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 Beverly (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 Beverly. 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 northwest 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 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.
Beverly is located in Knox 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 Knox County: Anderson, Blount, Grainger, Jefferson, Loudon, Roane, Sevier & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Beverly. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beverly:
- Knox County (The home county of Beverly)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- Greenway
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Smithwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Smithwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,661 people
- Murphy Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plantation Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Plantation Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,073 people
- Fountain City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fountain City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
- Kings Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kings Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,835 people
- Halls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Halls is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Park City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Park City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- John Sevier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sentertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Knoxville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dante
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- Panther ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Claxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Peak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Andersonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
- Clinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Norris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leinarts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fraterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fraterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
- Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
- Scarboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rocky Top
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- Rockford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Wildwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Alcoa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eagleton Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
- Louisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockgardens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rockgardens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
- Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
- Maryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cowan Springs
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Rocky Branch
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Seaton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Chelsey Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Walland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Pine Crest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
- Girlton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Girlton is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlton
- Boy ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Boy is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
- Demory
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Victory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Flat Hollow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Caryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fincastle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fincastle is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
- LaFollette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- Big Barren
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandlick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Speedwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Head of Barren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- Blaine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lea Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maples ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Joppa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Massengill Mill
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Lulaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Dyers Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Washburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rutledge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wa-Ni Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Hamblen County
- Collons Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- Strawberry Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cook Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
- Dumplin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New Market
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rocky Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- Piedmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Alena ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Flat Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jefferson City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dandridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rock Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Talbott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Eaton Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lenoir City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sharp Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- White Wing Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
- Centersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenback
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- Tupper Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Coalfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Petros
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- Bear ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Kelley Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kelley Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bradbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dyllis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- Seymour Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
- Seymour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Kodak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Boyds Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Henry Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dupont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Catlettsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sevierville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waldens Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millican Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Middle Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- Paulette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Plainview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Warwicktown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Warwicktown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
- Luttrell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maynardville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Loo ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beverly, see our County-by-County Page for Beverly.
Cemeteries Near Beverly ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beverly.
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 Beverly - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beverly covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lynnhurst Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Anderson - Gouffon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bowling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Murphy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Hall Cemetery
- The Thomas Hall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hall Cemetery
- Varner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bookwalter UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bethel Confederate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (1250 more) ...
- Bounds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Luttrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Beverly had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- Smithwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Smithwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,661 people
- Fountain City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fountain City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
- Caswell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Caswell is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caswell
- Knoxville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Halls Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Halls Crossroads is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Crossroads
- Mayo ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mayo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,366 people
- Maloneyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mynatt
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mynatt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mynatt
- Preston ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Preston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Dante
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Asbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Asbury is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- McMillan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McMillan is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Wooddale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pedigo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pedigo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedigo
- Bearden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bearden is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beverly. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beverly.
Newspapers Published in Beverly ...
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 200 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beverly.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beverly, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beverly.
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 Beverly:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Knox County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Blount County
- Campbell County
- Claiborne County
- Grainger County
- Hamblen County
- Jefferson County
- Loudon County
- Morgan County
- Roane County
- Sevier County
- Union 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 Beverly, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beverly) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |