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 Arden (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 Arden. 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.
Arden is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Cherokee (NC), Graham (NC), Blount, Loudon, McMinn & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near Arden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Arden:
- Monroe County (The home county of Arden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arden, with the one closest to Arden listed first.
- Jalapa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Madisonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tellico Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Rural Vale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Jacktown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Acorn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Ballplay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Sweetwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Epperson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Coker Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Vonore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arden, with the one closest to Arden listed first.
- Brick Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Chilhowee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- McMullens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- McMullens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
- Kiser
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Big Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Binfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Binfield is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
- Friendsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Valley is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Walnut Hill Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Hill Estates is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,394 people
- Fairway Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
- Sixmile
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sixmile is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arden, with the one closest to Arden listed first.
- Charleston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefounte
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Etola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Countryside Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Hopewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hopewell Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arden, with the one closest to Arden listed first.
- Philadelphia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Luttrell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morganton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Trigonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Loudon City Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Greenback
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Loudon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Centersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Lenoir City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sharp Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- Eaton Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arden, with the one closest to Arden listed first.
- Nonaburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Manila
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Mecca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Englewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Bell Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Etowah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Niota
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goodsprings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Athens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Prigmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Claxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Riceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arden, with the one closest to Arden listed first.
- Sewee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Surprise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Cute ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Decatur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Akeman Crossroad
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Goodfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Calico
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Beta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- East View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arden, with the one closest to Arden listed first.
- Servilla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Delano
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chestuee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Archville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Benton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chanceytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Ducktown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ocoee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Belltown Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Belltown Hill is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
- Chable ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Copperhill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rhea County
- Lakewood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arden, with the one closest to Arden listed first.
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Cave Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- Pioneer Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Fannin County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arden, with the one closest to Arden listed first.
- Fry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fry is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- McCaysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pantertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arden, with the one closest to Arden listed first.
- Pleasant Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Unaka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Hiwassee Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Ogreeta
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Vests
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Postell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Burger Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Boiling Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Grape Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Hothouse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Arden, see our County-by-County Page for Arden.
Cemeteries Near Arden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arden.
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 Arden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Arden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Arden, with the one closest to Arden listed first.
- Land Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chestua Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eleazar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazar Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eleazar Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Tellico Plains.
- The Eleazar Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eleazar UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11689 <2>
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Notchey Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Arnon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cochran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (625 more) ...
- Lick Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Arden in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Arden.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Arden, with the one closest to Arden listed first.
- Nonaburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Mount Vernon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Gudger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gudger is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gudger
- Ho ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ho is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ho
- Mecca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Jalapa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Sink ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sink is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sink
- Grady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Tellico Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tevis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tevis is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tevis
- Madisonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rural Vale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Belltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Hiwassee College
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hiwassee College is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee College
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Arden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arden.
Newspapers Published in Arden ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arden, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arden.
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 Arden:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Bradley County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Polk County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Fannin County
- Cherokee 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Arden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Arden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |