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 Scenic Heights (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 Scenic Heights. 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 Scenic Heights ...
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 Scenic Heights: Scenic Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Scenic Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Scenic Heights.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Scenic Heights is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Jackson (AL), Madison (AL), Coffee, Grundy, Lincoln, Marion & Moore.
Below are the counties that are near Scenic Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scenic Heights:
- Franklin County (The home county of Scenic Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scenic Heights, with the one closest to Scenic Heights listed first.
- Decherd
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Winchester
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Estill Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Greenhaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Winchester Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Cowan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Marys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Sewanee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sal City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Garner Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Lexie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Beans Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scenic Heights, with the one closest to Scenic Heights listed first.
- Cascade Hollow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Raus
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Normandy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Cortner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Haley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Wartrace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shelbyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Buckle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scenic Heights, with the one closest to Scenic Heights listed first.
- Ruthledge Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
- Southgate Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Tullahoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Homaway Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Belmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Hillsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stephenson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Royal Oaks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Manchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Winton Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Forest Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Busy Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- New Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scenic Heights, with the one closest to Scenic Heights listed first.
- Monteagle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pelham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sartain Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Lankford Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Tracy City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- White City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Coalmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Altamont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gruetli
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Gruetli - Laager
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beersheba Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scenic Heights, with the one closest to Scenic Heights listed first.
- Gattistown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
- Flintville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Booneville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Corder Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Clarks Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Howell Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Belleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Elk Mill Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Park City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Park City Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scenic Heights, with the one closest to Scenic Heights listed first.
- Comfort
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Orme
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Orme is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Greentown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Richard City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Richard City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- South Pittsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kimball
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jasper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scenic Heights, with the one closest to Scenic Heights listed first.
- Ridgeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Lynchburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Countyline
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scenic Heights, with the one closest to Scenic Heights listed first.
- Viola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scenic Heights, with the one closest to Scenic Heights listed first.
- Francisco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
- Estillfork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
- Hytop
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hytop is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Narrows ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Narrows is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Baileytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Baileytown is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Mud Creek ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mud Creek is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
- Princeton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Rash
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rash is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rash
- Skyline
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Skyline is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Bridgeport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <1>
- Madison County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scenic Heights, with the one closest to Scenic Heights listed first.
- Hillsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- New Market
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Key's Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scenic Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Scenic Heights.
Cemeteries Near Scenic Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scenic Heights.
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 Scenic Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scenic Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scenic Heights, with the one closest to Scenic Heights listed first.
- Sharp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wallis - Estill - Hayden - March Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- County Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Darwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Garner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Winchester City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Decherd Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- McCollum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Decherd City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Decherd Negro Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Continue List (1123 more) ...
- Embry - Decherd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sharp Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Finch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Scenic Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Scenic Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scenic Heights, with the one closest to Scenic Heights listed first.
- Winchester
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Decherd
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Estill Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cowan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Belvidere
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alto is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Awalt ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Awalt is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awalt
- Maxwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Sewanee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lexie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Beans Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Sherwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Prairie Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Plains is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Plains
- Ridgeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Huntland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scenic Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scenic Heights.
Newspapers Published in Scenic Heights ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scenic Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scenic Heights, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scenic Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Scenic Heights:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Coffee County
- Grundy County
- Lincoln County
- Marion County
- Moore County
- Warren County
- Jackson County
- Madison 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> | 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 Scenic Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Scenic Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |