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 Silvertop (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 Silvertop. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Silvertop is located in Houston 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 Houston County: Benton, Dickson, Humphreys, Montgomery & Stewart.
Below are the counties that are near Silvertop. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Silvertop:
- Houston County (The home county of Silvertop)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silvertop, with the one closest to Silvertop listed first.
- Omega ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Erin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tennessee Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
- Magnolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- McKinnon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silvertop, with the one closest to Silvertop listed first.
- Brevards Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
- Faxon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Big Sandy
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Camden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wildlife Cove Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coxburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crossroads is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
- Sandy Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silvertop, with the one closest to Silvertop listed first.
- Neptune
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Bell Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Henrietta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Cheap Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silvertop, with the one closest to Silvertop listed first.
- Tennessee City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Vanleer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Slayden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Pond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Woods Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Dunn Chapel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
- Charlotte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dickson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Pomona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Burns
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silvertop, with the one closest to Silvertop listed first.
- Springville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,703 people
- Manleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Spring Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silvertop, with the one closest to Silvertop listed first.
- Salt Lick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Salt Lick is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Estimated population in 2014: 508 people
- Whitehouse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Only
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Graham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Lyles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nunnelly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Bon Aqua Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bon Aqua Junction is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Aqua Junction
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,230 people
- Wrigley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Whitfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Whitfield is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silvertop, with the one closest to Silvertop listed first.
- McEwen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Halls Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
- Pigeon Roost
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
- Trinity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Trinity is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
- Bethpage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
- Waverly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hurricane Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Plant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Bakerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- New Johnsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hustburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Buffalo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silvertop, with the one closest to Silvertop listed first.
- Oakridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
- Louise
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- McAllisters Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dotsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Liverworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Oakwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Southside
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Louise Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
- Clarksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Wingate West
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wingate West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
- Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silvertop, with the one closest to Silvertop listed first.
- Cumberland City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Throckmorton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Indian Mound
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
- Legate
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Bumpus Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Silvertop, see our County-by-County Page for Silvertop.
Cemeteries Near Silvertop ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Silvertop.
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 Silvertop - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Silvertop covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Silvertop, with the one closest to Silvertop listed first.
- Ross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Knight Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- The Knight Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cumberland Valley Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14395 <2>
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Yates Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harvey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Richardson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Coleman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper Cemetery
- The Hooper Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hooper - Hatcher Cemetery
- Bateman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (936 more) ...
- Hooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Robertson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Batson 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.<3>
While we didn't find Silvertop in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Silvertop.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Silvertop, with the one closest to Silvertop listed first.
- Woolworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woolworth is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolworth
- McEwen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gorman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gorman is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
- Edgewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Edgewood is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Omega ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Yellow Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Erin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tennessee Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tennessee City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Sailors Rest ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sailors Rest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailors Rest
- Vanleer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Stewart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Sylvia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sylvia is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Silvertop. See our List of 1890's Communities around Silvertop.
Newspapers Published in Silvertop ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Silvertop.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Silvertop, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Silvertop.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Silvertop:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Houston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Cheatham County
- Dickson County
- Henry County
- Hickman County
- Humphreys County
- Montgomery County
- Stewart 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 Silvertop, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Silvertop) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |