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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 East Fork (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 Fork. 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 Fork ...

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 Fork: E. Fork

You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Fork. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Fork.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

East Fork 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 East Fork. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Fork:

  • Sevier County     (The home county of East Fork)
  • Blount County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Fork, with the one closest to East Fork listed first.
    • Townsend
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cowan Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
      • Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
    • Walland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Miller Cove
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • Red Bank
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Red Bank is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Rocky Branch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
      • Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
    • Wildwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Seaton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Eagleton Village
      (29 miles [46.7 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Rockford is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
    • Chelsey Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
    • Rockgardens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Rockgardens is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
      • Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
  • Cocke County
  • Grainger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Fork, with the one closest to East Fork listed first.
    • Dyers Ferry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
    • Oakland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Oakland is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
    • Massengill Mill
      (26 miles [41.8 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
    • Wa-Ni Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
    • Blaine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lea Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Maples ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Maples is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
    • Lulaville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Lulaville is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
    • Joppa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rutledge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Fork, with the one closest to East Fork listed first.
    • Beulah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Warrensburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sirenburg ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sirenburg is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
    • Bright Hope
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Chucky ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Little Chucky is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
  • Hamblen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Fork, with the one closest to East Fork listed first.
    • Monte Vista Estates
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
    • Collons Ferry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
    • Morristown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Casablanca
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
    • East Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • East Village is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
    • Silver City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver City is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Fork, with the one closest to East Fork listed first.
    • Dandridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Cook Mill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
    • Dumplin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Piedmont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Flat Gap
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Baneberry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Alena ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Alena is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
    • Rocky Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
    • Edna
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • New Market
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jefferson City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • White Pine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Leadvale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Fork, with the one closest to East Fork listed first.
    • Peters Mill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Thorn Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Kimberlin Heights
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Lyonton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lyonton is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
    • Riverdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wooddale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Highpoint ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Highpoint is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
    • Mascot
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Mascot is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
    • Moshina Heights
      (23 miles [37 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
    • Shooks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Mayo ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Mayo is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,366 people
    • McMillan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • McMillan is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
    • Ramsey Ferry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Ramsey Ferry is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 320 people
  • Union County
  • Haywood County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Fork, with the one closest to East Fork listed first.
    • Mount Sterling
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Teague ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Teague is located in Haywood County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
    • Maggie Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jackson County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Fork, with the one closest to East Fork listed first.
    • Paint Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Paint Town is located in Jackson County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
    • Whittier
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Madison County (NC)
    • Lynch ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Lynch is located in Madison County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
  • Swain County (NC)

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

Cemeteries Near East Fork ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Fork.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Fork, with the one closest to East Fork 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, East Fork had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Harrisburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
  • Fox ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Fox is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
  • Jones Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jones Cove is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cove
  • Allensville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Allensville is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
  • Middle Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Chestnut Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Pigeon Forge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Birdsville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Birdsville is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
  • Sandy Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sandy Ridge is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
  • Sevierville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Shady Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Shady Grove is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Henderson Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Henderson Springs is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Springs
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in East Fork ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Fork.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Fork, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Fork.

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 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 Fork:

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 Fork, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Fork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.