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 Cedar Lane (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 Cedar Lane. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Cedar Lane is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Madison (NC), Cocke, Hamblen, Hawkins, Unicoi & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Cedar Lane. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cedar Lane:
- Greene County (The home county of Cedar Lane)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Lane, with the one closest to Cedar Lane listed first.
- Jearoldstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Milburnton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Centersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Centersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Rheatown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Baileyton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Afton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ottway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Horse Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Horse Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 284 people
- Pleasant View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
- Bolton Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Lane, with the one closest to Cedar Lane listed first.
- Pine Crest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Central
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Watauga
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Biltmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Elizabethton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gap Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Woodby Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodby Hill is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
- Tolley Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Hampton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hunter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Siam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Lane, with the one closest to Cedar Lane listed first.
- Whitesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Silver City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Lane, with the one closest to Cedar Lane listed first.
- Kyles Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Lane, with the one closest to Cedar Lane listed first.
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Blossom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Church Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Block City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Green Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Greenland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- New Canton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Mount Carmel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rotherwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Surgoinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kepler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Lane, with the one closest to Cedar Lane listed first.
- Blair Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
- Fordtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Colonial Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Cherokee Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Borden Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Kingsport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Beartown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Colby ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Horace ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Unicoi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Lane, with the one closest to Cedar Lane listed first.
- Bumpus Cove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Banner Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Erwin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Unicoi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ernestville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Whispering Pines
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Clear Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Flag Pond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Limestone Cove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Lane, with the one closest to Cedar Lane listed first.
- Ducktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ducktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 457 people
- Locust Mount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Fall Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Big Sandy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Sandy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Estimated population in 2014: 542 people
- Mill Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Bowmantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Leesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Limestone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Telford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Madison County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Lane, with the one closest to Cedar Lane listed first.
- Allegheny
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Allenstand
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Cutshalltown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- Chapel Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- White Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- White Rock is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Foster Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Mitchell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Lane, with the one closest to Cedar Lane listed first.
- Richlands
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Bailey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Huntdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Relief
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Yancey County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Lane, with the one closest to Cedar Lane listed first.
- Sioux
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Ramseytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cedar Lane, see our County-by-County Page for Cedar Lane.
Cemeteries Near Cedar Lane ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar Lane.
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 Cedar Lane - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cedar Lane covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cedar Lane, with the one closest to Cedar Lane listed first.
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Allegheny Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Family Cemetery
- The Crawford Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Coney West Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kincheloe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Haws Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McCrary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Houston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (967 more) ...
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Providence Presbyterian Churchyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Cedar Lane had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cedar Lane, with the one closest to Cedar Lane listed first.
- Swanay ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Swanay is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanay
- Jearoldstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Maltsberger ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maltsberger is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltsberger
- Milburnton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Christie ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Christie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Lovelace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lovelace is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
- Locust Mount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Fall Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Mill Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Bowmantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Meadowbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Newmansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newmansville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Matuta ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Matuta is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matuta
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cedar Lane. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cedar Lane.
Newspapers Published in Cedar Lane ...
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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedar Lane.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedar Lane, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cedar Lane.
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 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 Cedar Lane:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Sullivan County
- Unicoi County
- Washington County
- Madison County
- Mitchell County
- Yancey 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 Cedar Lane, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Cedar Lane) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |