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 Blue Ridge 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 Blue Ridge 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 Blue Ridge 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Blue Ridge Estates: Blue Rdg. Ests. (or less commonly used: Blue Rdge. Ests. or Blue Ridg. Ests.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Blue Ridge Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blue Ridge 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Blue Ridge Estates is located in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County: Carter, Hawkins, Johnson, Washington, Bristol City (VA), Scott (VA) & Washington (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Blue Ridge Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blue Ridge Estates:
- Sullivan County (The home county of Blue Ridge Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Ridge Estates, with the one closest to Blue Ridge Estates listed first.
- Colonial Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Beechwood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Fordtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Borden Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Kingsport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Horace ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Colby ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Orebank
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Cherokee Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Bloomingdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Ridge Estates, with the one closest to Blue Ridge Estates listed first.
- Watauga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Central
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Pine Crest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Biltmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Elizabethton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Gap Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Siam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Hampton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Woodby Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woodby Hill is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
- Tolley Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Buladeen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Ridge Estates, with the one closest to Blue Ridge Estates listed first.
- Jearoldstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Milburnton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Centersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Rheatown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Baileyton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Horse Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Horse Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 284 people
- Afton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Ottway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Pleasant View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Ridge Estates, with the one closest to Blue Ridge Estates listed first.
- Willis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Willis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Kyles Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Ridge Estates, with the one closest to Blue Ridge Estates listed first.
- Rotherwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Frisco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Greenvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Mount Carmel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Block City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Green Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Waycross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Church Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Blossom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- New Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Ridge Estates, with the one closest to Blue Ridge Estates listed first.
- Butler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Unicoi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Ridge Estates, with the one closest to Blue Ridge Estates listed first.
- Whispering Pines
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Unicoi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bumpus Cove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Erwin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Banner Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Limestone Cove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Ernestville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Clear Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Ridge Estates, with the one closest to Blue Ridge Estates listed first.
- Spurgeon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Gray
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Fall Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Flourville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Locust Mount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Austin Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Camelot Two
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Camelot Two is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Two
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,582 people
- North Johnson City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
- Ducktown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ducktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 457 people
- Mitchell County (NC)
- Richlands
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blue Ridge Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Blue Ridge Estates.
Cemeteries Near Blue Ridge Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blue Ridge 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 Blue Ridge Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blue Ridge Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blue Ridge Estates, with the one closest to Blue Ridge Estates listed first.
- Willard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Conkin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Galloway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kendricks Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Duncan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Strickler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shipley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chase Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lady Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (838 more) ...
- Owens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Easley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Easley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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 Blue Ridge Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blue Ridge Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blue Ridge Estates, with the one closest to Blue Ridge Estates listed first.
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Hemlock
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hemlock is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Eden Ridge ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eden Ridge is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Ridge
- Fordtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Slaughter ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Slaughter is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Kingsport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Samuel ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Samuel is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuel
- Horace ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Cloverbottom ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cloverbottom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverbottom
- Meadowbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Boring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Boring is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boring
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Colby ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Orebank
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Butterfly ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Butterfly is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfly
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blue Ridge Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blue Ridge Estates.
Newspapers Published in Blue Ridge 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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blue Ridge Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blue Ridge Estates, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blue Ridge Estates.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Blue Ridge Estates:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sullivan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Greene County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Johnson County
- Unicoi County
- Washington County
- Mitchell 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 Blue Ridge 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blue Ridge Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |