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 Tiptop (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 Tiptop. 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 Tiptop ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Tip Top.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Tiptop. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tiptop.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Tiptop is located in Bledsoe 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 Bledsoe County: Cumberland, Hamilton, Rhea, Sequatchie & Van Buren.
Below are the counties that are near Tiptop. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tiptop:
- Bledsoe County (The home county of Tiptop)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tiptop, with the one closest to Tiptop listed first.
- Pikeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ninemile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Summer City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Winesap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Brockdell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Brayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Pailo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Bradley County
- Etola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tiptop, with the one closest to Tiptop listed first.
- Newton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- 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
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Burke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Erasmus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Todd Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Lantana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Jewett
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Lake Tansi Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Pleasant Hill
(23 miles [37 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
- Crossville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tiptop, with the one closest to Tiptop listed first.
- Palmer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beersheba Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Gruetli - Laager
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tiptop, with the one closest to Tiptop listed first.
- Flat Top
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Sale Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lakewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Birchwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Soddy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Mowbray
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mowbray is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowbray
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,615 people
- Soddy Lake Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Soddy Lake Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Lake Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,190 people
- Soddy - Daisy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Daisy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Caramel Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
- Crabtree Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Crabtree Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 763 people
- Falling Water
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Falling Water is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Water
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,232 people
- Marion County
- Condra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- McMinn County
- Lamontville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tiptop, with the one closest to Tiptop listed first.
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Calico
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Beta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Decatur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Goodfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Akeman Crossroad
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- East View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Cute ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Sewee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tiptop, with the one closest to Tiptop listed first.
- Ogden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Cumberland Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Bryan Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Spring City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lakewood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Roddy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tiptop, with the one closest to Tiptop listed first.
- Glen Alice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Pioneer Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tiptop, with the one closest to Tiptop listed first.
- Dunlap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Daus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Cartwright
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tiptop, with the one closest to Tiptop listed first.
- Sweetgum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Spencer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cummingsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Chalybeate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Meade ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Laurelburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Bone Cave
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Tiptop, with the one closest to Tiptop listed first.
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Campaign
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Fall City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Smyrna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tiptop, with the one closest to Tiptop listed first.
- Clarktown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Doyle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Quebeck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ravenscroft
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Sparta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Darkey Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Cherry Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tiptop, see our County-by-County Page for Tiptop.
Cemeteries Near Tiptop ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tiptop.
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 Tiptop - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tiptop covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tiptop, with the one closest to Tiptop listed first.
- Blackburn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Boynton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beach Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- DeBord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Henson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Knight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McReynolds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Arnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beaverhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pendergrass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (646 more) ...
- Humble Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Tiptop in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tiptop.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tiptop, with the one closest to Tiptop listed first.
- Schoolfield ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Schoolfield is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolfield
- Gladecreek ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gladecreek is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladecreek
- Pikeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sampson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sampson is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
- Pearson ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pearson is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Summer City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Ninemile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Seals ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Seals is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seals
- Morgan Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan Springs is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Springs
- Grapevine ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grapevine is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Winesap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Newton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- 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
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Brayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Ogden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Tanbark ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tanbark is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanbark
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tiptop. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tiptop.
Newspapers Published in Tiptop ...
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 Tiptop.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tiptop, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tiptop.
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 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 Tiptop:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Bledsoe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradley County
- Cumberland County
- Grundy County
- Hamilton County
- Marion County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Sequatchie 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> | 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 Tiptop, 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 from Point A (ie- Tiptop) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |