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 Ragsdale (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 Ragsdale. 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 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 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.
Ragsdale is located in Coffee 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 Coffee County: Bedford, Cannon, Franklin, Grundy, Moore, Rutherford & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Ragsdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ragsdale:
- Coffee County (The home county of Ragsdale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ragsdale, with the one closest to Ragsdale listed first.
- Forest Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- New Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Manchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Winton Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Teal ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Royal Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Hillsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Belmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Stephenson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Busy Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Naola ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Ruthledge Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
- Homaway Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ragsdale, with the one closest to Ragsdale listed first.
- Cascade Hollow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Cortner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Normandy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Haley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Willow Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Wartrace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Raus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Bell Buckle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shelbyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Vannatta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Longview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ragsdale, with the one closest to Ragsdale listed first.
- Hollow Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Burgen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Bradyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Bluewing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Burt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Woodbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Woods
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Gassaway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- DeKalb County
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ragsdale, with the one closest to Ragsdale listed first.
- Estill Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Greenhaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Winchester Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Decherd
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sand Switch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Sewanee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Winchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cowan
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saint Marys
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Garner Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Lexie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Sal City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ragsdale, with the one closest to Ragsdale listed first.
- Pelham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Beersheba Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Sartain Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Coalmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Gruetli
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Monteagle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tracy City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gruetli - Laager
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lankford Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- White City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Palmer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ragsdale, with the one closest to Ragsdale listed first.
- Booneville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Gattistown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ragsdale, with the one closest to Ragsdale listed first.
- Greentown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Comfort
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ragsdale, with the one closest to Ragsdale listed first.
- Ridgeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Countyline
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Lynchburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ragsdale, with the one closest to Ragsdale listed first.
- Plainview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Readyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Burns Place
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Kittrell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Dillton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Rucker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Midland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Milton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ragsdale, with the one closest to Ragsdale listed first.
- Chalybeate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Laurelburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Bone Cave
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ragsdale, with the one closest to Ragsdale listed first.
- Morrison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Viola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Trousdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Centertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- McMinnville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Daylight
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Smyrna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- Shellsford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Lucky
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Gath
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Dibrell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ragsdale, see our County-by-County Page for Ragsdale.
Cemeteries Near Ragsdale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ragsdale.
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 Ragsdale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ragsdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ragsdale, with the one closest to Ragsdale listed first.
- Rogalle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Yate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rode Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Welker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cypress Garden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Manchester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hickerson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wooten Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crockett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Simmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bryan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (1130 more) ...
- Granny Hickerson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Minerva Lusk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tucker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Ragsdale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ragsdale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ragsdale, with the one closest to Ragsdale listed first.
- Manchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Summitville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Summitville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Teal ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Hillsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Belmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Morrison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holly ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holly is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Viola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hanlan ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hanlan is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlan
- Naola ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Vervilla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vervilla is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vervilla
- Prairie Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Prairie Plains is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Plains
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Noah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Noah is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Trousdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Hollow Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ragsdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ragsdale.
Newspapers Published in Ragsdale ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ragsdale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ragsdale, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ragsdale.
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 Ragsdale:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Coffee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cannon County
- DeKalb County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Lincoln County
- Marion County
- Moore County
- Rutherford County
- Van Buren 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Ragsdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ragsdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |