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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 Sevenmile Hill (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 Sevenmile Hill. 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 Sevenmile Hill ...

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.

Another variation: Seven Mile Hill.

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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Sevenmile Hill is located in Coffee 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 Coffee County: Bedford, Cannon, Franklin, Grundy, Moore, Rutherford & Warren.

Below are the counties that are near Sevenmile Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sevenmile Hill:

  • Coffee County     (The home county of Sevenmile Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sevenmile Hill, with the one closest to Sevenmile Hill listed first.
    • Homaway Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
    • Tullahoma
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Southgate Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
    • Belmont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Belmont is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Royal Oaks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
    • Busy Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
    • Manchester
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • New Union
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • New Union is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
    • Forest Mill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
    • Teal ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Teal is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
    • Hillsboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Beechgrove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Gossburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Gossburg is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
  • Bedford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sevenmile Hill, with the one closest to Sevenmile Hill listed first.
    • Cascade Hollow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
    • Normandy
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Willow Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
    • Cortner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Cortner is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
    • Raus
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Raus is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
    • Haley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Haley is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
    • Wartrace
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Shelbyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bell Buckle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
    • Vannatta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Vannatta is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
      • Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
    • Whitaker
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Whitaker is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
    • Longview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Longview is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Cannon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sevenmile Hill, with the one closest to Sevenmile Hill listed first.
    • Hollow Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
      • Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
    • Bradyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Bradyville is located in Cannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
    • Burgen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Burgen is located in Cannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
    • Burt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Burt is located in Cannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
    • Bluewing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bluewing is located in Cannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
    • Manus Town ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Manus Town is located in Cannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
    • Woodbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sevenmile Hill, with the one closest to Sevenmile Hill listed first.
    • Winchester Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
    • Estill Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Garner Ford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
      • Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
    • Decherd
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Winchester
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lexie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Lexie is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
    • Greenhaw
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
    • Liberty
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Liberty is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
    • Cowan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cowan is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowan <1>
    • Sewanee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Beans Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
    • Saint Marys
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Marys is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
      • Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
    • Huntland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sevenmile Hill, with the one closest to Sevenmile Hill listed first.
    • Pelham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Monteagle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sartain Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 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
    • Altamont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Tracy City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Coalmont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Coalmont is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
    • Lankford Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sevenmile Hill, with the one closest to Sevenmile Hill listed first.
    • Booneville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Booneville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
    • Gattistown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
    • Belleville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Belleville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
    • Petersburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Elk Mill Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
    • Flintville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Flintville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
    • Clarks Ferry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
    • Corder Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
    • Fayetteville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Harms
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Harms is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
    • Howell Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
    • Hughey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hughey is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
    • Park City Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sevenmile Hill, with the one closest to Sevenmile Hill listed first.
    • Belfast
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Belfast is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
    • Talley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Talley is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
    • Oak Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Orrs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Orrs is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
      • Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
    • Chapel Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Delina
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Delina is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
    • Anes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Anes is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
    • Lewisburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Verona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Verona is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
    • Yell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Yell is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
  • Moore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sevenmile Hill, with the one closest to Sevenmile Hill listed first.
    • Ridgeville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Ridgeville is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
    • Countyline
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Countyline is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
    • Lynchburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rutherford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sevenmile Hill, with the one closest to Sevenmile Hill listed first.
    • Plainview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Plainview is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Midland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Midland is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
    • Burns Place
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
    • Rucker
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Rucker is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
    • Dillton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Dillton is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
    • Kittrell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
    • Readyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Concord
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sevenmile Hill, with the one closest to Sevenmile Hill listed first.
    • Morrison
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Viola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Trousdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Trousdale is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
    • Centertown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Centertown is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jackson County (AL)
    • Francisco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sevenmile Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Sevenmile Hill.

Cemeteries Near Sevenmile Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sevenmile Hill.

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 Sevenmile Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sevenmile Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sevenmile Hill, with the one closest to Sevenmile Hill listed first.

  • Reynolds Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Stone Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Leming Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Renegar Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Stone Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • George Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Neel Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Neel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (1579 more) ...
    • Barton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Huffman Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Daniel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)

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.<2>

While we didn't find Sevenmile Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sevenmile Hill.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Sevenmile Hill, with the one closest to Sevenmile Hill listed first.

  • Normandy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Tullahoma
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cortner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cortner is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
  • Haley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Haley is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
  • Belmont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Belmont is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Singleton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Singleton is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton
  • Countyline
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Countyline is located in Moore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
  • Ridgeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Ridgeville is located in Moore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
  • Wartrace
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Flat Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Flat Creek is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
  • Awalt ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Awalt is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awalt
  • Manchester
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Fairfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Fairfield is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Lynchburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Estill Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sevenmile Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sevenmile Hill.

Newspapers Published in Sevenmile Hill ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sevenmile Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sevenmile Hill, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sevenmile Hill.

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 Sevenmile Hill:

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>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 Sevenmile Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Sevenmile Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.