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 Calico (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 Calico. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Calico 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 Calico. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Calico:
- Meigs County (The home county of Calico)
- The following are listed by their distance from Calico, with the one closest to Calico listed first.
- Decatur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Goodfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Cute ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Beta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Akeman Crossroad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Sewee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- East View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Surprise
(14 miles [22.5 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 Calico, with the one closest to Calico listed first.
- Summer City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Ninemile
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Brayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Pikeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Winesap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Brockdell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Pailo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calico, with the one closest to Calico listed first.
- Etola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Charleston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bellefounte
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Countryside Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Hopewell Estates
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Hopewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Bent Tree Acres
(23 miles [37 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- East Cleveland
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- Mineral Park
(30 miles [48.3 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 Calico, with the one closest to Calico listed first.
- Jewett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Burke
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Crab Orchard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lake Tansi Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Lantana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Newton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Center Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Greenbriar Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calico, with the one closest to Calico listed first.
- Birchwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Sale Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Top
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Soddy Lake Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Soddy - Daisy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Mowbray
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mowbray is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowbray
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,615 people
- Lakesite
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Caramel Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
- Crabtree Hills
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Lake Dweller
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Dweller is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dweller
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calico, with the one closest to Calico listed first.
- Luttrell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Loudon City Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calico, with the one closest to Calico listed first.
- Lamontville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Riceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Athens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Niota
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Prigmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Calhoun
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Claxton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Bell Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Luskville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Englewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Manila
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Goodsprings
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Grady
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calico, with the one closest to Calico listed first.
- Sweetwater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Madisonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jalapa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Rural Vale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calico, with the one closest to Calico listed first.
- Chestuee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Delano
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Benton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ocoee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Servilla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calico, with the one closest to Calico listed first.
- Bryan Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Lakewood Village
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Dayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Spring City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cumberland Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Graysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Ogden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Roddy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calico, with the one closest to Calico listed first.
- Pioneer Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Glen Alice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Lakemont Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Rockwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- Postoak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Cardiff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- College Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Midtown Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
- Midtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Emory Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Kingston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Calico, see our County-by-County Page for Calico.
Cemeteries Near Calico ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Calico.
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 Calico - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Calico covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Calico, with the one closest to Calico listed first.
- Eaves Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ingle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Correll Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Concord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hunter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Poe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Burttram Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Goodfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Decatur Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (830 more) ...
- Watkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- DeArmond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
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 Calico in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Calico.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Calico, with the one closest to Calico listed first.
- Decatur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Breedenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Breedenton is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedenton
- Cotton Port ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Port is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Port
- Goodfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Pineland ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pineland is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineland
- Cute ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Beta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Evensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Evensville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evensville
- Fiketon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fiketon is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiketon
- Big Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Big Spring is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Sewee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Dayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Folger ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Folger is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
- Rhea Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rhea Springs is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Springs
- Lamontville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Calico. See our List of 1890's Communities around Calico.
Newspapers Published in Calico ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Calico.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Calico, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Calico.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Calico:
- 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
- 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 Calico, 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 from Point A (ie- Calico) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |