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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Qualls. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Qualls to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Qualls, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Qualls (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 Qualls. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Qualls is historic, it would have been located within present day Overton 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 Overton County: Clay, Cumberland, Fentress, Jackson, Pickett & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Qualls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Qualls:
- Overton County (The home county of Qualls)
- The following are listed by their distance from Qualls, with the one closest to Qualls listed first.
- Hanging Limb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Lovejoy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Beaver Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Obey City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Oak Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Oak Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Livingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garretts Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Free Communion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Qualls, with the one closest to Qualls listed first.
- Cave Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Celina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Free Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Thompsons Store
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Qualls, with the one closest to Qualls listed first.
- Woody
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Creston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Dykes Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Pleasant Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Howard Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Woodlands
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Crossville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbriar Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Fairfield Glade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Erasmus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Lake Pomeroy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Qualls, with the one closest to Qualls listed first.
- Wilder
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Grimsley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cooper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Clarkrange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little Crab
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Cumberland Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Jamestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allardt
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pall Mall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Armathwaite
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Gernt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Qualls, with the one closest to Qualls listed first.
- Dodson Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Burristown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Columbus Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Gainesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Nameless
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Whitleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Rough Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Qualls, with the one closest to Qualls listed first.
- Bucklick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Glades
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Burrville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Deer Lodge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Lavender
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Sunbright
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Annadel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Pickett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Qualls, with the one closest to Qualls listed first.
- Byrdstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Chanute
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Static
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Static is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Qualls, with the one closest to Qualls listed first.
- Monterey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jeremiah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Bangham Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Algood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shennon Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- White Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Park Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Burnett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Cookeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Southtown Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Burgess
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Qualls, with the one closest to Qualls listed first.
- Ravenscroft
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Cherry Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Clarktown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Macedonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Sparta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fanchers Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Clinton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Qualls, with the one closest to Qualls listed first.
- Static
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Albany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Browns Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Savage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Savage is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Monroe County (KY)
- Martinsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Qualls, see our County-by-County Page for Qualls.
Cemeteries Near Qualls ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Qualls.
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 Qualls - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Qualls covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Qualls, with the one closest to Qualls listed first.
- Speck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck Cemetery
- The Speck Cemetery has also been known as:
- Three Rivers Cemetery
- Cub Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Allred Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Honey Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- France Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Falling Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Qualls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Looper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (627 more) ...
- Norrod Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hanging Limb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sells Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sells Cemetery
- The Sells Cemetery has also been known as:
- Henry Sells Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Qualls itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Qualls, with the one closest to Qualls listed first.
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Hanging Limb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Beaver Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Lovejoy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Nettle Carrier ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nettle Carrier is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Carrier
- Cliff Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cliff Springs is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Springs
- Henard ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Henard is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henard
- Oak Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Monroe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Standingstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Standingstone is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standingstone
- Livingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Windle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Windle is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windle
- Jeremiah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Boatland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boatland is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Qualls. See our List of 1890's Communities around Qualls.
Newspapers Published in Qualls ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Qualls.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Qualls, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Qualls.
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 Qualls:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Overton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Cumberland County
- Fentress County
- Jackson County
- Morgan County
- Pickett County
- Putnam County
- White County
- Clinton County
- Monroe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Qualls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Qualls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |