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 South Pittsburg Ferry (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 South Pittsburg Ferry. 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 South Pittsburg Ferry ...
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 South Pittsburg Ferry: S. Pittsburg Ferry
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 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.
South Pittsburg Ferry is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Jackson (AL), Dade (GA), Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton & Sequatchie.
Below are the counties that are near South Pittsburg Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Pittsburg Ferry:
- Marion County (The home county of South Pittsburg Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Pittsburg Ferry, with the one closest to South Pittsburg Ferry listed first.
- South Pittsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Richard City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Richard City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- New Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Kimball
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Jasper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orme
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Orme is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Comfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Vulcan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Whiteside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Whitwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powells Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Pittsburg Ferry, with the one closest to South Pittsburg Ferry listed first.
- Ruthledge Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
- Stephenson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Pittsburg Ferry, with the one closest to South Pittsburg Ferry listed first.
- Anderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Saint Marys
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Sand Switch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Sewanee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cowan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sal City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Greenhaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Decherd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Estill Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Pittsburg Ferry, with the one closest to South Pittsburg Ferry listed first.
- Lankford Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- White City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Tracy City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Monteagle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sartain Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Coalmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Pelham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gruetli
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Gruetli - Laager
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Palmer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Altamont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Pittsburg Ferry, with the one closest to South Pittsburg Ferry listed first.
- Tiftonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tiftonia is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiftonia
- Lake Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Lookout Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Valley Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
- Saint Elmo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Chattanooga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Signal Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Signal Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hills
- Signal Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fountain Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fountain Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Village
- Midvale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Midvale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Signal Terrace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Signal Terrace is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Terrace
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,519 people
- Orchard Knob
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Pittsburg Ferry, with the one closest to South Pittsburg Ferry listed first.
- Cartwright
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Daus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Center Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Dunlap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- DeKalb County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Pittsburg Ferry, with the one closest to South Pittsburg Ferry listed first.
- Cartersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Beaty Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Ider
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Henagar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kaolin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Hammondville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Mentone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Pittsburg Ferry, with the one closest to South Pittsburg Ferry listed first.
- Long Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Bridgeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Bryant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Eliza
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Haynes Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- New Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Higdon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stevenson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rash
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rash is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rash
- Flat Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Catoosa County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Pittsburg Ferry, with the one closest to South Pittsburg Ferry listed first.
- Lakeview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Midway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Fort Oglethorpe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Newnan Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
- Blue Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Dafron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dafron is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
- Boynton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Ellie Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
- Indian Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Pittsburg Ferry, with the one closest to South Pittsburg Ferry listed first.
- Cole City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Morganville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Trenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Wildwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rising Fawn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Pittsburg Ferry, with the one closest to South Pittsburg Ferry listed first.
- Durham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Durham is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,257 people
- Chattanooga Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
- Lookout Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rock City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Thompsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,528 people
- Flintstone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Moons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Moons is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Fantasy Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
- Happy Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Happy Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
- Cassandra
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- John Ross Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- John Ross Estates is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
- Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Pittsburg Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for South Pittsburg Ferry.
Cemeteries Near South Pittsburg Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Pittsburg Ferry.
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 South Pittsburg Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Pittsburg Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Pittsburg Ferry, with the one closest to South Pittsburg Ferry listed first.
- Beene Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Richards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cumberland View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Raulston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kirkpatrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Graham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McDaniel - Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wynne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (687 more) ...
- Rocky Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Havron Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 South Pittsburg Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Pittsburg Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Pittsburg Ferry, with the one closest to South Pittsburg Ferry listed first.
- South Pittsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Long Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Kimball
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Bridgeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Shellmound ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shellmound is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Jasper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Comfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Cole City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Vulcan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Sequatchie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sequatchie is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequatchie
- Whiteside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Inman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Inman is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Anderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Stevenson
(12 miles [19.3 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 South Pittsburg Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Pittsburg Ferry.
Newspapers Published in South Pittsburg Ferry ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Pittsburg Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Pittsburg Ferry, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Pittsburg Ferry.
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 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 South Pittsburg Ferry:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Hamilton County
- Sequatchie County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Catoosa County
- Dade County
- Walker 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 South Pittsburg Ferry, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Pittsburg Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |