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 River Hill Ferry (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 River Hill Ferry. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
River Hill Ferry is located in Van Buren 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 Van Buren County: Bledsoe, Cumberland, DeKalb, Grundy, Sequatchie, Warren & White.
Below are the counties that are near River Hill Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to River Hill Ferry:
- Van Buren County (The home county of River Hill Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Hill Ferry, with the one closest to River Hill Ferry listed first.
- Cummingsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Sweetgum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Spencer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bone Cave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Laurelburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Chalybeate
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Hill Ferry, with the one closest to River Hill Ferry listed first.
- Winesap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Ninemile
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Brockdell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Pikeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pailo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Summer City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Brayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Hill Ferry, with the one closest to River Hill Ferry listed first.
- Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Hill Ferry, with the one closest to River Hill Ferry listed first.
- Newton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Todd Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Erasmus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Pleasant Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Lantana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Lake Tansi Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Howard Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Burke
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Dykes Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Crossville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Creston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Hill Ferry, with the one closest to River Hill Ferry listed first.
- Johnsons Chapel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Young Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Philippi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Smithville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Grundy County
- Beersheba Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Hill Ferry, with the one closest to River Hill Ferry listed first.
- Lovejoy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Obey City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Beaver Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Hill Ferry, with the one closest to River Hill Ferry listed first.
- Burnett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Boiling Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Burgess
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Huntland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Burton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Ditty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Southtown Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Cookeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Monterey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Shennon Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- White Plains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Baxter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Hill Ferry, with the one closest to River Hill Ferry listed first.
- Ogden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Cumberland Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Sequatchie County
- Dunlap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Hill Ferry, with the one closest to River Hill Ferry listed first.
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Campaign
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Fall City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Shellsford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Smyrna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- Dibrell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Gath
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- McMinnville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lucky
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Daylight
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Hill Ferry, with the one closest to River Hill Ferry listed first.
- Doyle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Sparta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Quebeck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clarktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Darkey Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Ravenscroft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Cherry Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Drop ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Macedonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Fanchers Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Peeled Chestnut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to River Hill Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for River Hill Ferry.
Cemeteries Near River Hill Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of River Hill Ferry.
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 River Hill Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for River Hill Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from River Hill Ferry, with the one closest to River Hill Ferry listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cummingsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Yates Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fraziers Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hodges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sparkman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethlehem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Doyle.
- The Bethlehem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethlehem Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9255 <3>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Simmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spencer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (541 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Doyle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Doyle Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Doyle.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11458 <3>
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 River Hill Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of River Hill Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from River Hill Ferry, with the one closest to River Hill Ferry listed first.
- River Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- River Hill is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hill
- Meade ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Cummingsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Sweetgum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Dodson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dodson is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Spencer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Perilla ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Perilla is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perilla
- Sparkman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sparkman is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Sparta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Quebeck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bone Cave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Caneridge ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Caneridge is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneridge
- Bon Air
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bon Air is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Yateston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yateston is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yateston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around River Hill Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around River Hill Ferry.
Newspapers Published in River Hill Ferry ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around River Hill Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of River Hill Ferry, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for River Hill Ferry.
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 River Hill Ferry:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Van Buren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Cannon County
- Cumberland County
- DeKalb County
- Grundy County
- Overton County
- Putnam County
- Rhea County
- Sequatchie County
- Warren 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- River Hill Ferry) 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 River Hill Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |