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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 Cave 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 Cave 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 Cave 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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

Another variation: Cavecreek.

  • A typical abbreviation for Cave Creek: Cave Crk. (or less commonly used: Cave Ck. or Cave Cr.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cave Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cave 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Cave Creek is located in Roane 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 Roane County: Anderson, Cumberland, Knox, Loudon, McMinn, Meigs, Morgan & Rhea.

Below are the counties that are near Cave Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cave Creek:

  • Roane County     (The home county of Cave Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cave Creek, with the one closest to Cave Creek listed first.
    • Bradbury
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Selkirk ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Selkirk is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
    • Laddie Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Laddie Village is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
    • Iron Divide ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 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
    • Kries
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Wheat ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Kingston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dyllis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bear ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bear is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
    • Midtown Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
    • Midtown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Midtown is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
    • Morrisgap ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Morrisgap is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
  • Anderson County
  • Blount County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cave Creek, with the one closest to Cave Creek listed first.
    • Kiser
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • McMullens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • McMullens is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
      • Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
    • Friendsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
    • Big Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Louisville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Binfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Brick Mill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairway Estates
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
      • Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
    • Walnut Hill Estates
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Alcoa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Alcoa is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <1>
    • Maryville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Campbell County
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cave Creek, with the one closest to Cave Creek listed first.
    • Rogers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Rogers is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
    • Hebbertsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Center Ford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
    • Lake Pomeroy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Crab Orchard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Fairfield Glade
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jewett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cave Creek, with the one closest to Cave Creek listed first.
    • Boyd
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Farragut
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Virtue
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Virtue is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
      • Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
    • Belle Aire
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Belle Aire is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Aire
      • Estimated population in 2014: 512 people
    • Concord
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Volunteer Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Volunteer Village is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Village
    • Ebenezer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Oak Grove Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Grove Heights is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 4,425 people
    • Karns
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Aldenwood Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
      • Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
    • Kingston Woods
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Kingston Woods is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Woods
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,790 people
    • Hunting Hills West
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hunting Hills West is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills West
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,970 people
  • Loudon County
  • McMinn County
  • Meigs County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cave Creek, with the one closest to Cave Creek listed first.
    • Sweetwater
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Vonore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
    • Madisonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Toqua ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Acorn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Halfway Town ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
    • Ballplay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Belltown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Ipe ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Ipe is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
  • Morgan County
  • Rhea County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cave Creek, with the one closest to Cave Creek listed first.
    • Roddy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Lakewood Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
    • Spring City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Scott County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cave Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Cave Creek.

Cemeteries Near Cave Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cave 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 Cave Creek - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cave Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cave Creek, with the one closest to Cave Creek listed first.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cave Creek had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Cave Creek, with the one closest to Cave Creek listed first.

  • Oral
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Oral is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral
  • Paint Rock ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Paint Rock is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
  • Adolphus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Adolphus is located in Loudon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adolphus
  • Loudon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Eaton Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Selkirk ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Selkirk is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
  • Vancouver ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Vancouver is located in Loudon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
  • Kries
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Wheat ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Kingston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Philadelphia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Morrisgap ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Morrisgap is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Pattie Gap ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pattie Gap is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattie Gap
    • Coytee ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Coytee is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coytee
    • Bear ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bear is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cave Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cave Creek.

Newspapers Published in Cave 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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cave Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cave Creek, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cave Creek.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Cave Creek:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Cave Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Cave Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.