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 Roslin (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 Roslin. 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 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.
Roslin is located in Fentress 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 Fentress County: Cumberland, Morgan, Overton, Pickett, Putnam & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Roslin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Roslin:
- Fentress County (The home county of Roslin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roslin, with the one closest to Roslin listed first.
- Grimsley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clarkrange
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Allardt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cumberland Grove
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Armathwaite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Jamestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cooper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Little Crab
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Gernt
(19 miles [30.6 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roslin, with the one closest to Roslin listed first.
- Woody
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Fairfield Glade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Woodlands
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Lake Pomeroy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Hebbertsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Creston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Dykes Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Rogers
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
- Center Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
- Crossville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Greenbriar Village
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Crab Orchard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roslin, with the one closest to Roslin listed first.
- Bucklick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Glades
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Lavender
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Deer Lodge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Burrville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Annadel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Sunbright
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lancing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Nemo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Wartburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roslin, with the one closest to Roslin listed first.
- Hanging Limb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Lovejoy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Obey City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- 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
- Beaver Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Oak Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- 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
- Livingston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Free Communion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Taylors Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Pickett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roslin, with the one closest to Roslin listed first.
- Cedar Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Byrdstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chanute
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Static
(28 miles [45.1 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 Roslin, with the one closest to Roslin listed first.
- Monterey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jeremiah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Burnett
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Algood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bangham Village
(29 miles [46.7 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
- White Plains
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roslin, with the one closest to Roslin listed first.
- Rockwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bazel Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Cardiff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- College Grove
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Emory Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- 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
- 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
- Glen Alice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roslin, with the one closest to Roslin listed first.
- Glenmary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Elgin
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Robbins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
- Robbins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- New River
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Hughett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- Helenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hembree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hembree is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hembree
- Winona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Winona is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Verdun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Verdun is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdun
- Oneida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Oneida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Oneida is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneida
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roslin, with the one closest to Roslin listed first.
- Ravenscroft
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Clarktown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Clinton County (KY)
- Static
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Wayne County (KY)
- Mount Pisgah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Roslin, see our County-by-County Page for Roslin.
Cemeteries Near Roslin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roslin.
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 Roslin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Roslin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Roslin, with the one closest to Roslin listed first.
- Westfelt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Springs Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hicks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Friends Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meister Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Norris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beaty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkrange Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Adams Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (704 more) ...
- Neil Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Buck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Roslin had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Roslin, with the one closest to Roslin listed first.
- Banner Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Banner Springs is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Springs
- Keese ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Keese is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keese
- Tinch ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tinch is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinch
- Clarkrange
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stowers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stowers is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowers
- Boiling ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boiling is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling
- Genesis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Genesis is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesis
- Glades
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Lavender
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Halfway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Deer Lodge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Frankfort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frankfort is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Burrville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Allardt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cliff Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cliff Springs is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Roslin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Roslin.
Newspapers Published in Roslin ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roslin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roslin, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roslin.
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 Roslin:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Fentress County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Morgan County
- Overton County
- Pickett County
- Putnam County
- Roane County
- Scott County
- White County
- Clinton County
- Wayne 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roslin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Roslin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |