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 Fairway Estates (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 Fairway Estates. 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 Fairway Estates ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Fairway Estates: Fairway Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fairway Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fairway Estates.
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 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.
Fairway Estates is located in Blount 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 Blount County: Graham (NC), Swain (NC), Knox, Loudon, Monroe & Sevier.
Below are the counties that are near Fairway Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fairway Estates:
- Blount County (The home county of Fairway Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairway Estates, with the one closest to Fairway Estates listed first.
- Walnut Hill Estates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Binfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Binfield is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
- Chelsey Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Big Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Rockgardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockgardens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
- Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
- Sixmile
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sixmile is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Alcoa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brick Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Friendsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eagleton Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairway Estates, with the one closest to Fairway Estates listed first.
- Spring Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Scarboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Claxton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Oak Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Robertsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Leinarts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Panther ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Oliver Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson County
- Strawberry Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairway Estates, with the one closest to Fairway Estates listed first.
- Topside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Topside is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
- Estimated population in 2014: 346 people
- Aldenwood Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
- Arrowhead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Ebenezer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Boyd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Kingston Woods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kingston Woods is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Woods
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,790 people
- Bonny Kate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
- Belle Aire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Aire is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Aire
- Estimated population in 2014: 512 people
- Virtue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Virtue is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
- Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
- Farragut
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairway Estates, with the one closest to Fairway Estates listed first.
- Jena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Greenback
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Centersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Morganton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Trigonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Lenoir City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sharp Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- Eaton Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Loudon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Loudon City Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- McMinn County
- Bell Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairway Estates, with the one closest to Fairway Estates listed first.
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Vonore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Acorn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Ballplay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Belltown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Madisonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetwater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jacktown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Tellico Plains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairway Estates, with the one closest to Fairway Estates listed first.
- Tupper Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tupper Town is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupper Town
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairway Estates, with the one closest to Fairway Estates listed first.
- Cave Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Bear ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Bradbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bradbury is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Kries
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Dyllis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dyllis is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
- Kelley Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kelley Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Laddie Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairway Estates, with the one closest to Fairway Estates listed first.
- Seymour Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
- Dupont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Wear Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Seymour
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Waldens Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Elkmont ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Elkmont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
- Starkeytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Starkeytown is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkeytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 431 people
- Boyds Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Chalet Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chalet Village is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
- Pigeon Forge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Catlettsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Graham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairway Estates, with the one closest to Fairway Estates listed first.
- Fontana Dam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fontana Dam is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Dam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Fontana Dam has also been known as:
- Fontana Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana Dam <1>
- Yellow Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Lake Santeetlah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Santeetlah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Santeetlah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Lake Santeetlah has also been known as:
- Santeetla
- Santeetlah
- Santultah
- Thunderbird Mountain
- Thunderbird
- Robbinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cheoah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cheoah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
- Stecoah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fairway Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Fairway Estates.
Cemeteries Near Fairway Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairway Estates.
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 Fairway Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fairway Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fairway Estates, with the one closest to Fairway Estates listed first.
- Dotson Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Laurel Bank Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Clover Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hamil Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Russels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Cemetery
- The Russels Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maryville Baptist Tabernacle Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
- Carpenters Campground Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- The Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (808 more) ...
- College Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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 Fairway Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fairway Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fairway Estates, with the one closest to Fairway Estates listed first.
- Clover Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Montvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Montvale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montvale
- Maryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blockhouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blockhouse is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
- Mint
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mint is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Brick Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Louisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mentor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mentor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Meadow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Meadow is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
- Seaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Seaton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Notime ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Notime is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notime
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Chandler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chandler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Ewing ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ewing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Kiser
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fairway Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairway Estates.
Newspapers Published in Fairway Estates ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairway Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fairway Estates, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fairway Estates.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Fairway Estates:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Blount County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Jefferson County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Roane County
- Sevier County
- Graham 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 Fairway Estates, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fairway Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |