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 Eaton Forest (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 Eaton Forest. 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 Eaton Forest ...
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 Eaton Forest: Eaton Frst.
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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Eaton Forest is located in Loudon 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 Loudon County: Blount, Knox, McMinn, Monroe & Roane.
Below are the counties that are near Eaton Forest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eaton Forest:
- Loudon County (The home county of Eaton Forest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eaton Forest, with the one closest to Eaton Forest listed first.
- Eaton Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- White Wing Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
- Lenoir City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sharp Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Loudon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Loudon City Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Centersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Philadelphia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Greenback
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morganton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eaton Forest, with the one closest to Eaton Forest listed first.
- Oak Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Scarboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Robertsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Oliver Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Spring Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Claxton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Peak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Leinarts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Clinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Panther ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Bethel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eaton Forest, with the one closest to Eaton Forest listed first.
- Kiser
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Friendsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- McMullens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- McMullens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Louisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Big Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Binfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Binfield is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
- Brick Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Fairway Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
- Alcoa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Walnut Hill Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill Estates is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,394 people
- Maryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Campbell County
- Shea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shea is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shea
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eaton Forest, with the one closest to Eaton Forest listed first.
- Rogers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
- Hebbertsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eaton Forest, with the one closest to Eaton Forest listed first.
- Boyd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Virtue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Virtue is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
- Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
- Belle Aire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belle Aire is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Aire
- Estimated population in 2014: 512 people
- Farragut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Volunteer Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Volunteer Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Village
- Ebenezer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Oak Grove Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 4,425 people
- Karns
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aldenwood Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
- Kingston Woods
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kingston Woods is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Woods
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,790 people
- Hunting Hills West
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hunting Hills West is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills West
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,970 people
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eaton Forest, with the one closest to Eaton Forest listed first.
- Prigmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Bell Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Niota
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manila
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Englewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nonaburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eaton Forest, with the one closest to Eaton Forest listed first.
- Surprise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Sewee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Akeman Crossroad
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Cute ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eaton Forest, with the one closest to Eaton Forest listed first.
- Vonore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sweetwater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Madisonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Acorn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Ballplay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Belltown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eaton Forest, with the one closest to Eaton Forest listed first.
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
- Coal Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Hill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Coalfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Tupper Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tupper Town is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupper Town
- Harriman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Petros
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Petros is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
- Population from the 2010 Census: 583 people
- Deermont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Mahan Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mahan Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Village
- Nemo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Wartburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eaton Forest, with the one closest to Eaton Forest listed first.
- Roddy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Lakewood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eaton Forest, with the one closest to Eaton Forest listed first.
- Bradbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bradbury is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Cave Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Bear ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
- Kries
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Dyllis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dyllis is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
- Laddie Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- Kingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Midtown Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
- Scott County
- Hembree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hembree is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hembree
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eaton Forest, see our County-by-County Page for Eaton Forest.
Cemeteries Near Eaton Forest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eaton Forest.
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 Eaton Forest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eaton Forest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eaton Forest, with the one closest to Eaton Forest listed first.
- Abbott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Breazeale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eldridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Crandall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pickel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Babb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oral Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Moreland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cave Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Potters Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lenoir City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (1014 more) ...
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jaynes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hensley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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>
While we didn't find Eaton Forest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eaton Forest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eaton Forest, with the one closest to Eaton Forest listed first.
- Eaton Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Oral
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oral is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral
- Cave Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Loudon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
- Boyd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Virtue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Virtue is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
- Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
- Bear ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Paint Rock ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paint Rock is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Adolphus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Adolphus is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adolphus
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Leedom ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leedom is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedom
- Coytee ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coytee is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coytee
- Unitia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Unitia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unitia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eaton Forest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eaton Forest.
Newspapers Published in Eaton Forest ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eaton Forest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eaton Forest, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eaton Forest.
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 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 Eaton Forest:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Loudon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Blount County
- Campbell County
- Cumberland County
- Knox County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Scott 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 Eaton Forest, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eaton Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |