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 Tarkiln Ford (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 Tarkiln Ford. 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 northeast 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 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.
Tarkiln Ford is located in White 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 White County: Cumberland, DeKalb, Putnam, Van Buren & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Tarkiln Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tarkiln Ford:
- White County (The home county of Tarkiln Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tarkiln Ford, with the one closest to Tarkiln Ford listed first.
- Clarktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Ravenscroft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Sparta
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Cherry Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Doyle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Quebeck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Macedonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- 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
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Fanchers Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Drop ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tarkiln Ford, with the one closest to Tarkiln Ford listed first.
- Winesap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Ninemile
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Pikeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Summer City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Brockdell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Brayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Pailo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tarkiln Ford, with the one closest to Tarkiln Ford listed first.
- Todd Town
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Erasmus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Newton
(5 miles [8 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
- Lantana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Lake Tansi Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- 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
- Howard Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Dykes Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Creston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Crossville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tarkiln Ford, with the one closest to Tarkiln Ford listed first.
- Johnsons Chapel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Young Bend
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tarkiln Ford, with the one closest to Tarkiln Ford listed first.
- Clarkrange
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wilder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Grimsley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan County
- Bucklick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tarkiln Ford, with the one closest to Tarkiln Ford listed first.
- Obey City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Lovejoy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Beaver Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Hanging Limb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Oak Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tarkiln Ford, with the one closest to Tarkiln Ford listed first.
- Burnett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Monterey
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Southtown Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Burgess
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Shennon Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- White Plains
(23 miles [37 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
- Boiling Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Ditty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Huntland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Algood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cookeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jeremiah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tarkiln Ford, with the one closest to Tarkiln Ford listed first.
- Spring City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Roddy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Ogden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Cumberland Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Lakewood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Dayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bryan Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Graysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tarkiln Ford, with the one closest to Tarkiln Ford listed first.
- Glen Alice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Pioneer Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Lakemont Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Rockwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tarkiln Ford, with the one closest to Tarkiln Ford listed first.
- Sweetgum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Cummingsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Spencer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bone Cave
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Laurelburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Chalybeate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tarkiln Ford, with the one closest to Tarkiln Ford listed first.
- Campaign
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Fall City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Shellsford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tarkiln Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Tarkiln Ford.
Cemeteries Near Tarkiln Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tarkiln Ford.
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 Tarkiln Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tarkiln Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tarkiln Ford, with the one closest to Tarkiln Ford listed first.
- Eastland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Van Winkle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Clifty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Thomas Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bolin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Stand Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burgess Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flynn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Taylors Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burgess Cemetery #1
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (598 more) ...
- Burgess Cemetery #2
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Newton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Browntown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Tarkiln Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tarkiln Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tarkiln Ford, with the one closest to Tarkiln Ford listed first.
- Erasmus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Newton
(5 miles [8 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
- Lantana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Wyatt ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wyatt is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Winesap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Pomona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Bon Air
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bon Air is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Dodson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dodson is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Seals ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Seals is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seals
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Grapevine ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grapevine is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Howard Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Sweetgum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tarkiln Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tarkiln Ford.
Newspapers Published in Tarkiln Ford ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tarkiln Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tarkiln Ford, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tarkiln Ford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Tarkiln Ford:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to White County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Cumberland County
- DeKalb County
- Fentress County
- Morgan County
- Overton County
- Putnam County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Van Buren County
- Warren 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 Tarkiln Ford, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tarkiln Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |