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 Dante (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 Dante. 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 doctors and 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.
Dante is located in Knox 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 Knox County: Anderson, Blount, Grainger, Jefferson, Loudon, Roane, Sevier & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Dante. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dante:
- Knox County (The home county of Dante)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dante, with the one closest to Dante listed first.
- Powell
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fountain City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fountain City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
- Smithwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Smithwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,661 people
- Cumberland Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Estates is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 304 people
- Greenway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Murphy Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Plantation Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Plantation Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,073 people
- Halls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Halls is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Heiskell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Marble City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Marble City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Knoxville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hunting Hills West
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hunting Hills West is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills West
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,970 people
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dante, with the one closest to Dante listed first.
- Claxton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Panther ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Peak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
- Andersonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Leinarts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Norris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Scarboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fraterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fraterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
- Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
- Robertsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dante, with the one closest to Dante listed first.
- Rockford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Louisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Alcoa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Eagleton Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
- Wildwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockgardens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rockgardens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
- Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
- Maryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Friendsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Big Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Chelsey Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Fairway Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
- Cowan Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
- Kiser
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dante, with the one closest to Dante listed first.
- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Pine Crest
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
- Demory
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Boy ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Boy is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
- Girlton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Girlton is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlton
- Shea
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Caryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Silica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Silica is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
- LaFollette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Victory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fincastle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fincastle is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dante, with the one closest to Dante listed first.
- Big Barren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Speedwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sandlick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dante, with the one closest to Dante listed first.
- Blaine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lea Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maples ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Joppa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Massengill Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Lulaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Washburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dyers Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dante, with the one closest to Dante listed first.
- Strawberry Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cook Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
- Dumplin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Market
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rocky Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- Piedmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Alena ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Flat Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jefferson City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dante, with the one closest to Dante listed first.
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- White Wing Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
- Eaton Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lenoir City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sharp Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- Centersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Greenback
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Loudon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loudon City Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Morganton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trigonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dante, with the one closest to Dante listed first.
- Tupper Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Coalfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Petros
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Coal Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mahan Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mahan Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Village
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dante, with the one closest to Dante listed first.
- Bear ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Kelley Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kelley Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bradbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dyllis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kries
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cave Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bazel Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Kingston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Laddie Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dante, with the one closest to Dante listed first.
- Hembree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Smoky Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dante, with the one closest to Dante listed first.
- Seymour Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
- Seymour
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Boyds Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kodak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dupont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Henry Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Catlettsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sevierville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waldens Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millican Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Middle Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon Forge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dante, with the one closest to Dante listed first.
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Paulette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Warwicktown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Warwicktown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Luttrell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Maynardville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Loo ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Phebe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Braden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dante, see our County-by-County Page for Dante.
Cemeteries Near Dante ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dante.
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 Dante - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dante covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dante, with the one closest to Dante listed first.
- Parker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Callahan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hudgens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Golden Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bookwalter UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bradley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Latham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Gray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Slave Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lynnhurst Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (1236 more) ...
- Nelson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Parker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Dante had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dante, with the one closest to Dante listed first.
- Smithwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Smithwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,661 people
- Fountain City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fountain City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
- Halls Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Halls Crossroads is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Crossroads
- Pedigo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pedigo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedigo
- Treeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Treeville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treeville
- Knoxville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Heiskell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bearden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bearden is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
- Panther ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Preston ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Preston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Peak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bud ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bud is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
- Ball Camp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ball Camp is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Camp
- Caswell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Caswell is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caswell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dante. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dante.
Newspapers Published in Dante ...
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 197 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dante.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dante, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dante.
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 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 Dante:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Knox County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Blount County
- Campbell County
- Claiborne County
- Grainger County
- Jefferson County
- Loudon County
- Morgan County
- Roane County
- Scott County
- Sevier County
- Union 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 Dante, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dante) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |