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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Coalfield (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 Coalfield. 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 northeast 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 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.

Coalfield is located in Morgan 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 Morgan County: Anderson, Cumberland, Fentress, Roane & Scott.

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

  • Morgan County     (The home county of Coalfield)
  • Anderson County
  • Blount County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coalfield, with the one closest to Coalfield listed first.
    • Friendsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Kiser
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Louisville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • McMullens
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • McMullens is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
      • Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
    • Big Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
    • Alcoa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Alcoa is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <1>
    • Binfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockford is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
    • Rockgardens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockgardens is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
      • Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
  • Campbell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coalfield, with the one closest to Coalfield listed first.
    • Shea
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Caryville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Silica
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Silica is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
      • Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
    • Pine Crest
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
    • Jacksboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hatmaker ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
    • Demory
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • LaFollette
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Stanfill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Boy ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Boy is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
    • Forkvale ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Forkvale is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coalfield, with the one closest to Coalfield listed first.
    • Rogers
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Rogers is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
    • Hebbertsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Lake Pomeroy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Center Ford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
    • Fairfield Glade
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Crab Orchard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Woodlands
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
      • Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coalfield, with the one closest to Coalfield listed first.
    • Volunteer Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Volunteer Village is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Village
    • Karns
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Oak Grove Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Oak Grove Heights is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 4,425 people
    • Belle Aire
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Belle Aire is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Aire
      • Estimated population in 2014: 512 people
    • Farragut
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Boyd
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Virtue
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Virtue is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
      • Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
    • Concord
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Heiskell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Hunting Hills West
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Hunting Hills West is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills West
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,970 people
    • Middlebrook Acres
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Middlebrook Acres is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook Acres
      • Estimated population in 2014: 593 people
    • Powell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Ebenezer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Loudon County
  • McMinn County
  • Meigs County
  • Monroe County
  • Rhea County
  • Roane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coalfield, with the one closest to Coalfield listed first.
    • Kelley Town
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Kelley Town is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
    • Dyllis
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ethel ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ethel is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
    • Kries
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Wheat ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bear ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Bear is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
    • Bazel Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Bazel Town is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
    • Selkirk ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Selkirk is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
    • Bradbury
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Kingston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Laddie Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Laddie Village is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
    • Emory Gap
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Midtown Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
  • Scott County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coalfield, with the one closest to Coalfield listed first.
    • Gabe ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Gabe is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
    • Loyston ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Coalfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coalfield.

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 Coalfield - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Coalfield had a post office and no railroad service. In 2010, Coalfield had a population of 2,463 people.

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

  • Scandlyn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Scandlyn is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandlyn
  • Elverton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Elverton is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elverton
  • Oliver Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Whetstone ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Whetstone is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
  • DeArmond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • DeArmond is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeArmond
  • Ethel ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ethel is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
  • Windrock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Windrock is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windrock
  • Crookedfork ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Crookedfork is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crookedfork
  • Kries
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Wheat ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Oakdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Oakdale is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Bear ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bear is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Robertsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Fairview ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Fairview is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Frost
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Frost is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost

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

Newspapers Published in Coalfield ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coalfield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coalfield, 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 Coalfield.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Coalfield:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coalfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Coalfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.