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 Summitville (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 Summitville. 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.
Summitville 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 Summitville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Summitville:
- Coffee County (The home county of Summitville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summitville, with the one closest to Summitville listed first.
- Forest Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- New Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Teal ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Naola ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Winton Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Manchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Busy Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Hillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stephenson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Belmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Beechgrove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summitville, with the one closest to Summitville listed first.
- Cascade Hollow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Normandy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cortner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Haley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Willow Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Wartrace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bell Buckle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Raus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Shelbyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Vannatta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Longview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summitville, with the one closest to Summitville listed first.
- Hollow Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Burgen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Bluewing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Bradyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Burt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Woodbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Woods
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Gassaway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Auburntown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summitville, with the one closest to Summitville listed first.
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Smithville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Young Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summitville, with the one closest to Summitville listed first.
- Estill Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Greenhaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Decherd
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sand Switch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Sewanee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Winchester Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Saint Marys
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Winchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cowan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Garner Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summitville, with the one closest to Summitville listed first.
- Altamont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pelham
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Beersheba Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Coalmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Gruetli
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Sartain Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Gruetli - Laager
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Monteagle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tracy City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lankford Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Palmer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- White City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Marion County
- Greentown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summitville, with the one closest to Summitville listed first.
- Countyline
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Ridgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Lynchburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summitville, with the one closest to Summitville listed first.
- Readyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Kittrell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Burns Place
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Dillton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Rucker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Milton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Midland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Compton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Murfreesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summitville, with the one closest to Summitville listed first.
- Laurelburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Chalybeate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Bone Cave
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summitville, with the one closest to Summitville listed first.
- Morrison
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Viola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Trousdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Centertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Daylight
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- McMinnville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- Shellsford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Lucky
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Gath
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Dibrell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summitville, with the one closest to Summitville listed first.
- Quebeck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summitville, with the one closest to Summitville listed first.
- Cottage Home
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
- Round Top
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Summitville, see our County-by-County Page for Summitville.
Cemeteries Near Summitville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Summitville.
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 Summitville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Summitville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Summitville, with the one closest to Summitville listed first.
- Rode Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bryan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Richard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rogalle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Welker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Morrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stroud Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (1118 more) ...
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Carden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Summitville had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Summitville, with the one closest to Summitville listed first.
- Morrison
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Teal ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Naola ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Hanlan ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hanlan is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlan
- Holly ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holly is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Manchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Viola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vervilla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vervilla is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vervilla
- Trousdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- New ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New
- Hillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Smartt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smartt is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartt
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hollow Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Belmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Clearmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clearmont is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearmont
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Summitville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Summitville.
Newspapers Published in Summitville ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Summitville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Summitville, 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 Summitville.
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 Summitville:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Coffee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cannon County
- DeKalb County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Marion County
- Moore County
- Rutherford County
- Van Buren County
- Warren County
- White County
- Wilson 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> | 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 Summitville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Summitville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |