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 Eureka (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 Eureka. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Eureka is located in Roane 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 Roane County: Anderson, Cumberland, Knox, Loudon, McMinn, Meigs, Morgan & Rhea.
Below are the counties that are near Eureka. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eureka:
- Roane County (The home county of Eureka)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eureka, with the one closest to Eureka listed first.
- Lakemont Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Rockwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Postoak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Cardiff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- College Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Glen Alice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Pioneer Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Midtown Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
- Midtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Emory Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- Kingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Laddie Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eureka, with the one closest to Eureka listed first.
- Oak Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oliver Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Robertsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Scarboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eureka, with the one closest to Eureka listed first.
- Ninemile
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Winesap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eureka, with the one closest to Eureka listed first.
- Kiser
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- McMullens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- McMullens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
- Friendsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eureka, with the one closest to Eureka listed first.
- Rogers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
- Center Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
- Crab Orchard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hebbertsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Lake Pomeroy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Jewett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Fairfield Glade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlands
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Burke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Greenbriar Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Crossville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Tansi Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Howard Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Fentress County
- Clarkrange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eureka, with the one closest to Eureka listed first.
- Boyd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Farragut
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Virtue
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Concord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Volunteer Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Volunteer Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Village
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eureka, with the one closest to Eureka listed first.
- Luttrell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Loudon City Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Philadelphia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Loudon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- White Wing Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
- Eaton Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Lenoir City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sharp Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Centersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Morganton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Greenback
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eureka, with the one closest to Eureka listed first.
- Prigmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Bell Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Niota
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Athens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Manila
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Englewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eureka, with the one closest to Eureka listed first.
- Surprise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Akeman Crossroad
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Sewee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Cute ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Calico
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Decatur
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Goodfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Beta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eureka, with the one closest to Eureka listed first.
- Sweetwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Madisonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vonore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eureka, with the one closest to Eureka listed first.
- Harriman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Deermont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Nemo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Coal Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Hill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
- Wartburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lancing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Coalfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Petros
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Petros is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
- Population from the 2010 Census: 583 people
- Annadel
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Tupper Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tupper Town is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupper Town
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eureka, with the one closest to Eureka listed first.
- Roddy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Lakewood Village
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Spring City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bryan Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Cumberland Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Dayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scott County
- Hembree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hembree is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hembree
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eureka, see our County-by-County Page for Eureka.
Cemeteries Near Eureka ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eureka.
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 Eureka - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eureka covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eureka, with the one closest to Eureka listed first.
- McPherson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lands Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Boyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Eureka Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Blankenbaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Underwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kindrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shillings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rockwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Continue List (899 more) ...
- Cooper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Citizens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Newcome Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
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 Eureka in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eureka.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eureka, with the one closest to Eureka listed first.
- Rockwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Webster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Glen Alice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Cardiff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Barnardsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barnardsville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnardsville
- Roddy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Emory Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Harriman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Kingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Grandview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Euchee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Euchee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euchee
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pattie Gap ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pattie Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattie Gap
- Balta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Balta is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balta
- Lorraine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lorraine is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eureka. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eureka.
Newspapers Published in Eureka ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eureka.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eureka, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eureka.
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 Eureka:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Roane County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Bledsoe County
- Blount County
- Cumberland County
- Fentress County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Rhea 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> | 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 Eureka, 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 from Point A (ie- Eureka) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |