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 Rinnie (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 Rinnie. 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.
Rinnie 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 Rinnie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rinnie:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Rinnie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rinnie, with the one closest to Rinnie listed first.
- Woody
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Creston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Dykes Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Woodlands
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Crossville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greenbriar Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Howard Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Fairfield Glade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Pomeroy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Pleasant Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Center Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
- Bledsoe County
- Winesap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rinnie, with the one closest to Rinnie listed first.
- Clarkrange
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grimsley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wilder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Cumberland Grove
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Cooper
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Allardt
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Armathwaite
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Little Crab
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Gernt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Pall Mall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jackson County
- Dodson Branch
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rinnie, with the one closest to Rinnie listed first.
- Bucklick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Lavender
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Deer Lodge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Glades
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Burrville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Annadel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Lancing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sunbright
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Nemo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Wartburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rinnie, with the one closest to Rinnie listed first.
- Lovejoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Obey City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Hanging Limb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Beaver Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Oak Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Oak Dale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Livingston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Garretts Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Pickett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rinnie, with the one closest to Rinnie listed first.
- Cedar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Byrdstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rinnie, with the one closest to Rinnie listed first.
- Monterey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jeremiah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- 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
- Shennon Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Algood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- White Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Bangham Village
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Park Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Cookeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Southtown Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Burgess
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Rhea County
- Roddy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rinnie, with the one closest to Rinnie listed first.
- Rockwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Glen Alice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Lakemont Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- College Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Postoak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Bazel Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Emory Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rinnie, with the one closest to Rinnie listed first.
- Glenmary
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Elgin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- West Robbins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Robbins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
- Robbins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rinnie, with the one closest to Rinnie listed first.
- Ravenscroft
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Clarktown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Cherry Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Sparta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rinnie, see our County-by-County Page for Rinnie.
Cemeteries Near Rinnie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rinnie.
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 Rinnie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rinnie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rinnie, with the one closest to Rinnie listed first.
- Elmore Cemetery #1
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rinnie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cold Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Clarkrange Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Union Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Clarkrange.
- The Mt. Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Campground Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2179885 <3>
- Wattenbarger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Terrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Henry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gulden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Muddy Pond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (675 more) ...
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pugh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Rinnie in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rinnie.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rinnie, with the one closest to Rinnie listed first.
- Clarkrange
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woody
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Cliff Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cliff Springs is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Springs
- Genesis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Genesis is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesis
- Roslin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roslin is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslin
- Lovejoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Banner Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Banner Springs is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Springs
- Keese ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keese is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keese
- Creston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Hanging Limb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Halfway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Halfway is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Tinch ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tinch is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinch
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Howard Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Crossville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Frankfort
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Frankfort is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rinnie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rinnie.
Newspapers Published in Rinnie ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rinnie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rinnie, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rinnie.
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 helpful 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 Rinnie:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Fentress County
- Jackson County
- Morgan County
- Overton County
- Pickett County
- Putnam County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Scott 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Rinnie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Rinnie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |