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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Caringer. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Caringer to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Caringer, please Contact Us.
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 Caringer (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 Caringer. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Caringer is historic, it would have been located within present day Monroe 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 Monroe County: Cherokee (NC), Graham (NC), Blount, Loudon, McMinn & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near Caringer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Caringer:
- Monroe County (The home county of Caringer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Caringer, with the one closest to Caringer listed first.
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Ballplay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
- Acorn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Vonore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Jacktown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Tellico Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Madisonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jalapa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caringer, with the one closest to Caringer listed first.
- Chilhowee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Happy Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Valley is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Brick Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Sixmile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sixmile is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Walnut Hill Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Walnut Hill Estates is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,394 people
- Binfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Binfield is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
- Fairway Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Big Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Chelsey Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- McMullens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- McMullens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
- Friendsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caringer, with the one closest to Caringer listed first.
- Boyd
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Topside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Topside is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
- Estimated population in 2014: 346 people
- Virtue
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Virtue is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
- Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
- Aldenwood Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
- Arrowhead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Belle Aire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Belle Aire is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Aire
- Estimated population in 2014: 512 people
- Ebenezer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Farragut
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bonny Kate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
- Kingston Woods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kingston Woods is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Woods
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,790 people
- Colonial Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caringer, with the one closest to Caringer listed first.
- Trigonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Jena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Greenback
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Morganton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Centersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Loudon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lenoir City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Loudon City Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Sharp Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- Eaton Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caringer, with the one closest to Caringer listed first.
- Mecca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Nonaburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Bell Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Manila
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Englewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Niota
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Grady
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Etowah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prigmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Polk County
- Servilla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Roane County
- Cave Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caringer, with the one closest to Caringer listed first.
- Wear Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Elkmont ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Elkmont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
- Dupont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Seymour Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
- Starkeytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Starkeytown is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkeytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 431 people
- Waldens Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Chalet Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chalet Village is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Caringer, with the one closest to Caringer listed first.
- Boiling Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Unaka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Coalville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Coalville is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Marble
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Andrews
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Hiwassee Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Ogreeta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Rhodo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodo is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodo
- Topton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grape Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Pleasant Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Graham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Caringer, with the one closest to Caringer listed first.
- Fontana Dam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fontana Dam is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Dam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Fontana Dam has also been known as:
- Fontana Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana Dam <2>
- Lake Santeetlah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Santeetlah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Santeetlah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Lake Santeetlah has also been known as:
- Santeetla
- Santeetlah
- Santultah
- Thunderbird Mountain
- Thunderbird
- Yellow Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Robbinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cheoah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cheoah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
- Stecoah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Bear Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Creek is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Macon County (NC)
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Swain County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Caringer, with the one closest to Caringer listed first.
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Nantahala
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nantahala is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
- Forney ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Forney is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Judson ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Judson is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Wesser
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wesser is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
- Almond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Caringer, see our County-by-County Page for Caringer.
Cemeteries Near Caringer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Caringer.
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 Caringer - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Caringer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Caringer, with the one closest to Caringer listed first.
- Keener Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McMurray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Calderwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lower Chilhowee MB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Citico Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Allegheny Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Four Mile Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chilhowee Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chota Memorial
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chota Memorial
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chota Memorial is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the east of Toqua.
- The Chota Memorial has also been known as:
- Chota Cherokee Memorial
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1410522 <3>
- Little Toqua Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Farrs Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (464 more) ...
- Nelson Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Orr Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kagleys Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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.
Caringer itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Caringer, with the one closest to Caringer listed first.
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Chilhowee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Citico ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Citico is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citico
- Allegheny Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Allegheny Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny Springs
- Mountainville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mountainville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
- Mint
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mint is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint
- Ballplay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Acorn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Rafter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rafter is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rafter
- Brick Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Fairfax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fairfax is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Trigonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Montvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Montvale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montvale
- McGhee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- McGhee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGhee
- Belltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Caringer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Caringer.
Newspapers Published in Caringer ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Caringer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Caringer, 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 Caringer.
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 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 Caringer:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Polk County
- Roane County
- Sevier County
- Cherokee County
- Graham County
- Macon County
- Swain County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Caringer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Caringer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |