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 Twinton (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 Twinton. 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.
Twinton is located in Overton 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 Overton County: Clay, Cumberland, Fentress, Jackson, Pickett & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Twinton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Twinton:
- Overton County (The home county of Twinton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Twinton, with the one closest to Twinton listed first.
- Hanging Limb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Lovejoy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Obey City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Beaver Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Oak Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Oak Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Garretts Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Livingston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Free Communion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twinton, with the one closest to Twinton listed first.
- Cave Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Celina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Free Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Thompsons Store
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twinton, with the one closest to Twinton listed first.
- Woody
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Creston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Dykes Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Pleasant Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Howard Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Woodlands
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Crossville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Glade
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbriar Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Lake Pomeroy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Hebbertsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twinton, with the one closest to Twinton listed first.
- Wilder
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Grimsley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cooper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Clarkrange
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Little Crab
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Cumberland Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Jamestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allardt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Armathwaite
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Pall Mall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gernt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twinton, with the one closest to Twinton listed first.
- Dodson Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Burristown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Columbus Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Gainesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twinton, with the one closest to Twinton listed first.
- Bucklick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Glades
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Burrville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Lavender
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Deer Lodge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Sunbright
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Annadel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Lancing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Mill Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Nemo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Pickett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twinton, with the one closest to Twinton listed first.
- Cedar Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Byrdstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Chanute
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Static
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Static is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twinton, with the one closest to Twinton listed first.
- Monterey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jeremiah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Shennon Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Algood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bangham Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- White Plains
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Burnett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Park Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Southtown Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Cookeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Burgess
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twinton, with the one closest to Twinton listed first.
- Glenmary
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Elgin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- West Robbins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Robbins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
- Robbins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twinton, with the one closest to Twinton listed first.
- Ravenscroft
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Cherry Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Clarktown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Macedonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Clinton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Twinton, with the one closest to Twinton listed first.
- Static
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Albany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Savage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Savage is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Browns Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Wayne County (KY)
- Slickford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Twinton, see our County-by-County Page for Twinton.
Cemeteries Near Twinton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Twinton.
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 Twinton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Twinton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Twinton, with the one closest to Twinton listed first.
- Davidson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Honey Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sells Cemetery
- The Sells Cemetery has also been known as:
- Henry Sells Cemetery
- Cub Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Limb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Speck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck Cemetery
- The Speck Cemetery has also been known as:
- Three Rivers Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Falling Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (655 more) ...
- France Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Norrod Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Muddy Pond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Twinton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Twinton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Twinton, with the one closest to Twinton listed first.
- Hanging Limb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Lovejoy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Cliff Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cliff Springs is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Springs
- Nettle Carrier ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nettle Carrier is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Carrier
- Beaver Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Clarkrange
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boatland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boatland is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatland
- Keese ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Keese is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keese
- Banner Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Banner Springs is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Springs
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Henard ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Henard is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henard
- Oak Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Standingstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Standingstone is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standingstone
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Twinton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Twinton.
Newspapers Published in Twinton ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Twinton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Twinton, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Twinton.
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 Twinton:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Overton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Cumberland County
- Fentress County
- Jackson County
- Morgan County
- Pickett County
- Putnam County
- Scott County
- White County
- Clinton County
- Wayne 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 Twinton, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Twinton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |