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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Eden Ridge. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Eden Ridge to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Eden Ridge, please Contact Us.
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 Eden Ridge (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 Eden Ridge. 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 Eden Ridge ...
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 Eden Ridge: Eden Rdg. (or less commonly used: Eden Rdge. or Eden Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Eden Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Eden Ridge.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Eden Ridge is historic, it would have been located within present day Sullivan 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 Sullivan County: Carter, Hawkins, Johnson, Washington, Bristol City (VA), Scott (VA) & Washington (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Eden Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eden Ridge:
- Sullivan County (The home county of Eden Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden Ridge, with the one closest to Eden Ridge listed first.
- Beechwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Horace ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Borden Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Kingsport
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cherokee Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Orebank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Colonial Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Bloomingdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Beartown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Morrison City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Fordtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden Ridge, with the one closest to Eden Ridge listed first.
- Watauga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Central
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Biltmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Pine Crest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Elizabethton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Siam
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Gap Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Hampton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodby Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodby Hill is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
- Buladeen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Tolley Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden Ridge, with the one closest to Eden Ridge listed first.
- Jearoldstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Milburnton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Centersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Centersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Baileyton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rheatown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Horse Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Horse Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 284 people
- Afton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Ottway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Bolton Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Pleasant View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden Ridge, with the one closest to Eden Ridge listed first.
- Willis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Willis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Kyles Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden Ridge, with the one closest to Eden Ridge listed first.
- Rotherwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Greenvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Frisco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Mount Carmel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Waycross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Block City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Green Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Church Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blossom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- New Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden Ridge, with the one closest to Eden Ridge listed first.
- Butler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Unicoi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden Ridge, with the one closest to Eden Ridge listed first.
- Whispering Pines
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Unicoi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bumpus Cove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Banner Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Erwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Limestone Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden Ridge, with the one closest to Eden Ridge listed first.
- Gray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spurgeon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Harmony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Fall Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flourville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Locust Mount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Austin Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- North Johnson City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
- Ducktown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ducktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 457 people
- Big Sandy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Big Sandy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Estimated population in 2014: 542 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eden Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Eden Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Eden Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eden Ridge.
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 Eden Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eden Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eden Ridge, with the one closest to Eden Ridge listed first.
- Waterman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Conkin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pyles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Childress Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Light Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pierce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Owens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chase Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shipley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (817 more) ...
- Neil Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Easley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
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.
Eden Ridge itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 42 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eden Ridge, with the one closest to Eden Ridge listed first.
- Horace ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Kingsport
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hemlock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hemlock is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Orebank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Samuel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Samuel is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuel
- Bloomingdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Butterfly ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Butterfly is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfly
- Cloverbottom ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverbottom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverbottom
- Slaughter ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Slaughter is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
- Fordtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Arcadia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Rotherwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Colby ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eden Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eden Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Eden Ridge ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eden Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eden Ridge, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eden Ridge.
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 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 Eden Ridge:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sullivan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Greene County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Johnson County
- Unicoi County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Eden Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eden Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |