- Warren County
- White County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Phiferes, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Phiferes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |