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 Rankin Cove (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 Rankin Cove. 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 Rankin Cove ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Rankin Cove: Rankin Cv.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Rankin Cove is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Jackson (AL), Dade (GA), Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton & Sequatchie.
Below are the counties that are near Rankin Cove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rankin Cove:
- Marion County (The home county of Rankin Cove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rankin Cove, with the one closest to Rankin Cove listed first.
- Jasper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vulcan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Whiteside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- New Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Kimball
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- South Pittsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Richard City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Richard City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- Comfort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Whitwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Powells Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Orme
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Orme is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Condra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Coffee County
- Ruthledge Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rankin Cove, with the one closest to Rankin Cove listed first.
- Anderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Sand Switch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Saint Marys
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Sewanee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cowan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sal City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Greenhaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Decherd
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rankin Cove, with the one closest to Rankin Cove listed first.
- White City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Lankford Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Tracy City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Monteagle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sartain Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Coalmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Palmer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gruetli - Laager
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gruetli
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Pelham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Altamont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Beersheba Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rankin Cove, with the one closest to Rankin Cove listed first.
- Lake Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Tiftonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tiftonia is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiftonia
- Valley Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
- Lookout Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Saint Elmo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Signal Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Signal Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hills
- Signal Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chattanooga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Midvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Midvale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Signal Terrace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Signal Terrace is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Terrace
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,519 people
- Fountain Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fountain Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Village
- Red Bank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rankin Cove, with the one closest to Rankin Cove listed first.
- Cartwright
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Daus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Center Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Dunlap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- DeKalb County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rankin Cove, with the one closest to Rankin Cove listed first.
- Cartersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Ider
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Beaty Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Kaolin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Henagar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rankin Cove, with the one closest to Rankin Cove listed first.
- Long Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Bryant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Bridgeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <1>
- Eliza
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Higdon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Haynes Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- New Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Stevenson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rash
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rash is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rash
- Fackler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fackler is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
- Catoosa County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rankin Cove, with the one closest to Rankin Cove listed first.
- Lakeview
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Midway
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Fort Oglethorpe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Newnan Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
- Dafron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dafron is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
- Blue Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Boynton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Ellie Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
- Indian Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Graysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Poplar Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Ringgold
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Catoosa Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rankin Cove, with the one closest to Rankin Cove listed first.
- Cole City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Morganville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Wildwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stewart Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Rising Fawn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rankin Cove, with the one closest to Rankin Cove listed first.
- Lookout Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rock City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Chattanooga Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
- Durham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Durham is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,257 people
- Flintstone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fantasy Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
- Moons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moons is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Thompsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,528 people
- Happy Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
- Fairview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- John Ross Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- John Ross Estates is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
- Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
- Orchard Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 232 people
- Rossville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rankin Cove, see our County-by-County Page for Rankin Cove.
Cemeteries Near Rankin Cove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rankin Cove.
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 Rankin Cove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rankin Cove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rankin Cove, with the one closest to Rankin Cove listed first.
- Baptist Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wyrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Havron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Havron Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clouse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Clouse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Graham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ladds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hales Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Myers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (652 more) ...
- Hoge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- State Line Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Burnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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 Rankin Cove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rankin Cove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rankin Cove, with the one closest to Rankin Cove listed first.
- Shellmound ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shellmound is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Vulcan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Jasper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Inman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Inman is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Kimball
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sequatchie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sequatchie is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequatchie
- Long Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Cole City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- South Pittsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Victoria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Victoria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hooker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Bridgeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <1>
- New England
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New England is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rankin Cove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rankin Cove.
Newspapers Published in Rankin Cove ...
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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rankin Cove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rankin Cove, 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 Rankin Cove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Rankin Cove:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Hamilton County
- Sequatchie County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Catoosa County
- Dade County
- Walker 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 Rankin Cove, 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- Rankin Cove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |