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 Boring (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 Boring. 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 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.
Boring 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 Boring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boring:
- Sullivan County (The home county of Boring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boring, with the one closest to Boring listed first.
- Colby ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Thom ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Sac ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sac is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
- Fordtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Lella ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Colonial Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Piney Flats
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blountville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Galloway Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Galloway Mill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 665 people
- Beechwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boring, with the one closest to Boring listed first.
- Watauga
(9 miles [14.5 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Biltmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Pine Crest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Elizabethton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Siam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Gap Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Hampton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Woodby Hill
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Buladeen
(22 miles [35.4 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 Boring, with the one closest to Boring listed first.
- Milburnton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Jearoldstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Centersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Centersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Rheatown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Horse Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 284 people
- Baileyton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Afton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Pleasant View
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Tusculum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tusculum is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
- Bolton Estates
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Henshaw ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Henshaw is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
- Estimated population in 2014: 470 people
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boring, with the one closest to Boring listed first.
- Rotherwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Greenvale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Mount Carmel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Frisco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Waycross
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Block City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Green Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Church Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Blossom
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- New Canton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boring, with the one closest to Boring listed first.
- Butler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Winchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Norris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Norris is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
- Unicoi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boring, with the one closest to Boring listed first.
- Whispering Pines
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Unicoi
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Limestone Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Bumpus Cove
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Banner Hill
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Ernestville
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 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 Boring, with the one closest to Boring listed first.
- Spurgeon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Flourville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Gray
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Austin Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Camelot Two
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
- Oakland Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Johnson City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
- Former names for Johnson City:
- Blue Plum Station
- Haynesville
- Johnsons Depot
- Johnsons Tank
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <1>
- Carnegie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- Harmony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Mitchell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boring, with the one closest to Boring listed first.
- Richlands
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Buladean
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Bailey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Relief
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Huntdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Tipton Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Yancey County (NC)
- Sioux
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Boring, see our County-by-County Page for Boring.
Cemeteries Near Boring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boring.
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 Boring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Boring, with the one closest to Boring listed first.
- Deck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sanders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Goodman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- East Tennessee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tennessee Cemetery
- The East Tennessee Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tri-Cities Memorial Gardens
- Tri-Cities Memory Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #549219 <2>
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (895 more) ...
- Africa Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Snyder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
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, Boring had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Boring, with the one closest to Boring listed first.
- Hilton ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hilton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
- Colby ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Thom ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Lawson ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lawson is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Samuel ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Samuel is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuel
- Flourville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Sac ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sac is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
- Fordtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Lella ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Hemlock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Austin Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Austin Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Springs
- Piney Flats
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Edgeworth ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Edgeworth is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Boring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boring.
Newspapers Published in Boring ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boring, 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 Boring.
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 Boring:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sullivan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Greene County
- Hawkins County
- Johnson County
- Unicoi County
- Washington County
- Mitchell County
- Yancey 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 Boring, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |