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 Unity (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 Unity. 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 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.
Unity 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 Unity. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Unity:
- Overton County (The home county of Unity)
- The following are listed by their distance from Unity, with the one closest to Unity listed first.
- Free Communion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Oakley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Garretts Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Grey ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Taylors Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Livingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Oak Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Beaver Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unity, with the one closest to Unity listed first.
- Cave Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Free Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Thompsons Store
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Celina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Moss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moss is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Boles
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boles is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Clementsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Hermitage Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Jenkins Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unity, with the one closest to Unity listed first.
- Cooper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Little Crab
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Wilder
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Pall Mall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jamestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Grimsley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Allardt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Clarkrange
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unity, with the one closest to Unity listed first.
- Burristown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Dodson Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Columbus Hill
(17 miles [27.4 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whitleyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Haydenburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- North Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Rough Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Nameless
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unity, with the one closest to Unity listed first.
- Walnut Shade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Red Boiling Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gibbs Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Mill Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Pickett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unity, with the one closest to Unity listed first.
- Byrdstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Static
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Static is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Chanute
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unity, with the one closest to Unity listed first.
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Jeremiah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Bangham Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Algood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Shennon Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- White Plains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Park Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Monterey
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cookeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Southtown Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Burnett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Baxter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huntland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Clinton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Unity, with the one closest to Unity listed first.
- Static
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Browns Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Albany
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ida
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ida is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Savage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Savage is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Alpha
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Cumberland City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Cumberland County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Unity, with the one closest to Unity listed first.
- Burkesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cloyds Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Dougan Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Leslie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Grider
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
- Waterview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Bakerton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bakerton is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Marrowbone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Dubre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Monroe County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Unity, with the one closest to Unity listed first.
- Martinsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Hestand
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Boles
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Meshack
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Tompkinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forkton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Gamaliel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Russell County (KY)
- Long Bottom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Long Bottom is located in Russell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
- Wayne County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Unity, with the one closest to Unity listed first.
- Slickford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Shearer Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Mount Pisgah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Murl
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Murl is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Unity, see our County-by-County Page for Unity.
Cemeteries Near Unity ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Unity.
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 Unity - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Unity covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Unity, with the one closest to Unity listed first.
- Hunter Cove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Allons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sells Cemetery
- The Sells Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Sells Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Garrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (564 more) ...
- Adley And Nora Ledbetter Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chowning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smiths 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 Unity in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Unity.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Unity, with the one closest to Unity listed first.
- Oakley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Ward ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ward is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Grey ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Monroe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eagle Creek is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Creek
- Fox Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Springs
- Livingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hilham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wirmingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wirmingham is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirmingham
- Willow Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Henard ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Henard is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henard
- Nettle Carrier ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nettle Carrier is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Carrier
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Crawford ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Windle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Windle is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windle
- Peytonsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Peytonsburg is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Unity. See our List of 1890's Communities around Unity.
Newspapers Published in Unity ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Unity.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Unity, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Unity.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Unity:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Overton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Fentress County
- Jackson County
- Macon County
- Pickett County
- Putnam County
- Clinton County
- Cumberland County
- Monroe County
- Russell 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> | 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 Unity, 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- Unity) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |