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 Rugby (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 Rugby. 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 doctors and 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.
Rugby is located in Morgan 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 Morgan County: Anderson, Cumberland, Fentress, Roane & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Rugby. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rugby:
- Morgan County (The home county of Rugby)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rugby, with the one closest to Rugby listed first.
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Burrville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Sunbright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mill Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Glades
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Deer Lodge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Annadel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Lavender
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Bucklick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Lancing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mahan Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mahan Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Village
- Wartburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Nemo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Anderson County
- Oliver Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rugby, with the one closest to Rugby listed first.
- Shea
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Shea is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shea
- Stanfill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stanfill is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfill
- Silica
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Silica is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
- Caryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Elk Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Elk Valley is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
- Jacksboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rugby, with the one closest to Rugby listed first.
- Hebbertsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Rogers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rogers is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
- Fairfield Glade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Pomeroy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Woodlands
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Woody
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Center Ford
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rugby, with the one closest to Rugby listed first.
- Armathwaite
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Gernt
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Allardt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Jamestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grimsley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pall Mall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Little Crab
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Clarkrange
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Wilder
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rugby, with the one closest to Rugby listed first.
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Hanging Limb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Lovejoy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Oak Dale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Obey City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Pickett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rugby, with the one closest to Rugby listed first.
- Cedar Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Chanute
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Static
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Static is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Byrdstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rugby, with the one closest to Rugby listed first.
- Bazel Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Kelley Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kelley Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rugby, with the one closest to Rugby listed first.
- West Robbins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Robbins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
- Elgin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- Glenmary
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Robbins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Helenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hughett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- Huntsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Verdun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Verdun is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdun
- Winona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Winona is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- West Oneida
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Oneida is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneida
- Oneida
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
- Clinton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rugby, with the one closest to Rugby listed first.
- Static
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Savage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Savage is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- McCreary County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rugby, with the one closest to Rugby listed first.
- Strunk
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Pine Knot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Revelo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Smith Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Stearns
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitley City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marshes Siding
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Wayne County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rugby, with the one closest to Rugby listed first.
- Mount Pisgah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Parmleysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Slickford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Sumpter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Shearer Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Ritner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rugby, see our County-by-County Page for Rugby.
Cemeteries Near Rugby ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rugby.
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 Rugby - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rugby covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rugby, with the one closest to Rugby listed first.
- Laurel Dale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Dale Cemetery
- The Laurel Dale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rugby Cemetery
- Brewster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Helen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Parker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Parker Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Elgin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16833 <2>
- Freels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lewallen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Neely Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neely Cemetery
- The Neely Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16204 <2>
- Griffith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pemperton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Redman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (779 more) ...
- Dawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goad Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Foote Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foote Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Foote Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Elgin.
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 Rugby had a population of 122 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rugby, with the one closest to Rugby listed first.
- Armathwaite
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Burrville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Glenmary
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Elgin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- Robbins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sunbright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Boiling ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boiling is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling
- Glades
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Mill Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Helenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stowers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stowers is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowers
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hughett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- Allardt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tinch ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tinch is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinch
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rugby. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rugby.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Rugby ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rugby.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Rugby. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Rugby and those printed in the larger area surrounding Rugby.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<3> of Rugby.
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 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 Rugby:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Campbell County
- Cumberland County
- Fentress County
- Overton County
- Pickett County
- Roane County
- Scott County
- Clinton County
- McCreary 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 '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- Rugby) 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 Rugby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |