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 Pumpkintown (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 Pumpkintown. 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.
Pumpkintown is located in Macon 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 Macon County: Allen (KY), Monroe (KY), Clay, Jackson, Smith, Sumner & Trousdale.
Below are the counties that are near Pumpkintown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pumpkintown:
- Macon County (The home county of Pumpkintown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkintown, with the one closest to Pumpkintown listed first.
- Walnut Shade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Frog Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Red Boiling Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Gibbs Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Meadorville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Green Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Siloam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkintown, with the one closest to Pumpkintown listed first.
- Hermitage Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Jenkins Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Clementsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Boles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Boles is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Moss
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Moss is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Celina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Free Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Cave Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Thompsons Store
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkintown, with the one closest to Pumpkintown listed first.
- North Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Haydenburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- Whitleyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Rough Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Columbus Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Gainesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burristown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Nameless
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Dodson Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Grey ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkintown, with the one closest to Pumpkintown listed first.
- Lafayette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lafayette is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkintown, with the one closest to Pumpkintown listed first.
- Pleasant Shade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Difficult
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Dixon Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Defeated
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Monoville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Carthage
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rock City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- South Carthage
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Bluff Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Chestnut Mound
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Gordonsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shaver Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkintown, with the one closest to Pumpkintown listed first.
- Westmoreland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Bledsoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Bransford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bransford is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
- Chipman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chipman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
- Bethpage
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fairfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fairfield is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Castalian Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rogana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Rock Bridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Corinth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Sengtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sengtown is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sengtown
- Trousdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkintown, with the one closest to Pumpkintown listed first.
- Johntown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Hartsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson County
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Allen County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkintown, with the one closest to Pumpkintown listed first.
- Holland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holland is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Oak Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Scottsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Adolphus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cedar Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Petroleum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Halifax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Halifax is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Red Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Yesse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yesse is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Halfway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Meador
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meador is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Pope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pope is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Barren County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkintown, with the one closest to Pumpkintown listed first.
- Austin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Austin is located in Barren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Etoile
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Etoile is located in Barren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Nobob
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Nobob is located in Barren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
- Lucas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Eighty Eight
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Haywood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Haywood is located in Barren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Kino
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kino is located in Barren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
- Rocky Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Beckton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Beckton is located in Barren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Glasgow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Slick Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Cumberland County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkintown, with the one closest to Pumpkintown listed first.
- Cloyds Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Dubre
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Marrowbone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Leslie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Waterview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Grider
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
- Metcalfe County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkintown, with the one closest to Pumpkintown listed first.
- Summer Shade
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Randolph
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Cedar Flat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Monroe County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkintown, with the one closest to Pumpkintown listed first.
- Akersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Gamaliel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Boles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Mud Lick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Tompkinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hermon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Forkton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Hestand
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Meshack
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Martinsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Warren County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkintown, with the one closest to Pumpkintown listed first.
- Claypool
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Claypool is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Martinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pumpkintown, see our County-by-County Page for Pumpkintown.
Cemeteries Near Pumpkintown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pumpkintown.
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 Pumpkintown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pumpkintown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pumpkintown, with the one closest to Pumpkintown listed first.
- John Brandon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Enon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Irving Meador Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Elias McDonald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dickens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cornith Gardens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Frog Pond - Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (494 more) ...
- Cothron - Gregory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pirtle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Pumpkintown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pumpkintown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pumpkintown, with the one closest to Pumpkintown listed first.
- Akersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Walnut Shade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Red Boiling Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gamaliel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gibbs Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Flippin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Flippin is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
- Haysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Haysville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Long Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Long Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Meadorville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Willette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Willette is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willette
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Miles Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Miles Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Crossroads
- Clementsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Emberton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Emberton is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emberton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pumpkintown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pumpkintown.
Newspapers Published in Pumpkintown ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pumpkintown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pumpkintown, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pumpkintown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Pumpkintown:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Macon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Jackson County
- Overton County
- Putnam County
- Smith County
- Sumner County
- Trousdale County
- Wilson County
- Allen County
- Barren County
- Cumberland County
- Metcalfe County
- Monroe County
- Warren 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 Pumpkintown, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pumpkintown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |