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 East Etowah (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 East Etowah. 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 East Etowah ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for East Etowah: E. Etowah
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
East Etowah is located in McMinn 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 McMinn County: Bradley, Loudon, Meigs, Monroe, Polk & Roane.
Below are the counties that are near East Etowah. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Etowah:
- McMinn County (The home county of East Etowah)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Etowah, with the one closest to East Etowah listed first.
- Etowah
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Grady
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Goodsprings
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Mecca
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Nonaburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Englewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Claxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Luskville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Manila
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Athens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Etowah, with the one closest to East Etowah listed first.
- Charleston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bellefounte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Countryside Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Etola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Hopewell Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Hopewell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- East Cleveland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Cleveland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- South Cleveland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Wildwood Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- Bent Tree Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Etowah, with the one closest to East Etowah listed first.
- Birchwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lakewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Etowah, with the one closest to East Etowah listed first.
- Luttrell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Morganton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Trigonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Loudon City Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Loudon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Greenback
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Etowah, with the one closest to East Etowah listed first.
- Goodfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Decatur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sewee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Cute ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Beta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Calico
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Surprise
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- East View
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Akeman Crossroad
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Etowah, with the one closest to East Etowah listed first.
- Jalapa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Rural Vale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Epperson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Tellico Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coker Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Jacktown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Belltown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Madisonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Acorn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Ballplay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Etowah, with the one closest to East Etowah listed first.
- Delano
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Servilla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Chestuee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Benton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Archville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Ocoee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Chable ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Chanceytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Ducktown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oldfort
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Etowah, with the one closest to East Etowah listed first.
- Bryan Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Lakewood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Dayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roane County
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Fannin County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Etowah, with the one closest to East Etowah listed first.
- Fry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fry is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- McCaysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pantertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- Epworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pierceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Chestnut Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Murray County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Etowah, with the one closest to East Etowah listed first.
- Tennga
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cisco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Temple Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Etowah, with the one closest to East Etowah listed first.
- Liberty
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Pleasant Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Burger Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Hiwassee Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Postell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Vests
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Unaka
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Ogreeta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Hothouse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Grape Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Boiling Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Culberson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Etowah, see our County-by-County Page for East Etowah.
Cemeteries Near East Etowah ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Etowah.
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 East Etowah - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Etowah covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Etowah, with the one closest to East Etowah listed first.
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kirksey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Buttram Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Conasauga Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Goodsprings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carlock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cambria Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (642 more) ...
- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wesleyanna Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Love 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.<2>
While we didn't find East Etowah in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Etowah.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Etowah, with the one closest to East Etowah listed first.
- Grady
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Carlock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carlock is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlock
- Williamsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Mecca
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Servilla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Nonaburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Luskville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Rural Vale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Jalapa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Patty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Patty is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patty
- Reliance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Athens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mount Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Riceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Epperson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Etowah. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Etowah.
Newspapers Published in East Etowah ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Etowah.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Etowah, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Etowah.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 East Etowah:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to McMinn County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradley County
- Hamilton County
- Loudon County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Polk County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Fannin County
- Murray County
- Cherokee 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> | 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 East Etowah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- East Etowah) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |