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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 Russell Shack Ridge (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 Russell Shack Ridge. 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 Russell Shack Ridge ...
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 Russell Shack Ridge: Russell Shack Rdg. (or less commonly used: Russell Shack Rdge. or Russell Shack Ridg.)
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.
Russell Shack Ridge 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 Russell Shack Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Russell Shack Ridge:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Russell Shack Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell Shack Ridge, with the one closest to Russell Shack Ridge listed first.
- Lake Tansi Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- 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
- Greenbriar Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Crab Orchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crossville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lantana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Burke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Jewett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Center Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
- Howard Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Woodlands
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Creston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Dykes Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell Shack Ridge, with the one closest to Russell Shack Ridge listed first.
- Winesap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Ninemile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Summer City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Pikeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Brockdell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell Shack Ridge, with the one closest to Russell Shack Ridge listed first.
- Clarkrange
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Grimsley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wilder
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Loudon County
- Luttrell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- McMinn County
- Prigmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell Shack Ridge, with the one closest to Russell Shack Ridge listed first.
- Akeman Crossroad
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Cute ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Surprise
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Calico
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Sewee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Decatur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Goodfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell Shack Ridge, with the one closest to Russell Shack Ridge listed first.
- Bucklick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Nemo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Harriman
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oakdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Deermont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Lancing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lavender
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Deer Lodge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Wartburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glades
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Annadel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell Shack Ridge, with the one closest to Russell Shack Ridge listed first.
- Obey City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Lovejoy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Hanging Limb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Beaver Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell Shack Ridge, with the one closest to Russell Shack Ridge listed first.
- Monterey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Burnett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell Shack Ridge, with the one closest to Russell Shack Ridge listed first.
- Roddy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Spring City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Cumberland Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Bryan Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ogden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Graysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell Shack Ridge, with the one closest to Russell Shack Ridge listed first.
- Glen Alice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Lakemont Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Pioneer Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Rockwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cardiff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Postoak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- College Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Emory Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Midtown Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
- Midtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Bazel Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell Shack Ridge, with the one closest to Russell Shack Ridge listed first.
- Sweetgum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Cummingsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Spencer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell Shack Ridge, with the one closest to Russell Shack Ridge listed first.
- Clarktown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Ravenscroft
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Sparta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Doyle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Russell Shack Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Russell Shack Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Russell Shack Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Russell Shack Ridge.
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 Russell Shack Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Russell Shack Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Russell Shack Ridge, with the one closest to Russell Shack Ridge listed first.
- Linary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Linary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the south of Crossville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14735 <3>
- Goodstock Cemetery #2
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Homestead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Swan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Warner Cemetery #2
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brady Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kemmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy Cove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy Cove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Goodstock Cemetery #1
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Warner Cemetery #1
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (740 more) ...
- Pugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Selby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kemmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
While we didn't find Russell Shack Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Russell Shack Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Russell Shack Ridge, with the one closest to Russell Shack Ridge listed first.
- Grassy Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Cove
- Big Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Lick is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lick
- Crossville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crab Orchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wyatt ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wyatt is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Lantana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Burke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Jewett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Music ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Music is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Music
- Howard Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Litton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Litton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litton
- Balta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Balta is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balta
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Pomona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Creston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Grapevine ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grapevine is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Russell Shack Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Russell Shack Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Russell Shack Ridge ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Russell Shack Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Russell Shack Ridge, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Russell Shack Ridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Russell Shack Ridge:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Fentress County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Morgan County
- Overton County
- Putnam County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Van Buren 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 '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- Russell Shack Ridge) 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 Russell Shack Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |