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 Blair (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 Blair. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Blair is located in Roane 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 Roane County: Anderson, Cumberland, Knox, Loudon, McMinn, Meigs, Morgan & Rhea.
Below are the counties that are near Blair. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blair:
- Roane County (The home county of Blair)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blair, with the one closest to Blair listed first.
- Dyllis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dyllis is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Kelley Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kelley Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
- Kries
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
- Bear ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Bazel Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Bradbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bradbury is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Kingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laddie Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Emory Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blair, with the one closest to Blair listed first.
- Oliver Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Robertsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Scarboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Leinarts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Spring Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Claxton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Peak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Clinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fraterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fraterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
- Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
- Rocky Top
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Top is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Top
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Former names for Rocky Top:
- Coal Creek
- Lake City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Top <1>
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blair, with the one closest to Blair listed first.
- Friendsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kiser
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Louisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- McMullens
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- McMullens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
- Big Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Binfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Binfield is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
- Alcoa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Brick Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Fairway Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
- Maryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blair, with the one closest to Blair listed first.
- Shea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shea is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shea
- Silica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Silica is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
- Caryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Crest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
- Jacksboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Demory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Demory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demory
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blair, with the one closest to Blair listed first.
- Rogers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rogers is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
- Hebbertsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Center Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
- Lake Pomeroy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Crab Orchard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Glade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Woodlands
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blair, with the one closest to Blair listed first.
- Volunteer Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Volunteer Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Village
- Farragut
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Aire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Aire is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Aire
- Estimated population in 2014: 512 people
- Boyd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Virtue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Virtue is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
- Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
- Karns
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 4,425 people
- Concord
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Ebenezer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Hunting Hills West
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hunting Hills West is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills West
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,970 people
- Middlebrook Acres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Middlebrook Acres is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 593 people
- Heiskell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blair, with the one closest to Blair listed first.
- White Wing Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Eaton Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Sharp Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- Lenoir City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Loudon City Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Loudon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Centersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Luttrell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Greenback
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- McMinn County
- Prigmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Meigs County
- Surprise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blair, with the one closest to Blair listed first.
- Sweetwater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Vonore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blair, with the one closest to Blair listed first.
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
- Coalfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Coal Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Coal Hill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Tupper Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tupper Town is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupper Town
- Petros
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Petros is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
- Population from the 2010 Census: 583 people
- Oakdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Harriman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deermont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Mahan Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mahan Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Village
- Wartburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nemo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blair, with the one closest to Blair listed first.
- Roddy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Lakewood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blair, with the one closest to Blair listed first.
- Hembree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hembree is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hembree
- Smoky Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Smoky Junction is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Junction
- Hughett
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- Montgomery
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Montgomery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Norma
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Norma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Estimated population in 2014: 147 people
- Glenmary
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Elgin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- Robbins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Straight Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Straight Fork is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Fork
- Winona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Winona is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- New River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- West Robbins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Robbins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blair, see our County-by-County Page for Blair.
Cemeteries Near Blair ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blair.
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 Blair - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blair covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blair, with the one closest to Blair listed first.
- Elverton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kaklan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jonesville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ollis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Massengil Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Thornton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ritter Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dyllis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Adcox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Russell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (1089 more) ...
- Orchard View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Usery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Russell Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<4>
While we didn't find Blair in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blair.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blair, with the one closest to Blair listed first.
- Elverton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Elverton is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elverton
- Scandlyn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scandlyn is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandlyn
- Coalfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- DeArmond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- DeArmond is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeArmond
- Kries
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Whetstone ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whetstone is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Oliver Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bear ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Crookedfork ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crookedfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crookedfork
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Oakdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Harriman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leedom ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Leedom is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedom
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blair. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blair.
Newspapers Published in Blair ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blair.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blair, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blair.
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 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 Blair:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Roane County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Blount County
- Campbell County
- Cumberland County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Rhea County
- Scott 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> | 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- Blair) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Blair, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |