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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 Andersonville (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 Andersonville. 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.

Andersonville is located in Anderson 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 Anderson County: Campbell, Knox, Loudon, Morgan, Roane, Scott & Union.

Below are the counties that are near Andersonville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Andersonville:

  • Anderson County     (The home county of Andersonville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andersonville, with the one closest to Andersonville listed first.
    • Norris
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Bethel
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bethel is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
    • Panther ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Panther is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
    • Rocky Top
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Fraterville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Fraterville is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
      • Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
    • Clinton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Leinarts
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Peak
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Claxton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Spring Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
    • Fairview ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairview is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Robertsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Scarboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Blount County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andersonville, with the one closest to Andersonville listed first.
    • Louisville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Rockford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Rockford is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
    • Alcoa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Alcoa is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <1>
    • Eagleton Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
    • Wildwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Rockgardens
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Rockgardens is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
      • Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
    • Maryville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Campbell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andersonville, with the one closest to Andersonville listed first.
    • Hatmaker ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
    • Forkvale ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Forkvale is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
    • Pine Crest
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
    • Demory
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Boy ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Boy is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
    • Girlton ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Girlton is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlton
    • Jacksboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • LaFollette
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Victory
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Caryville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fincastle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Fincastle is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
    • Silica
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Silica is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
      • Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
    • Flat Hollow
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Claiborne County
  • Grainger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andersonville, with the one closest to Andersonville listed first.
    • Blaine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Lea Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Maples ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Maples is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
    • Joppa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Washburn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Lulaville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Lulaville is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
    • Massengill Mill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
    • Dyers Ferry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
    • Rutledge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Oakland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Oakland is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
  • Jefferson County
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andersonville, with the one closest to Andersonville listed first.
    • Bayless ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Bayless is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,396 people
    • Heiskell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Copper Ridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Copper Ridge is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Ridge
      • Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
    • Halls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Halls is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
    • Powell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Murphy Hills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dante
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Fountain City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Fountain City is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
    • Ridgeview Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ridgeview Heights is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Heights
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,979 people
    • Beverly
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Maloneyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Smithwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Smithwood is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithwood
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,661 people
  • Loudon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andersonville, with the one closest to Andersonville listed first.
    • Vancouver ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Vancouver is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
    • White Wing Ferry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
    • Eaton Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lenoir City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sharp Estates
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
      • Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
  • Morgan County
  • Roane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andersonville, with the one closest to Andersonville listed first.
    • Kelley Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Kelley Town is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
    • Ethel ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Ethel is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
    • Bear ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Bear is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
    • Dyllis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wheat ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Selkirk ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Selkirk is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
    • Kries
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bradbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Scott County
  • Sevier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andersonville, with the one closest to Andersonville listed first.
    • Seymour Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
    • Kodak
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak City is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
    • Seymour
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Boyds Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Henry Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andersonville, with the one closest to Andersonville listed first.
    • Gabe ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Gabe is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
    • Loyston ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Paulette
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Warwicktown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Warwicktown is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
      • Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
    • Lost Creek ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lost Creek is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
    • Rhodelia ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Rhodelia is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
    • Maynardville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Plainview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Loo ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Loo is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
    • Long Hollow ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Luttrell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Phebe ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Phebe is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
    • Braden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bell County (KY)
  • Whitley County (KY)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Andersonville, see our County-by-County Page for Andersonville.

Cemeteries Near Andersonville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Andersonville.

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 Andersonville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Andersonville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Andersonville, with the one closest to Andersonville listed first.

  • Andersonville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Gibbs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Wallace Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Irwin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Clear Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Red Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Norris Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Scruggs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Foust Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Underwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (1241 more) ...
    • Humphrey Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Warwick Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Andersonville had a population of 64 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2010, Andersonville had a population of 472 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Andersonville, with the one closest to Andersonville listed first.

  • Panther ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Panther is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
  • Twinville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Twinville is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinville
  • Jobe ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jobe is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobe
  • Duke ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Duke is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
  • Custer ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Custer is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
  • Offutt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Offutt is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt
  • Hinds Creek ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hinds Creek is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds Creek
  • Bayless ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bayless is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,396 people
  • Hatmaker ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
  • Gabe ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Gabe is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
  • Agee ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Agee is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee
  • Rocky Top
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Pedigo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Pedigo is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedigo
    • Forkvale ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Forkvale is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
    • Lindsay Mill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lindsay Mill is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay Mill

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Andersonville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Andersonville.

Newspapers Published in Andersonville ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Andersonville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Andersonville, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Andersonville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Andersonville:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Andersonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Andersonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.