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 Chilhowee (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 Chilhowee. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Chilhowee 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 Chilhowee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chilhowee:
- Blount County (The home county of Chilhowee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chilhowee, with the one closest to Chilhowee listed first.
- Happy Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Valley is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Sixmile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sixmile is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Brick Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Walnut Hill Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- 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
- Binfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Binfield is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
- Fairway Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
- Chelsey Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Big Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Maryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Red Bank
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- McMullens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- McMullens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chilhowee, with the one closest to Chilhowee listed first.
- Boyd
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Concord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Topside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Topside is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
- Estimated population in 2014: 346 people
- Virtue
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Virtue is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
- Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
- Aldenwood Park
(23 miles [37 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
- Arrowhead
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Belle Aire
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Belle Aire is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Aire
- Estimated population in 2014: 512 people
- Bonny Kate
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
- Ebenezer
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Farragut
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston Woods
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Colonial Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chilhowee, with the one closest to Chilhowee listed first.
- Jena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Trigonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Greenback
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Morganton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Centersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Lenoir City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Loudon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Loudon City Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Sharp Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- Philadelphia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Eaton Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chilhowee, with the one closest to Chilhowee listed first.
- Mecca
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Bell Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Manila
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Nonaburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Englewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Niota
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chilhowee, with the one closest to Chilhowee listed first.
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
- Ballplay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Vonore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Acorn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Belltown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Madisonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jacktown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Tellico Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jalapa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chilhowee, with the one closest to Chilhowee listed first.
- Cave Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Bradbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bradbury is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chilhowee, with the one closest to Chilhowee listed first.
- Wear Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Elkmont ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Elkmont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
- Dupont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Seymour Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
- Waldens Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Starkeytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Starkeytown is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkeytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 431 people
- Chalet Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chalet Village is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
- Seymour
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gatlinburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oak City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Pigeon Forge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chilhowee, with the one closest to Chilhowee listed first.
- Boiling Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Coalville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Coalville is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Marble
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Unaka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Andrews
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Rhodo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodo is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodo
- Topton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ogreeta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Hiwassee Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Grape Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Pleasant Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Graham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chilhowee, with the one closest to Chilhowee listed first.
- Fontana Dam
(13 miles [20.9 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Lake Santeetlah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Santeetlah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Santeetlah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Lake Santeetlah has also been known as:
- Santeetla
- Santeetlah
- Santultah
- Thunderbird Mountain
- Thunderbird
- Robbinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cheoah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cheoah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
- Stecoah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Bear Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Creek is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Macon County (NC)
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Swain County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chilhowee, with the one closest to Chilhowee listed first.
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Forney ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Forney is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Judson ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Judson is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Nantahala
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nantahala is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
- Almond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wesser
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wesser is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chilhowee, see our County-by-County Page for Chilhowee.
Cemeteries Near Chilhowee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chilhowee.
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 Chilhowee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chilhowee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chilhowee, with the one closest to Chilhowee listed first.
- Lower Chilhowee MB Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McMurray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chilhowee Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Keener Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Calderwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Allegheny Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kagleys Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Happy Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Four Mile Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Citico Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (491 more) ...
- Nelson Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kagley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Centenary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Chilhowee had a population of 33 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chilhowee, with the one closest to Chilhowee listed first.
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Allegheny Springs ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Allegheny Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny Springs
- Caringer ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Caringer is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caringer
- Citico ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Citico is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citico
- Mint
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mint is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint
- Mountainville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mountainville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
- Brick Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Montvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Montvale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montvale
- Clover Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clover Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Blockhouse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blockhouse is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
- Trigonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Fairfax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfax is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Greenback
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- McGhee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McGhee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGhee
- Ballplay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chilhowee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chilhowee.
Newspapers Published in Chilhowee ...
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 Chilhowee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chilhowee, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chilhowee.
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 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 Chilhowee:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Blount County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Monroe County
- Roane County
- Sevier County
- Cherokee County
- Graham County
- Macon County
- Swain 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 Chilhowee, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chilhowee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |