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 Carlton (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 Carlton. 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.
Carlton is located in Blount 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 Blount County: Graham (NC), Swain (NC), Knox, Loudon, Monroe & Sevier.
Below are the counties that are near Carlton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carlton:
- Blount County (The home county of Carlton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlton, with the one closest to Carlton listed first.
- Louisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Alcoa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockgardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockgardens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
- Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
- Eagleton Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
- Rockford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Maryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
- Big Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Friendsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Binfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Binfield is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
- Chelsey Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlton, with the one closest to Carlton listed first.
- Spring Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Claxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Scarboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Peak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Oak Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Robertsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Clinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Panther ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Leinarts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Oliver Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlton, with the one closest to Carlton listed first.
- Blaine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lea Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlton, with the one closest to Carlton listed first.
- Strawberry Plains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cook Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
- Dumplin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlton, with the one closest to Carlton listed first.
- Aldenwood Park
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Kingston Woods
(5 miles [8 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
- Topside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Topside is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
- Estimated population in 2014: 346 people
- Ebenezer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Arrowhead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Middlebrook Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Middlebrook Acres is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 593 people
- Bonny Kate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
- Belle Aire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Belle Aire is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Aire
- Estimated population in 2014: 512 people
- Boyd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Virtue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Virtue is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
- Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
- Farragut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlton, with the one closest to Carlton listed first.
- Centersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Greenback
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Lenoir City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sharp Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Eaton Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Morganton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Trigonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- White Wing Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
- Loudon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlton, with the one closest to Carlton listed first.
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Vonore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Ballplay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Acorn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Madisonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlton, with the one closest to Carlton listed first.
- Tupper Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tupper Town is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupper Town
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
- Coalfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Coal Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Hill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Petros
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Petros is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
- Population from the 2010 Census: 583 people
- Harriman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlton, with the one closest to Carlton listed first.
- Bear ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Bradbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bradbury is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Cave Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
- Dyllis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dyllis is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
- Kelley Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kelley Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
- Kries
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- Kingston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Laddie Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlton, with the one closest to Carlton listed first.
- Seymour Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
- Seymour
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dupont
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Oak City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Boyds Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Waldens Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Wear Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Kodak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Catlettsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Henry Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Pigeon Forge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Starkeytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Starkeytown is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkeytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 431 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlton, with the one closest to Carlton listed first.
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Paulette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Plainview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Warwicktown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Warwicktown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Loyston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
- Luttrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Graham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlton, with the one closest to Carlton listed first.
- Fontana Dam
(29 miles [46.7 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 <1>
- Yellow Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carlton, see our County-by-County Page for Carlton.
Cemeteries Near Carlton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carlton.
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 Carlton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carlton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carlton, with the one closest to Carlton listed first.
- Louisville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- George Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Byerly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Middlesettlements Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Armona Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sherwood Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ballards Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (986 more) ...
- Cedar Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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 Carlton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Carlton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Carlton, with the one closest to Carlton listed first.
- Mentor
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mentor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Chandler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chandler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Louisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ewing ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ewing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Maryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Rockford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Disco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Disco is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Bearden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bearden is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Clover Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clover Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Bank ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Virtue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Virtue is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
- Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
- Boyd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Kiser
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carlton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carlton.
Newspapers Published in Carlton ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carlton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carlton, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carlton.
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 Carlton:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Blount County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Grainger County
- Jefferson County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Roane County
- Sevier County
- Union County
- Graham 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 Carlton, 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- Carlton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |