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 Bestview (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 Bestview. 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 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 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.
Bestview 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 Bestview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bestview:
- Blount County (The home county of Bestview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bestview, with the one closest to Bestview listed first.
- Walnut Hill Estates
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- 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
- Sixmile
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sixmile is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Fairway Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
- Chelsey Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Binfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Binfield is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
- Happy Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Valley is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Brick Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Maryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Big Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Rockgardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rockgardens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
- Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Seaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seaton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Chilhowee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bestview, with the one closest to Bestview listed first.
- Spring Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Scarboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Oak Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Claxton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Peak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Robertsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bestview, with the one closest to Bestview listed first.
- Topside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Topside is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
- Estimated population in 2014: 346 people
- Aldenwood Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
- Arrowhead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Bonny Kate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
- Ebenezer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Boyd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Kingston Woods
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kingston Woods is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Woods
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,790 people
- Belle Aire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Aire is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Aire
- Estimated population in 2014: 512 people
- Virtue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Virtue is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
- Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
- Farragut
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Middlebrook Acres
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Middlebrook Acres is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 593 people
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bestview, with the one closest to Bestview listed first.
- Jena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Greenback
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Centersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Trigonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Morganton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Lenoir City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sharp Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- Eaton Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Loudon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Loudon City Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Philadelphia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bestview, with the one closest to Bestview listed first.
- Bell Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Manila
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bestview, with the one closest to Bestview listed first.
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Vonore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Acorn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Ballplay
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Belltown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Madisonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jacktown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Tellico Plains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetwater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jalapa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bestview, with the one closest to Bestview listed first.
- Cave Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Bear ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Bradbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bradbury is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Dyllis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dyllis is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
- Kries
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bestview, with the one closest to Bestview listed first.
- Wear Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Dupont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Seymour Heights
(19 miles [30.6 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waldens Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Oak City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Elkmont ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Elkmont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
- Starkeytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Starkeytown is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkeytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 431 people
- Chalet Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chalet Village is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
- Boyds Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Pigeon Forge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gatlinburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Middle Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Graham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bestview, with the one closest to Bestview listed first.
- Fontana Dam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <1>
- Yellow Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Lake Santeetlah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lake Santeetlah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Santeetlah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Lake Santeetlah has also been known as:
- Santeetla
- Santeetlah
- Santultah
- Thunderbird Mountain
- Thunderbird
- Robbinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cheoah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cheoah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
- Stecoah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Swain County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bestview, with the one closest to Bestview listed first.
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Forney ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forney is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Judson ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Judson is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bestview, see our County-by-County Page for Bestview.
Cemeteries Near Bestview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bestview.
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 Bestview - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bestview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bestview, with the one closest to Bestview listed first.
- Carpenters Campground Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hamil Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sixmile Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Liberty Christian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Centenary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kagley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Piney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (698 more) ...
- Lambert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kagleys Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Bestview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bestview.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bestview, with the one closest to Bestview listed first.
- Montvale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Montvale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montvale
- Mint
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mint is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint
- Clover Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Blockhouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blockhouse is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
- Brick Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Allegheny Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Allegheny Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny Springs
- Maryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Chilhowee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Seaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seaton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Notime ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Notime is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notime
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Meadow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Meadow is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
- Greenback
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mountainville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mountainville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bestview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bestview.
Newspapers Published in Bestview ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bestview.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bestview, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bestview.
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 helpful 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 Bestview:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Blount County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Monroe County
- Roane County
- Sevier County
- Graham County
- Swain 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 Bestview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Bestview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |