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 Buffalo (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 Buffalo. 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.
Buffalo is located in Anderson 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 Anderson County: Campbell, Knox, Loudon, Morgan, Roane, Scott & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Buffalo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buffalo:
- Anderson County (The home county of Buffalo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Oliver Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Robertsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Leinarts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Fraterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fraterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
- Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
- Oak Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rocky Top
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Top is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Top
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Former names for Rocky Top:
- Coal Creek
- Lake City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Top <1>
- Scarboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Peak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Claxton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Bethel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
- Spring Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Louisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Friendsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kiser
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Shea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shea is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shea
- Caryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Silica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Silica is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
- Jacksboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Crest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Stanfill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stanfill is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfill
- Demory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Demory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demory
- LaFollette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- LaFollette is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
- LaFollette has also been known as:
- Big Creek Gap
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <1>
- Boy ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Boy is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
- Elk Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Elk Valley is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
- Fincastle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fincastle is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Rogers
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
- Hebbertsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Lake Pomeroy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Center Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
- Fairfield Glade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Woodlands
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Armathwaite
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Gernt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Volunteer Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Volunteer Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Village
- Heiskell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Karns
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 4,425 people
- Powell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Farragut
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Aire
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Aire is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Aire
- Estimated population in 2014: 512 people
- Hunting Hills West
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hunting Hills West is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills West
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,970 people
- Middlebrook Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Middlebrook Acres is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 593 people
- Virtue
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Virtue is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
- Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
- Boyd
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Concord
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Cumberland Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Estates is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 304 people
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- White Wing Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Eaton Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Lenoir City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sharp Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- Loudon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Loudon City Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Centersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Petros
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Petros is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
- Population from the 2010 Census: 583 people
- Tupper Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tupper Town is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupper Town
- Mahan Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mahan Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Village
- Coalfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
- Coal Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coal Hill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Wartburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Deermont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Oakdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Mill Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Lancing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Annadel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Nemo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Kelley Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kelley Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Dyllis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dyllis is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
- Bear ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
- Kries
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Bazel Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Bradbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bradbury is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Kingston
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Laddie Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Emory Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Midtown Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Hembree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hembree is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hembree
- Smoky Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Smoky Junction is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Junction
- Montgomery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Montgomery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Norma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Norma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Estimated population in 2014: 147 people
- Hughett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- Straight Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Straight Fork is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Fork
- Winona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Winona is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Glenmary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Elgin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- Robbins
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- New River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- West Robbins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Robbins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Loyston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Paulette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Warwicktown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Warwicktown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buffalo, see our County-by-County Page for Buffalo.
Cemeteries Near Buffalo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buffalo.
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 Buffalo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buffalo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Lowe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bunch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Braytown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Reeves - Daugherty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brushy Mtn. Prison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Petros Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Petros Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Petros Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1094 more) ...
- Petros Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Buffalo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Buffalo.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Windrock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Windrock is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windrock
- Oliver Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Frost
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frost is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Crookedfork ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crookedfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crookedfork
- Coalfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Scandlyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Scandlyn is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandlyn
- Whetstone ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whetstone is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Marlow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marlow is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Robertsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Dossett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dossett is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dossett
- Wartburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Elverton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elverton is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elverton
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Laurel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Laurel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buffalo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buffalo.
Newspapers Published in Buffalo ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buffalo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buffalo, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buffalo.
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 Buffalo:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Anderson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Campbell County
- Cumberland County
- Fentress County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- Morgan County
- Roane County
- Scott County
- Union 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 Buffalo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Buffalo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |