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 Caney Creek (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 Caney Creek. 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.
Name Variations for Caney Creek ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Caney Creek: Caney Crk. (or less commonly used: Caney Ck. or Caney Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Caney Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Caney Creek.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Caney Creek is located in Polk 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 Polk County: Fannin (GA), Murray (GA), Cherokee (NC), Bradley, McMinn & Monroe.
Below are the counties that are near Caney Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Caney Creek:
- Polk County (The home county of Caney Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Caney Creek, with the one closest to Caney Creek listed first.
- Archville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Chable ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Parksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Benton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chanceytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Ball Play
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Ocoee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Servilla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Ducktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oldfort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Copperhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caney Creek, with the one closest to Caney Creek listed first.
- Bellefounte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Charleston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Wildwood Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- East Cleveland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Cleveland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Countryside Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Hopewell Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Hopewell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Bent Tree Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- Etola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caney Creek, with the one closest to Caney Creek listed first.
- Howardville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Apison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Apison is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apison
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,469 people
- Collegedale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ooltewah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caney Creek, with the one closest to Caney Creek listed first.
- Luskville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Claxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Etowah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Goodsprings
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Grady
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Calhoun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mecca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Riceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Englewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Nonaburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Lamontville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Athens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caney Creek, with the one closest to Caney Creek listed first.
- East View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Beta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Goodfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caney Creek, with the one closest to Caney Creek listed first.
- Epperson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Coker Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Rural Vale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Jalapa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Jacktown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Tellico Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Belltown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Catoosa County (GA)
- Mount Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,371 people
- Fannin County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Caney Creek, with the one closest to Caney Creek listed first.
- Fry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fry is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- McCaysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Epworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pantertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- Pierceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Chestnut Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Mineral Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cutcane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cutcane is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
- Greens Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Morganton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hemp
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hemp is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
- Gilmer County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Caney Creek, with the one closest to Caney Creek listed first.
- Santaluca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- Cherry Log
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- White Path
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Northcutt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Northcutt is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
- Ellijay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- East Ellijay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tails Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- Murray County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Caney Creek, with the one closest to Caney Creek listed first.
- Tennga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cisco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Temple Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Crandall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sumac
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sumac is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Eton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chatsworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union County (GA)
- Bethlehem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Whitfield County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Caney Creek, with the one closest to Caney Creek listed first.
- Ruralvale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Red Clay
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Cohutta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Parrett Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Parrett Crossing is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrett Crossing
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Plainview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
- Varnell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Caney Creek, with the one closest to Caney Creek listed first.
- Burger Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Pleasant Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Postell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Hothouse
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Vests
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Hiwassee Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Culberson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Ogreeta
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Unaka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Grape Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Murphy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Caney Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Caney Creek.
Cemeteries Near Caney Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Caney Creek.
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 Caney Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Caney Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Caney Creek, with the one closest to Caney Creek listed first.
- Old Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beckler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greasy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Runyon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Curbow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Reliance Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Carden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hillard - Ladd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (539 more) ...
- Parris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Campbellite Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stephens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Caney Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Caney Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Caney Creek, with the one closest to Caney Creek listed first.
- Chable ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Sylco
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sylco is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylco
- Parksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Reliance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fetzerton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fetzerton is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetzerton
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Alaculsy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alaculsy is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaculsy
- Benton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ocoee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oldfort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Doogan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Doogan is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doogan
- Ducktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Patty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Patty is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patty
- Servilla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Turtletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Caney Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Caney Creek.
Newspapers Published in Caney Creek ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Caney Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Caney Creek, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Caney Creek.
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 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 Caney Creek:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Polk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradley County
- Hamilton County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Catoosa County
- Fannin County
- Gilmer County
- Murray County
- Union County
- Whitfield County
- Cherokee 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 Caney Creek, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Caney Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |