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 Collingwood (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 Collingwood. 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 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.
Collingwood is located in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County: Carter, Hawkins, Johnson, Washington, Bristol City (VA), Scott (VA) & Washington (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Collingwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Collingwood:
- Sullivan County (The home county of Collingwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collingwood, with the one closest to Collingwood listed first.
- Walnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Bristol
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Akard Addition
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Cross
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cross is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Forest Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Hunter Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
- Blountville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beechnut City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Galloway Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Galloway Mill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 665 people
- Mill Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Bluff City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <1>
- Cedar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collingwood, with the one closest to Collingwood listed first.
- Biltmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Buladeen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Hunter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Watauga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Elizabethton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Siam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Central
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Pine Crest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Hampton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fish Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Gap Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Tolley Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collingwood, with the one closest to Collingwood listed first.
- Jearoldstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Milburnton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collingwood, with the one closest to Collingwood listed first.
- Rotherwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Frisco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Greenvale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Waycross
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Mount Carmel
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Block City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Green Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Church Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Blossom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- New Canton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collingwood, with the one closest to Collingwood listed first.
- Winchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Butler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Fuller
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Mountain City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Shingletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Norris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Norris is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Unicoi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collingwood, with the one closest to Collingwood listed first.
- Whispering Pines
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Limestone Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Unicoi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collingwood, with the one closest to Collingwood listed first.
- Flourville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Oak Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Spurgeon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Austin Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Oakland Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oakland Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
- Gray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carnegie
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- East Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- East Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
- Johnson City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
- Former names for Johnson City:
- Blue Plum Station
- Haynesville
- Johnsons Depot
- Johnsons Tank
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <1>
- North Johnson City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- North Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
- South Gate Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- South Gate Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
- Camelot Two
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Camelot Two is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Two
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,582 people
- Avery County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collingwood, with the one closest to Collingwood listed first.
- Mount Gilead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Whaley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whaley is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Collingwood, see our County-by-County Page for Collingwood.
Cemeteries Near Collingwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Collingwood.
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 Collingwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Collingwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Collingwood, with the one closest to Collingwood listed first.
- Harr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Steele Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dishner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dishner Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dishner Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the west of Bristol.
- The Dishner Cemetery has also been known as:
- A.M. Dishner Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11370 <3>
- Harr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Snodgrass Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ordway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bristol.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12436 <3>
- Shelby Hills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leonard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (781 more) ...
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Denton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dishner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Collingwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Collingwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Collingwood, with the one closest to Collingwood listed first.
- Bristol
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Blountville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Paperville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Paperville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paperville
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sumpter is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Mill Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Lella ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Bluff City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <1>
- Beidlemans ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beidlemans is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beidlemans
- Ruthton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Edgeworth ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Edgeworth is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Sac ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sac is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
- Thom ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Holston Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Lawson ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lawson is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Childress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Collingwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Collingwood.
Newspapers Published in Collingwood ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Collingwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Collingwood, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Collingwood.
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 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 Collingwood:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sullivan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Greene County
- Hawkins County
- Johnson County
- Unicoi County
- Washington County
- Avery 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Collingwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Collingwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |