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 Chestuee (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 Chestuee. 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.
Chestuee is located in Bradley 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 Bradley County: Murray (GA), Whitfield (GA), Hamilton, McMinn, Meigs & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near Chestuee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chestuee:
- Bradley County (The home county of Chestuee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestuee, with the one closest to Chestuee listed first.
- East Cleveland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Wildwood Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- Cleveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Cleveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Bellefounte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Countryside Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Hopewell Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Hopewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bent Tree Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- McDonald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestuee, with the one closest to Chestuee listed first.
- Howardville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Apison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Apison is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apison
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,469 people
- Collegedale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ooltewah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Auburn Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Auburn Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 929 people
- Birchwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ryall Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ryall Springs is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryall Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,166 people
- Harrison Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Harrison Ferry is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,769 people
- Harrison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Dweller
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Dweller is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dweller
- Lakesite
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
- Caramel Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestuee, with the one closest to Chestuee listed first.
- Calhoun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Luskville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Claxton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Lamontville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Riceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Goodsprings
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Etowah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grady
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Athens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Englewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mecca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Nonaburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestuee, with the one closest to Chestuee listed first.
- East View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Beta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Goodfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Decatur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Calico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Cute ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestuee, with the one closest to Chestuee listed first.
- Epperson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Rural Vale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Jalapa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Coker Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestuee, with the one closest to Chestuee listed first.
- Ocoee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oldfort
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Parksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ball Play
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Chestuee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Chable ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Archville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Delano
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Servilla
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Chanceytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestuee, with the one closest to Chestuee listed first.
- Graysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Bryan Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Catoosa County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestuee, with the one closest to Chestuee listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,371 people
- Catoosa Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
- Graysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ringgold
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Poplar Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Dafron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dafron is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
- Ellie Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
- Boynton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Lakeview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Newnan Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
- Fort Oglethorpe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fannin County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestuee, with the one closest to Chestuee listed first.
- Fry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fry is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- Pierceville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Epworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- McCaysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pantertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- Chestnut Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Gilmer County (GA)
- Santaluca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- Murray County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestuee, with the one closest to Chestuee listed first.
- Tennga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cisco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gregory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gregory is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Temple Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Sumac
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sumac is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Crandall
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Eton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Chatsworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestuee, with the one closest to Chestuee listed first.
- Dewberry Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dewberry Town is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
- Park City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Park City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- John Ross Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- John Ross Estates is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
- Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
- Rossville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Whitfield County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestuee, with the one closest to Chestuee listed first.
- Red Clay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Parrett Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Parrett Crossing is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrett Crossing
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Cohutta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ruralvale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Plainview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
- Varnell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Waring
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Tunnel Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Union Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Union Point is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people
- Rocky Face
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dalton is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,368 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <1>
- Crow ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestuee, with the one closest to Chestuee listed first.
- Burger Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Pleasant Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Postell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chestuee, see our County-by-County Page for Chestuee.
Cemeteries Near Chestuee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chestuee.
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 Chestuee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chestuee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chestuee, with the one closest to Chestuee listed first.
- Union Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chestuee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Thompson Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moores Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lowery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chestuee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pirkle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (641 more) ...
- Swan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Shed 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>
While we didn't find Chestuee in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chestuee.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chestuee, with the one closest to Chestuee listed first.
- Ocoee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Climer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Climer is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climer
- Tasso
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tasso is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasso
- Oldfort
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Cleveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fetzerton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fetzerton is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetzerton
- Felker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Felker is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felker
- Parksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Black Fox
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Black Fox is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Fox
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Conasauga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Patty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Patty is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patty
- Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Calhoun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chestuee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chestuee.
Newspapers Published in Chestuee ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chestuee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chestuee, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chestuee.
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 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 Chestuee:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Bradley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hamilton County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Polk County
- Rhea County
- Catoosa County
- Fannin County
- Gilmer County
- Murray County
- Walker County
- Whitfield County
- Cherokee 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 Chestuee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Chestuee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |