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 Yager (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 Yager. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Yager is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Grundy, Sequatchie, Van Buren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Yager. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Yager:
- Warren County (The home county of Yager)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yager, with the one closest to Yager listed first.
- Daylight
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Gath
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- McMinnville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lucky
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Dibrell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Centertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Shellsford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Smyrna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- Trousdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Bledsoe County
- Brockdell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yager, with the one closest to Yager listed first.
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Woods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Bluewing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Woodbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gassaway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Burgen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Burt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Hollow Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Bradyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Auburntown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yager, with the one closest to Yager listed first.
- Naola ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Winton Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Forest Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Teal ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- New Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Gossburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Hillsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Stephenson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Busy Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Manchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Oaks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Beechgrove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yager, with the one closest to Yager listed first.
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Young Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Smithville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Philippi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Johnsons Chapel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Dowelltown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Temperance Hall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Alexandria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yager, with the one closest to Yager listed first.
- Beersheba Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Altamont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gruetli - Laager
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gruetli
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Coalmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Pelham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Palmer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sartain Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yager, with the one closest to Yager listed first.
- Burton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Boiling Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Boma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Ditty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Burgess
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Huntland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Baxter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yager, with the one closest to Yager listed first.
- Readyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Milton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Kittrell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Dillton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Burns Place
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Plainview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yager, with the one closest to Yager listed first.
- Hickman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Brush Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yager, with the one closest to Yager listed first.
- Bone Cave
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Laurelburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Meade ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Spencer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cummingsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Chalybeate
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Sweetgum
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yager, with the one closest to Yager listed first.
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Quebeck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Darkey Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Drop ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Doyle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Peeled Chestnut
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Fanchers Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Sparta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Cherry Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yager, with the one closest to Yager listed first.
- Cottage Home
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
- Round Top
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Statesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Cainsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Yager, see our County-by-County Page for Yager.
Cemeteries Near Yager ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yager.
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 Yager - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Yager covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Yager, with the one closest to Yager listed first.
- Faulkner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner Cemetery
- The Faulkner Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pike Hill Cemetery
- Fuston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kirby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in McMinnville.
- The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16038 <2>
- Garmon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bowling Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bryars Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Charles Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Creek Cemetery
- The Charles Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Scacy Fat Creek Cemetery
- Poor House Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old McMinnville City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (723 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Yager had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Yager, with the one closest to Yager listed first.
- Daylight
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- McMinnville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gath
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Lucky
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Jessie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jessie is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessie
- Dibrell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- New ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New
- Smartt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Smartt is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartt
- Evanston ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Evanston is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Shellsford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Rowland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Trousdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Devenport ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Devenport is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devenport
- Vervilla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vervilla is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vervilla
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Yager. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yager.
Newspapers Published in Yager ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Yager.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yager, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Yager.
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 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 Yager:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- DeKalb County
- Grundy County
- Putnam County
- Rutherford County
- Smith County
- Van Buren 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> | 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 Yager, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Yager) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |