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 Brotherton (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 Brotherton. 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.
Brotherton 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 Brotherton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brotherton:
- Greene County (The home county of Brotherton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brotherton, with the one closest to Brotherton listed first.
- Romeo
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
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- Morelock ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
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- Albany
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Ottway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
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- Marvin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Mosheim
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Baileyton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Bolton Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Forest Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people
- Greeneville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brotherton, with the one closest to Brotherton listed first.
- Parrottsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bybee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Del Rio
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- West Myers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- West Myers is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
- Wolf Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Jimtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Bridgeport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Jaybird
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Newport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nough is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nough
- Wilsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Clevenger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clevenger is located in Cocke County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brotherton, with the one closest to Brotherton listed first.
- Bean Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wyatt Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Marshalls Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Beans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Beans is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Bowen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Thorn Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Wa-Ni Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brotherton, with the one closest to Brotherton listed first.
- Whitesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Silver City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Bright ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- East Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Monte Vista Estates
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Casablanca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Collons Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brotherton, with the one closest to Brotherton listed first.
- Kyles Ford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Trent Valley
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Willis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Willis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Duck Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Sneedville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Xenophon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brotherton, with the one closest to Brotherton listed first.
- Strahl
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Persia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Bulls Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kepler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Amis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Rogersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Surgoinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Galbraith Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Red Bridge Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
- Blossom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Eidson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brotherton, with the one closest to Brotherton listed first.
- Leadvale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- White Pine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Baneberry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Talbott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rock Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brotherton, with the one closest to Brotherton listed first.
- Blair Gap
(18 miles [29 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Beartown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Beechwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Borden Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Colonial Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Kingsport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Horace ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Morrison City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
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- Unicoi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brotherton, with the one closest to Brotherton listed first.
- Bumpus Cove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Flag Pond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Clear Branch
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
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- Banner Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Erwin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brotherton, with the one closest to Brotherton listed first.
- Ducktown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ducktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 457 people
- Limestone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mill Brook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Big Sandy
(18 miles [29 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
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Fall Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nolichucky ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Nolichucky is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
- Leesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Telford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Harmony
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Madison County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brotherton, with the one closest to Brotherton listed first.
- Allenstand
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Allegheny
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Chapel Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Cutshalltown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- White Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Rock is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Hot Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hurricane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Stackhouse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Foster Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bluff is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Walnut
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Walnut is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brotherton, see our County-by-County Page for Brotherton.
Cemeteries Near Brotherton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brotherton.
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 Brotherton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brotherton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brotherton, with the one closest to Brotherton listed first.
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Everhart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brotherton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Louderback Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Burns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Couch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (936 more) ...
- Dotson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coward Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Brotherton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brotherton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brotherton, with the one closest to Brotherton listed first.
- Romeo
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Albany
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Ottway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Marvin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Pilot Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pilot Knob is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Mosheim
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Strahl
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Derby ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Derby is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Persia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Otes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Otes is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otes
- Midway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rader
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rader is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
- Locust Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Locust Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Springs
- White Horn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- White Horn is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brotherton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brotherton.
Newspapers Published in Brotherton ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brotherton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brotherton, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brotherton.
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 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 Brotherton:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cocke County
- Grainger County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Jefferson County
- Sullivan County
- Unicoi County
- Washington County
- Madison 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> | 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 Brotherton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brotherton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |