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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 Baileyton (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 Baileyton. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Baileyton is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Madison (NC), Cocke, Hamblen, Hawkins, Unicoi & Washington.

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

  • Greene County     (The home county of Baileyton)
  • Carter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baileyton, with the one closest to Baileyton listed first.
    • Pine Crest
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Pine Crest is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
    • Central
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Central is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
    • Watauga
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Cocke County
  • Grainger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baileyton, with the one closest to Baileyton listed first.
    • Bean Station
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Wyatt Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
    • Marshalls Ferry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
    • Beans
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Beans is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
  • Hamblen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baileyton, with the one closest to Baileyton listed first.
    • Whitesburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Silver City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Silver City is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Bright ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Bright is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
    • East Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • East Village is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
    • Monte Vista Estates
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Casablanca
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
  • Hancock County
  • Hawkins County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baileyton, with the one closest to Baileyton listed first.
    • Leadvale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • White Pine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baileyton, with the one closest to Baileyton listed first.
    • Blair Gap
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
    • Fordtown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Beartown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Beechwood Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
    • Borden Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
    • Cherokee Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
    • Colonial Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingsport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Horace ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Horace is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
    • Morrison City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Morrison City is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
    • Wahoo ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
    • Bloomingdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Unicoi County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baileyton, with the one closest to Baileyton listed first.
    • Bumpus Cove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
      • Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
    • Ernestville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
    • Loganton ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Loganton is located in Unicoi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
    • Banner Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
    • Clear Branch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Flag Pond
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Creek ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Erwin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Unicoi
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Washington County
  • Madison County (NC)

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

Cemeteries Near Baileyton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Baileyton.

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

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

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

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 Baileyton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Baileyton.

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

  • Locust Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Locust Springs is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Springs
  • Van Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Van Hill is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hill
  • Morelock ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Morelock is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
  • New Hope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • New Hope is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • Ottway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Newmansville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Newmansville is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
  • Romeo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Maltsberger ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Maltsberger is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltsberger
  • Chimneytop ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
  • Strahl
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Albany
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Upchurch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Upchurch is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upchurch
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Swanay ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Swanay is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanay
    • Jearoldstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Statemount ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Statemount is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statemount

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

Newspapers Published in Baileyton ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Baileyton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Baileyton, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Baileyton.

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 websites either 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 Baileyton:

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 '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- Baileyton) 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 Baileyton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.