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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 Dupont (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 Dupont. 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 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.

Dupont is located in Sevier 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 Sevier County: Haywood (NC), Swain (NC), Blount, Cocke, Jefferson & Knox.

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

  • Sevier County     (The home county of Dupont)
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dupont, with the one closest to Dupont listed first.
    • Spring Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
    • Claxton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Panther ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Panther is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
    • Peak
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Clinton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Blount County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dupont, with the one closest to Dupont listed first.
    • Cowan Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
      • Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
    • Rocky Branch
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
      • Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
    • Walland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wildwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Townsend
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Miller Cove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Miller Cove is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cove
      • Estimated population in 2014: 267 people
    • Seaton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Bank
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Red Bank is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Eagleton Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
    • Rockford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Rockford is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
    • Rockgardens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Rockgardens is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
      • Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
    • Chelsey Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
    • Alcoa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • 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>
  • Cocke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dupont, with the one closest to Dupont listed first.
    • Birdsville ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Birdsville is located in Cocke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
    • Bailey Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
      • Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
    • Carson Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Cosby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Clevenger
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Clevenger is located in Cocke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
      • Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
    • Wilsonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Jaybird
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jaybird is located in Cocke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
    • Newport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Wilton Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Edwina
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Grainger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dupont, with the one closest to Dupont listed first.
    • Blaine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Lea Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Maples ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Maples is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
    • Dyers Ferry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
    • Massengill Mill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
    • Oakland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Oakland is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
    • Joppa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Lulaville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Lulaville is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
    • Wa-Ni Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
  • Hamblen County
    • Collons Ferry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
  • Jefferson County
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dupont, with the one closest to Dupont listed first.
    • Kimberlin Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Peters Mill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Shooks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Colonial Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Colonial Village is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Bonny Kate
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Thorn Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Moshina Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Moshina Heights is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshina Heights
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,335 people
    • Ramsey Ferry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ramsey Ferry is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 320 people
    • Whites Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Whites Village is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
    • Wooddale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Arrowhead
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Humes Ferry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Humes Ferry is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 8,348 people
  • Loudon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dupont, with the one closest to Dupont listed first.
    • Jena
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenback
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Alleghany ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Alleghany is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
      • Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
    • Centersville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Trigonia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dupont, with the one closest to Dupont listed first.
    • Ipe ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ipe is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
    • Halfway Town ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dupont, with the one closest to Dupont listed first.
    • Plainview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Luttrell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Paulette
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Maynardville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Warwicktown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Warwicktown is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
      • Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
    • Gabe ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Gabe is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
  • Graham County (NC)
  • Swain County (NC)

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

Cemeteries Near Dupont ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dupont.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dupont, with the one closest to Dupont 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.<2>

While we didn't find Dupont in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dupont.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Dupont ...

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 Dupont.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dupont, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dupont.

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 Dupont:

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>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 Dupont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Dupont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.