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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 Bays Mountain Estates (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 Bays Mountain Estates. 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.

Name Variations for Bays Mountain Estates ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Bays Mountain Estates: Bays Mtn. Ests. (or less commonly used: Bays Mntn. Ests.)
  • While the name of this community is Bays Mountain Estates, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bays Mountain Estates may originally have been Bay's Mountain Estates.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bays Mountain Estates might be written as Bay Mountain Estates.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 and doctors 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.

Bays Mountain Estates is located in Blount 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 Blount County: Graham (NC), Swain (NC), Knox, Loudon, Monroe & Sevier.

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

  • Blount County     (The home county of Bays Mountain Estates)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bays Mountain Estates, with the one closest to Bays Mountain Estates listed first.
    • Wildwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wildwood is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Cowan Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
      • Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
    • Rockford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Rockford is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
    • Rocky Branch
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
      • Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
    • Walland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Eagleton Village
      (8 miles [12.9 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
    • Seaton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Seaton is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
    • Miller Cove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Miller Cove is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cove
      • Estimated population in 2014: 267 people
    • Rockgardens
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockgardens is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
      • Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
    • Alcoa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • 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 <2>
    • Chelsey Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
    • Maryville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bays Mountain Estates, with the one closest to Bays Mountain Estates listed first.
    • Spring Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
    • Claxton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Claxton is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
    • Panther ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Panther is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
    • Peak
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Peak is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
    • Scarboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Scarboro is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
    • Clinton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Andersonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Andersonville is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
    • Bethel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bethel is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
    • Leinarts
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Leinarts is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
    • Norris
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Robertsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Robertsville is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
  • Cocke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bays Mountain Estates, with the one closest to Bays Mountain Estates listed first.
    • Birdsville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Birdsville is located in Cocke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
    • Bailey Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
      • Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
    • Carson Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
  • Grainger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bays Mountain Estates, with the one closest to Bays Mountain Estates listed first.
    • Blaine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Lea Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
    • Maples ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Maples is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
    • Dyers Ferry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
    • Massengill Mill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
    • Joppa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Joppa is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
    • Oakland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Oakland is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
    • Lulaville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lulaville is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bays Mountain Estates, with the one closest to Bays Mountain Estates listed first.
    • Strawberry Plains
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cook Mill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
    • Dumplin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
    • Piedmont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
    • Rocky Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
    • New Market
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Alena ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Alena is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
    • Flat Gap
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
    • Dandridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jefferson City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
    • Edna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Edna is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bays Mountain Estates, with the one closest to Bays Mountain Estates listed first.
    • Shooks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Shooks is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
    • Kimberlin Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bonny Kate
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
    • Colonial Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Colonial Village is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Whites Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Whites Village is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
    • Ramsey Ferry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Ramsey Ferry is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 320 people
    • Riverdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Riverdale is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
    • Arrowhead
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Arrowhead is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
    • Moshina Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Moshina Heights is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshina Heights
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,335 people
    • Topside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Topside is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
      • Estimated population in 2014: 346 people
    • Peters Mill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Peters Mill is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
    • Humes Ferry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Humes Ferry is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 8,348 people
  • Loudon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bays Mountain Estates, with the one closest to Bays Mountain Estates listed first.
    • Centersville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Centersville is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
    • Greenback
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jena
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jena is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
    • Alleghany ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Alleghany is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
      • Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
    • Lenoir City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Vancouver ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Vancouver is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
    • Sharp Estates
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
      • Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
    • Morganton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Morganton is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
    • Trigonia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Trigonia is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
    • Eaton Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
    • White Wing Ferry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bays Mountain Estates, with the one closest to Bays Mountain Estates listed first.
    • Ipe ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ipe is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
    • Halfway Town ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
    • Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
    • Toqua ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Toqua is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
    • Vonore
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Roane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bays Mountain Estates, with the one closest to Bays Mountain Estates listed first.
    • Bear ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Bear is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
    • Ethel ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Ethel is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
    • Selkirk ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Selkirk is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
  • Sevier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bays Mountain Estates, with the one closest to Bays Mountain Estates listed first.
    • Seymour Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
    • Seymour
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dupont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Dupont is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
    • Oak City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak City is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
    • Boyds Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
    • Waldens Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
    • Kodak
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wear Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
    • Catlettsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
    • Sevierville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Henry Crossroads
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
    • Pigeon Forge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bays Mountain Estates, with the one closest to Bays Mountain Estates listed first.
    • Plainview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Plainview is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
    • Paulette
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Paulette is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
    • Luttrell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Luttrell is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
    • Gabe ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Gabe is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
    • Warwicktown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Warwicktown is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
      • Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
    • Maynardville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Loyston ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Loyston is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
  • Graham County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bays Mountain Estates, with the one closest to Bays Mountain Estates listed first.
    • Fontana Dam
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Fontana Dam is located in Graham County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Dam
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
      • Fontana Dam has also been known as:
      • Fontana Village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana Dam <2>
    • Yellow Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Yellow Creek is located in Graham County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek

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

Cemeteries Near Bays Mountain Estates ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bays Mountain Estates.

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 Bays Mountain Estates - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Eusebia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Nails Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Holly Hills Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cruze Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hendron's UMC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Atchley Seymour Memory Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Chilhowee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Neubert Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • McCammon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (968 more) ...
    • Rhea Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Central Point Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Slave Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Shooks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Shooks is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
  • Ellejoy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellejoy is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellejoy
  • Trundle Crossroad
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Trundle Crossroad is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trundle Crossroad
  • Bank ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bank is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
  • Kimberlin Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Asbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Asbury is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
  • Rockford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Rockford is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
  • Notime ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Notime is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notime
  • Riverdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Riverdale is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
  • Hornet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hornet is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornet
  • Seaton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Seaton is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
  • Boyds Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
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    • Knoxville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Chandler
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Chandler is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
    • Mentor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Mentor is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor

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

Newspapers Published in Bays Mountain Estates ...

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 197 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bays Mountain Estates.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bays Mountain Estates, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bays Mountain Estates.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Bays Mountain Estates:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Bays Mountain Estates, 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' (or 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- Bays Mountain Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.