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 Smith Chapel (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 Smith Chapel. 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 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.
Smith Chapel 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 Smith Chapel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Smith Chapel:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Smith Chapel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Chapel, with the one closest to Smith Chapel listed first.
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Pleasant Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Todd Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Erasmus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Howard Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Creston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Dykes Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Lantana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Newton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Crossville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Tansi Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Chapel, with the one closest to Smith Chapel listed first.
- Winesap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Ninemile
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Pikeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Summer City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Brockdell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Chapel, with the one closest to Smith Chapel listed first.
- Johnsons Chapel
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Young Bend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Philippi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Chapel, with the one closest to Smith Chapel listed first.
- Clarkrange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wilder
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Grimsley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Chapel, with the one closest to Smith Chapel listed first.
- Dodson Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Chapel, with the one closest to Smith Chapel listed first.
- Bucklick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Lavender
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Chapel, with the one closest to Smith Chapel listed first.
- Obey City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Lovejoy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Beaver Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Hanging Limb
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Oak Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Livingston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Chapel, with the one closest to Smith Chapel listed first.
- Burnett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Monterey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shennon Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Southtown Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- White Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Algood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Burgess
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Cookeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ditty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Huntland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Jeremiah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Boiling Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Chapel, with the one closest to Smith Chapel listed first.
- Spring City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roddy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Roane County
- Glen Alice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Chapel, with the one closest to Smith Chapel listed first.
- Sweetgum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Cummingsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Spencer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bone Cave
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Laurelburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Chapel, with the one closest to Smith Chapel listed first.
- Campaign
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Fall City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Chapel, with the one closest to Smith Chapel listed first.
- Ravenscroft
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Clarktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Cherry Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Sparta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Doyle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Macedonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Quebeck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Darkey Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Fanchers Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Drop ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Smith Chapel, see our County-by-County Page for Smith Chapel.
Cemeteries Near Smith Chapel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smith Chapel.
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 Smith Chapel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Smith Chapel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Smith Chapel, with the one closest to Smith Chapel listed first.
- Chastain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Pleasant Hill.
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Smith Chapel Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18722 <3>
- Neverfail Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Neverfail Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McKinney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Browntown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant HIll Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Glade Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clifty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Johnson Stand Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Taylors Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (604 more) ...
- Stringtown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eastland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Van Winkle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Smith Chapel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Smith Chapel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Smith Chapel, with the one closest to Smith Chapel listed first.
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Pleasant Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Bon Air
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bon Air is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Erasmus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Pomona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pomona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Dug Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dug Hill is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
- Taylors
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Taylors is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors
- Howard Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Lantana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Creston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Yankeetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Yankeetown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Newton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Sparta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Perilla ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Perilla is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perilla
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Smith Chapel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Smith Chapel.
Newspapers Published in Smith Chapel ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Smith Chapel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smith Chapel, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Smith Chapel.
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 Smith Chapel:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- DeKalb County
- Fentress County
- Jackson County
- Morgan County
- Overton County
- Putnam County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Van Buren County
- Warren 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Smith Chapel) 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 Smith Chapel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |