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 Pin Hook Ferry (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 Pin Hook Ferry. 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 and doctors 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.
Pin Hook Ferry is located in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County: Cannon, Putnam, Smith, Warren, White & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Pin Hook Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pin Hook Ferry:
- DeKalb County (The home county of Pin Hook Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pin Hook Ferry, with the one closest to Pin Hook Ferry listed first.
- Young Bend
(Less than 2 miles 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Philippi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Smithville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Dowelltown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Temperance Hall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Alexandria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pin Hook Ferry, with the one closest to Pin Hook Ferry listed first.
- Woods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Gassaway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Bluewing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Woodbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Auburntown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Burt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Burgen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Bradyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Hollow Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Coffee County
- Naola ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pin Hook Ferry, with the one closest to Pin Hook Ferry listed first.
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Todd Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Erasmus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Newton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- 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
- Pleasant Hill
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Grundy County
- Beersheba Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pin Hook Ferry, with the one closest to Pin Hook Ferry listed first.
- Nameless
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Dodson Branch
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Overton County
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pin Hook Ferry, with the one closest to Pin Hook Ferry listed first.
- Burton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Boiling Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Ditty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Boma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Burgess
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Huntland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Baxter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Southtown Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Lafayette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lafayette is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
- Burnett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Cookeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Park Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pin Hook Ferry, with the one closest to Pin Hook Ferry listed first.
- Milton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Readyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pin Hook Ferry, with the one closest to Pin Hook Ferry listed first.
- Chestnut Mound
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Hickman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Gordonsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Bluff Creek
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Shaver Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Carthage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Carthage
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pin Hook Ferry, with the one closest to Pin Hook Ferry listed first.
- Bone Cave
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Cummingsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Laurelburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Meade ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Spencer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetgum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Chalybeate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pin Hook Ferry, with the one closest to Pin Hook Ferry listed first.
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Fall City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Dibrell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Campaign
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Gath
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Lucky
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Daylight
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- McMinnville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shellsford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Centertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pin Hook Ferry, with the one closest to Pin Hook Ferry listed first.
- Drop ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Peeled Chestnut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Darkey Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Fanchers Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Quebeck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Doyle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Macedonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Sparta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cherry Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Clarktown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Ravenscroft
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pin Hook Ferry, with the one closest to Pin Hook Ferry listed first.
- Cottage Home
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Statesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Watertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Commerce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Saulsbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pin Hook Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Pin Hook Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Pin Hook Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pin Hook Ferry.
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 Pin Hook Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pin Hook Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pin Hook Ferry, with the one closest to Pin Hook Ferry listed first.
- Jaco Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Vaughn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Adcock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- George - Estes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pollard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Petty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (610 more) ...
- Peeled Chestnut Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Billings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Pin Hook Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pin Hook Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pin Hook Ferry, with the one closest to Pin Hook Ferry listed first.
- Drop ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Keltonburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Keltonburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltonburg
- Peeled Chestnut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Mount Sterling ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Sterling is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Yateston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Yateston is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yateston
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Darkey Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Cassville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cassville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Grace ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grace is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Fanchers Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Smithville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dibrell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Walling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elijah ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elijah is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pin Hook Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pin Hook Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Pin Hook Ferry ...
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 Pin Hook Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pin Hook Ferry, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pin Hook Ferry.
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 Pin Hook Ferry:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to DeKalb County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Cumberland County
- Grundy County
- Jackson County
- Overton County
- Putnam County
- Rutherford County
- Smith County
- Van Buren County
- Warren County
- White 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> | 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 Pin Hook Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pin Hook Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |