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 Chestnut Ridge (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 Chestnut Ridge. 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 Chestnut Ridge ...
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 Chestnut Ridge: Chestnut Rdg. (or less commonly used: Chestnut Rdge. or Chestnut Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Chestnut Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chestnut Ridge.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Chestnut Ridge 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 Chestnut Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chestnut Ridge:
- Greene County (The home county of Chestnut Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Ridge, with the one closest to Chestnut Ridge listed first.
- Henshaw ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Henshaw is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
- Estimated population in 2014: 470 people
- Horse Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 284 people
- Pleasant View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
- Tusculum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tusculum is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
- Water Fork Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Water Fork Mill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Fork Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 445 people
- Afton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rheatown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Bolton Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Camp Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Forest Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Forest Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people
- Greeneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Ridge, with the one closest to Chestnut Ridge listed first.
- Pine Crest
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Woodby Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Woodby Hill is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
- Central
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Tolley Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Gap Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Watauga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Biltmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Elizabethton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Ridge, with the one closest to Chestnut Ridge listed first.
- Wolf Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Del Rio
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Parrottsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Nough
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nough is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nough
- West Myers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Myers is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
- Bridgeport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Tom Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tom Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Bybee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jimtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Jaybird
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Newport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Ridge, with the one closest to Chestnut Ridge listed first.
- Silver City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Whitesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Ridge, with the one closest to Chestnut Ridge listed first.
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Kepler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Strahl
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Blossom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Persia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Bulls Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Surgoinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Amis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Rogersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Greenland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Green Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Ridge, with the one closest to Chestnut Ridge listed first.
- Blair Gap
(21 miles [33.8 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Colonial Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Beechwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Colby ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Borden Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Kingsport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Piney Flats
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beartown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Cherokee Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Unicoi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Ridge, with the one closest to Chestnut Ridge listed first.
- Bumpus Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Clear Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Flag Pond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Ernestville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Banner Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Erwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Unicoi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Whispering Pines
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Limestone Cove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- 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 Chestnut Ridge, with the one closest to Chestnut Ridge listed first.
- Nolichucky ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nolichucky is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
- Limestone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Conklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Conklin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Mill Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Telford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Sandy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Sandy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Estimated population in 2014: 542 people
- Bowmantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Kansas City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kansas City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Ducktown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ducktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 457 people
- Leesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Locust Mount
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Buncombe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Ridge, with the one closest to Chestnut Ridge listed first.
- Democrat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Flat Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Barnardsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Madison County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Ridge, with the one closest to Chestnut Ridge listed first.
- Allegheny
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Allenstand
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Cutshalltown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- White Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- White Rock is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Chapel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Foster Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Hurricane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Hot Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stackhouse
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Walnut
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Walnut is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Bethel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Petersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Mitchell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Ridge, with the one closest to Chestnut Ridge listed first.
- Bailey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Richlands
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Huntdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Relief
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Tipton Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Red Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Buladean
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Yancey County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Ridge, with the one closest to Chestnut Ridge listed first.
- Sioux
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Higgins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Ramseytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Day Book
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Green Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burnsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Low Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Pensacola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Double Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Murchison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chestnut Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Chestnut Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Chestnut Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chestnut Ridge.
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 Chestnut Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chestnut Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chestnut Ridge, with the one closest to Chestnut Ridge listed first.
- Mountain View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Adam Painter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Painter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glaze Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Arrington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Painter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (1056 more) ...
- Mauk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Asbury UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Chestnut Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chestnut Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chestnut Ridge, with the one closest to Chestnut Ridge listed first.
- Henshaw ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Henshaw is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
- Estimated population in 2014: 470 people
- Horse Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 284 people
- Tusculum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tusculum is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
- Afton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Brownsboro ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsboro is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
- Rheatown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Statemount ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Statemount is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statemount
- Limestone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Broylesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Broylesville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broylesville
- Upchurch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Upchurch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upchurch
- Clarkson ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clarkson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Washington College
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Washington College is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington College
- Derby ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Derby is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Newmansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Newmansville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chestnut Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chestnut Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Chestnut Ridge ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chestnut Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chestnut Ridge, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chestnut Ridge.
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 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 Chestnut Ridge:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Cocke County
- Hamblen County
- Hawkins County
- Sullivan County
- Unicoi County
- Washington County
- Buncombe 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> | 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 Chestnut Ridge, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chestnut Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |