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 College Grove (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 College Grove. 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 College Grove ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for College Grove: College Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named College Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for College Grove.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
College Grove is located in Roane 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 Roane County: Anderson, Cumberland, Knox, Loudon, McMinn, Meigs, Morgan & Rhea.
Below are the counties that are near College Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to College Grove:
- Roane County (The home county of College Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from College Grove, with the one closest to College Grove listed first.
- Cardiff
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Postoak
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Midtown Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
- Midtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Emory Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Rockwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lakemont Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Laddie Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Bazel Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- Glen Alice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Grove, with the one closest to College Grove listed first.
- Oak Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oliver Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Robertsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Scarboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Leinarts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Spring Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Claxton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Bledsoe County
- Ninemile
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Grove, with the one closest to College Grove listed first.
- Kiser
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- McMullens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- McMullens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
- Friendsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Campbell County
- Shea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shea is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shea
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Grove, with the one closest to College Grove listed first.
- Rogers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
- Hebbertsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Center Ford
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Lake Pomeroy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Crab Orchard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Glade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlands
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Jewett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Greenbriar Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Burke
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Crossville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lake Tansi Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Fentress County
- Clarkrange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Grove, with the one closest to College Grove listed first.
- Farragut
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Virtue
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Virtue is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
- Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
- Belle Aire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Belle Aire is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Aire
- Estimated population in 2014: 512 people
- Boyd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Volunteer Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Volunteer Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Village
- Oak Grove Heights
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Karns
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Grove, with the one closest to College Grove listed first.
- White Wing Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
- Luttrell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Loudon City Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Eaton Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Loudon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Philadelphia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lenoir City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sharp Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- Centersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Morganton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Grove, with the one closest to College Grove listed first.
- Prigmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Bell Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Niota
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Manila
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Grove, with the one closest to College Grove listed first.
- Surprise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Akeman Crossroad
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Sewee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Cute ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Decatur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Calico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Grove, with the one closest to College Grove listed first.
- Sweetwater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Madisonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vonore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Grove, with the one closest to College Grove listed first.
- Harriman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Deermont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
- Coal Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Hill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Nemo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Wartburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lancing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Coalfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Petros
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Petros is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
- Population from the 2010 Census: 583 people
- Annadel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Grove, with the one closest to College Grove listed first.
- Roddy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Lakewood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Spring City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Grove, with the one closest to College Grove listed first.
- Hembree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hembree is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hembree
- Glenmary
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Elgin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- Hughett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- Smoky Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smoky Junction is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Junction
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to College Grove, see our County-by-County Page for College Grove.
Cemeteries Near College Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of College Grove.
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 College Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for College Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from College Grove, with the one closest to College Grove listed first.
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pass Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hembree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cardiff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Post Oak Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ault Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pyott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tedder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Newcome Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (941 more) ...
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bowers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
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 College Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of College Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from College Grove, with the one closest to College Grove listed first.
- Cardiff
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Webster
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Rockwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Emory Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Harriman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Glen Alice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Barnardsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Barnardsville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnardsville
- DeArmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- DeArmond is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeArmond
- Deermont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kries
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Roddy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Paint Rock ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Rock is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around College Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around College Grove.
Newspapers Published in College Grove ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around College Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of College Grove, 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 College Grove.
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 College Grove:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Roane County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Bledsoe County
- Blount County
- Campbell County
- Cumberland County
- Fentress County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Rhea County
- Scott 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 College Grove, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- College Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |