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 Brittontown (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 Brittontown. 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 and hospitals 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.
Brittontown is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Madison (NC), Cocke, Hamblen, Hawkins, Unicoi & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Brittontown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brittontown:
- Greene County (The home county of Brittontown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittontown, with the one closest to Brittontown listed first.
- Fairview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Ottway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Baileyton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bolton Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Rheatown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Centersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Centersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Forest Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people
- Afton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Jearoldstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Greeneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Albany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittontown, with the one closest to Brittontown listed first.
- Pine Crest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Central
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Watauga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Woodby Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Woodby Hill is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittontown, with the one closest to Brittontown listed first.
- Parrottsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Bybee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Del Rio
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Myers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Myers is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
- Bridgeport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Jimtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Nough
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nough is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nough
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittontown, with the one closest to Brittontown listed first.
- Wyatt Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Bean Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Marshalls Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittontown, with the one closest to Brittontown listed first.
- Whitesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Silver City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- East Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Bright ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Monte Vista Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- Morristown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Casablanca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittontown, with the one closest to Brittontown listed first.
- Kyles Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Trent Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Yount Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Duck Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Sneedville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittontown, with the one closest to Brittontown listed first.
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Kepler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Strahl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Persia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Blossom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Amis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Surgoinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Greenland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Rogersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bulls Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Church Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Canton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittontown, with the one closest to Brittontown listed first.
- Leadvale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- White Pine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittontown, with the one closest to Brittontown listed first.
- Blair Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
- Fordtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Colonial Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Borden Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Kingsport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beartown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Cherokee Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Horace ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Colby ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Unicoi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittontown, with the one closest to Brittontown listed first.
- Bumpus Cove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Clear Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Ernestville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Flag Pond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Erwin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Banner Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Unicoi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Whispering Pines
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Limestone Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittontown, with the one closest to Brittontown listed first.
- Mill Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Limestone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Ducktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ducktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 457 people
- Big Sandy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Big Sandy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Estimated population in 2014: 542 people
- Bowmantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Locust Mount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Leesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Telford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fall Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nolichucky ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nolichucky is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
- Conklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Conklin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Madison County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittontown, with the one closest to Brittontown listed first.
- Allegheny
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Allenstand
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Cutshalltown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- White Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- White Rock is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Chapel Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Hurricane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Foster Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Hot Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Stackhouse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Walnut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Walnut is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bluff is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Mitchell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittontown, with the one closest to Brittontown listed first.
- Bailey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Richlands
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Yancey County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittontown, with the one closest to Brittontown listed first.
- Sioux
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Ramseytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brittontown, see our County-by-County Page for Brittontown.
Cemeteries Near Brittontown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brittontown.
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 Brittontown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brittontown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brittontown, with the one closest to Brittontown listed first.
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- The Moore Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wash Moore Cemetery
- Fortner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McCurry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Vale Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Caney Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crawford Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Family Cemetery
- The Crawford Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Coney West Cemetery
- Pine Grove Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Whims Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harmony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (979 more) ...
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Price Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Brittontown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brittontown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brittontown, with the one closest to Brittontown listed first.
- Newmansville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Newmansville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Locust Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Locust Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Springs
- Upchurch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Upchurch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upchurch
- Statemount ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Statemount is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statemount
- Ottway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Rheatown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Maltsberger ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maltsberger is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltsberger
- Derby ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Derby is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Afton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swanay ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Swanay is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanay
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Albany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Tusculum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tusculum is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
- Jearoldstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Van Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Van Hill is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brittontown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brittontown.
Newspapers Published in Brittontown ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brittontown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brittontown, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brittontown.
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 Brittontown:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Cocke County
- Grainger County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Jefferson County
- Sullivan County
- Unicoi County
- Washington County
- Madison 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> | 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- Brittontown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Brittontown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |