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 Brittsville (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 Brittsville. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Brittsville is located in Meigs 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 Meigs County: Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Rhea & Roane.
Below are the counties that are near Brittsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brittsville:
- Meigs County (The home county of Brittsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittsville, with the one closest to Brittsville listed first.
- East View
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Beta
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Goodfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Calico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Decatur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cute ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Akeman Crossroad
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Sewee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Surprise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittsville, with the one closest to Brittsville listed first.
- Brayton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Summer City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Pikeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pailo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Brockdell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Ninemile
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittsville, with the one closest to Brittsville listed first.
- Etola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Hopewell Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Countryside Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Hopewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Bellefounte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Charleston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bent Tree Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- East Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- South Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- McDonald
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mineral Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittsville, with the one closest to Brittsville listed first.
- Jewett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Burke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittsville, with the one closest to Brittsville listed first.
- Birchwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lakewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Sale Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Soddy Lake Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Soddy Lake Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Lake Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,190 people
- Soddy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Lakesite
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
- Soddy - Daisy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Top
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Daisy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Caramel Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
- Crabtree Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Crabtree Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 763 people
- Harrison Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Ferry is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,769 people
- Loudon County
- Luttrell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittsville, with the one closest to Brittsville listed first.
- Lamontville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Calhoun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Riceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Claxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Luskville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Athens
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Goodsprings
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Etowah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Grady
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Niota
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Englewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Manila
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittsville, with the one closest to Brittsville listed first.
- Jalapa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Rural Vale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Sweetwater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittsville, with the one closest to Brittsville listed first.
- Chestuee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Ocoee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Benton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Delano
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oldfort
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Parksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Ball Play
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Servilla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Archville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Chable ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittsville, with the one closest to Brittsville listed first.
- Bryan Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Graysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Cumberland Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Ogden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Lakewood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Spring City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Roddy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Roane County
- Pioneer Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittsville, with the one closest to Brittsville listed first.
- Center Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Dunlap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Daus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Catoosa County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittsville, with the one closest to Brittsville listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,371 people
- Graysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Murray County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittsville, with the one closest to Brittsville listed first.
- Tennga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gregory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gregory is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Cisco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Temple Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Whitfield County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittsville, with the one closest to Brittsville listed first.
- Red Clay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Parrett Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Parrett Crossing is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrett Crossing
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Cohutta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brittsville, see our County-by-County Page for Brittsville.
Cemeteries Near Brittsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brittsville.
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 Brittsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brittsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brittsville, with the one closest to Brittsville listed first.
- Clint Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Neeley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cowan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McClanahan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cofer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Godsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ruyan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Erwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gamble Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (756 more) ...
- Beech Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Williamson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blevins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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 Brittsville had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brittsville, with the one closest to Brittsville listed first.
- Etola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Big Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Big Spring is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Lamontville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Beta
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Folger ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Folger is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
- Pineland ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pineland is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineland
- Charleston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Goodfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Cotton Port ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cotton Port is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Port
- Sanford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sanford is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Tasso
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tasso is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasso
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Graysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Coulterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Coulterville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulterville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brittsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brittsville.
Newspapers Published in Brittsville ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brittsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brittsville, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brittsville.
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 Brittsville:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Meigs County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Bradley County
- Cumberland County
- Hamilton County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Monroe County
- Polk County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Sequatchie County
- Catoosa County
- Murray County
- Whitfield 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 Brittsville, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brittsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |