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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Alena. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Alena to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Alena, please Contact Us.
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 Alena (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 Alena. 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 doctors and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Alena is historic, it would have been located within present day Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Knox & Sevier.
Below are the counties that are near Alena. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alena:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Alena)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alena, with the one closest to Alena listed first.
- Flat Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Rocky Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- Jefferson City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Market
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Piedmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Rock Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Dandridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dumplin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Cook Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
- Edna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Talbott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Strawberry Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alena, with the one closest to Alena listed first.
- Panther ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Andersonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alena, with the one closest to Alena listed first.
- Wildwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Cowan Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
- Rockford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Rocky Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
- Walland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eagleton Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
- Miller Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 267 people
- Townsend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell County
- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alena, with the one closest to Alena listed first.
- Evans Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
- Lone Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Raven Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Caney Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Springdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Big Barren
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Sandlick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Head of Barren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- New Tazewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Tazewell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Goin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alena, with the one closest to Alena listed first.
- Bailey Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Clevenger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clevenger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
- Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
- Wilsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Carson Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Bybee
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jaybird
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Newport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jimtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Edwina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Bridgeport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Wilton Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alena, with the one closest to Alena listed first.
- Dyers Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Massengill Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Wa-Ni Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Maples ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Blaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Joppa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Lea Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Lulaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Rutledge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Washburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Bowen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alena, with the one closest to Alena listed first.
- Beulah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Warrensburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Bright Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Midway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sirenburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
- Marvin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alena, with the one closest to Alena listed first.
- Collons Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Casablanca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Monte Vista Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- Morristown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Bright ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Silver City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Whitesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alena, with the one closest to Alena listed first.
- Yount Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Xenophon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alena, with the one closest to Alena listed first.
- Mooresburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresburg Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresburg Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg Springs
- Population from the 2010 Census: 941 people
- Red Bridge Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
- Bulls Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Galbraith Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alena, with the one closest to Alena listed first.
- Thorn Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Lyonton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Peters Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Mascot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- Zacharytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Skaggston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Skaggston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggston
- Wooddale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Kimberlin Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corryton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mayo ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mayo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,366 people
- McMillan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McMillan is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alena, with the one closest to Alena listed first.
- Henry Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Kodak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millican Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Catlettsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Boyds Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Harrisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Sevierville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Oak City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Middle Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Seymour
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon Forge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alena, with the one closest to Alena listed first.
- Luttrell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Plainview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Maynardville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Paulette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Warwicktown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Warwicktown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
- Loo ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Loyston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alena, see our County-by-County Page for Alena.
Cemeteries Near Alena ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alena.
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 Alena - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alena covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alena, with the one closest to Alena listed first.
- Rocky Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wesleys Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Market Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Piedmont Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Branner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Westview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Youngs Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grahl Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (1083 more) ...
- French Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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.
Alena itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alena, with the one closest to Alena listed first.
- Flat Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Lucilla ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lucilla is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucilla
- Piedmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Mount Horeb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Horeb is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- New Market
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mill Spring is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
- Dumplin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Dandridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Dyers Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Edna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Talbott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hodges
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hodges is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Tampico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tampico is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampico
- Henry Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alena. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alena.
Newspapers Published in Alena ...
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 Alena.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alena, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alena.
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 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 Alena:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Blount County
- Campbell County
- Claiborne County
- Cocke County
- Grainger County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Knox County
- Sevier County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Alena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Alena) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |