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 Austral (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 Austral. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Austral is located in Polk 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 Polk County: Fannin (GA), Murray (GA), Cherokee (NC), Bradley, McMinn & Monroe.
Below are the counties that are near Austral. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Austral:
- Polk County (The home county of Austral)
- The following are listed by their distance from Austral, with the one closest to Austral listed first.
- Delano
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Servilla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Archville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chestuee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Parksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Ocoee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chable ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Chanceytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Oldfort
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Ducktown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Play
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Austral, with the one closest to Austral listed first.
- Charleston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bellefounte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Countryside Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- East Cleveland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Cleveland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Hopewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- South Cleveland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Wildwood Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- Etola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Bent Tree Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- McDonald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Austral, with the one closest to Austral listed first.
- Birchwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Howardville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Lakewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Apison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Apison is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apison
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,469 people
- Loudon County
- Luttrell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Austral, with the one closest to Austral listed first.
- Etowah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Goodsprings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Grady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Claxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Luskville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Mecca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Calhoun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Englewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nonaburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Riceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Athens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Manila
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Lamontville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Austral, with the one closest to Austral listed first.
- Beta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Goodfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Decatur
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- East View
(23 miles [37 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
- Sewee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Calico
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Cute ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Surprise
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Akeman Crossroad
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Austral, with the one closest to Austral listed first.
- Epperson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Rural Vale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Jalapa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Coker Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Tellico Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jacktown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Belltown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Madisonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Acorn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Ballplay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Sweetwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Vonore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fannin County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Austral, with the one closest to Austral listed first.
- Fry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fry is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- McCaysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pantertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- Epworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pierceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Chestnut Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Cutcane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cutcane is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
- Mineral Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Morganton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Murray County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Austral, with the one closest to Austral listed first.
- Tennga
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cisco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Temple Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Crandall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sumac
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sumac is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Eton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitfield County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Austral, with the one closest to Austral listed first.
- Red Clay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Cohutta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parrett Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parrett Crossing is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrett Crossing
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Ruralvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Austral, with the one closest to Austral listed first.
- Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Pleasant Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Burger Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Vests
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Postell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Hiwassee Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Hothouse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Ogreeta
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Unaka
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Grape Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Culberson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Boiling Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Murphy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Austral, see our County-by-County Page for Austral.
Cemeteries Near Austral ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Austral.
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 Austral - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Austral covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Austral, with the one closest to Austral listed first.
- Brock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Delano Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Carlock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Parris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coghill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cambria Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Campbellite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reliance Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (598 more) ...
- Lindner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burchfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Austral in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Austral.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Austral, with the one closest to Austral listed first.
- Carlock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carlock is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlock
- Reliance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Servilla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Patty
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Patty is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patty
- Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Luskville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Williamsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Mecca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Parksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Epperson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rural Vale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Climer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Climer is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climer
- Ocoee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Austral. See our List of 1890's Communities around Austral.
Newspapers Published in Austral ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Austral.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Austral, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Austral.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Austral:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Polk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradley County
- Hamilton County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Fannin County
- Murray County
- Whitfield 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> | 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 Austral, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Austral) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |