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 Port Haven (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 Port Haven. 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 Port Haven ...
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 Port Haven: Prt. Haven
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.
Port Haven is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Bledsoe, Fentress, Morgan, Putnam, Rhea, Roane, Van Buren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Port Haven. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Port Haven:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Port Haven)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Haven, with the one closest to Port Haven listed first.
- Crossville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Howard Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Greenbriar Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Dykes Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Creston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Lake Tansi Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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
- Lantana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Woody
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Woodlands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Erasmus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Fairfield Glade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Center Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Haven, with the one closest to Port Haven listed first.
- Winesap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Ninemile
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Pikeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Summer City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Haven, with the one closest to Port Haven listed first.
- Clarkrange
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Grimsley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wilder
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Allardt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cumberland Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Meigs County
- Akeman Crossroad
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Haven, with the one closest to Port Haven listed first.
- Bucklick
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Lavender
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Nemo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Deer Lodge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Glades
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Lancing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Deermont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Annadel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Harriman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oakdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Wartburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Burrville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Haven, with the one closest to Port Haven listed first.
- Obey City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Lovejoy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Hanging Limb
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Beaver Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Oak Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Port Haven, with the one closest to Port Haven listed first.
- Monterey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burnett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Jeremiah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Shennon Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- White Plains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Algood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Southtown Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Park Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Cookeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burgess
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Huntland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Bangham Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Ditty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Haven, with the one closest to Port Haven listed first.
- Roddy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Spring City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Cumberland Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Haven, with the one closest to Port Haven listed first.
- Glen Alice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Lakemont Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Rockwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Cardiff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- College Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Postoak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Emory Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Midtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Midtown Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
- Bazel Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Kingston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Haven, with the one closest to Port Haven listed first.
- Sweetgum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Cummingsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Spencer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Haven, with the one closest to Port Haven listed first.
- Ravenscroft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Clarktown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Cherry Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Sparta
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Doyle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Macedonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Darkey Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Quebeck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Port Haven, see our County-by-County Page for Port Haven.
Cemeteries Near Port Haven ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Port Haven.
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 Port Haven - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Port Haven covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Port Haven, with the one closest to Port Haven listed first.
- Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hyder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Graham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McBride Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lowery Stand Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Turner Cemetery #2
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Creston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (711 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Acres Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Port Haven in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Port Haven.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Port Haven, with the one closest to Port Haven listed first.
- Crossville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Howard Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Creston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Pomona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pomona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Lantana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Woody
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Erasmus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Wyatt ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wyatt is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Big Lick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Big Lick is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lick
- Crab Orchard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Grassy Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Cove
- Music ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Music is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Music
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Port Haven. See our List of 1890's Communities around Port Haven.
Newspapers Published in Port Haven ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Haven.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Port Haven, there are papers which were published within Less than 2 miles<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Port Haven.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Port Haven:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Fentress County
- Meigs County
- Morgan County
- Overton County
- Putnam County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Van Buren 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 Port Haven, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Port Haven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |