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 Farrport (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 Farrport. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Farrport 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 Farrport. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Farrport:
- Blount County (The home county of Farrport)
- The following are listed by their distance from Farrport, with the one closest to Farrport listed first.
- Alcoa
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rockford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Rockgardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rockgardens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
- Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
- Eagleton Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
- Maryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Louisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wildwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Chelsey Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Fairway Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
- Seaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Seaton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Big Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Binfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Binfield is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farrport, with the one closest to Farrport listed first.
- Spring Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Claxton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Scarboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Peak
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Oak Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Panther ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Clinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Robertsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Leinarts
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Bethel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
- Oliver Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farrport, with the one closest to Farrport listed first.
- Blaine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lea Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Maples ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farrport, with the one closest to Farrport listed first.
- Strawberry Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cook Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
- Dumplin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Piedmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Rocky Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- New Market
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farrport, with the one closest to Farrport listed first.
- Topside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Topside is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
- Estimated population in 2014: 346 people
- Arrowhead
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Aldenwood Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
- Bonny Kate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
- Kingston Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston Woods is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Woods
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,790 people
- Ebenezer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Colonial Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Marble City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Marble City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Middlebrook Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Middlebrook Acres is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 593 people
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Humes Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Humes Ferry is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,348 people
- Belle Aire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Belle Aire is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Aire
- Estimated population in 2014: 512 people
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farrport, with the one closest to Farrport listed first.
- Centersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Greenback
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Lenoir City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Sharp Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Eaton Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Morganton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Trigonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- White Wing Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
- Loudon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farrport, with the one closest to Farrport listed first.
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Vonore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ballplay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Acorn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Madisonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farrport, with the one closest to Farrport listed first.
- Tupper Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tupper Town is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupper Town
- Coalfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
- Coal Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Hill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farrport, with the one closest to Farrport listed first.
- Bear ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Cave Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Bradbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bradbury is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
- Kelley Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kelley Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
- Dyllis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dyllis is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
- Kries
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- 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
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farrport, with the one closest to Farrport listed first.
- Seymour Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
- Dupont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Seymour
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oak City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Boyds Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Waldens Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Wear Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Kodak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Catlettsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Pigeon Forge
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sevierville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Henry Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farrport, with the one closest to Farrport listed first.
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Paulette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Plainview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Warwicktown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Warwicktown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
- Luttrell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Loyston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
- Maynardville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Graham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Farrport, with the one closest to Farrport listed first.
- Fontana Dam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Farrport, see our County-by-County Page for Farrport.
Cemeteries Near Farrport ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Farrport.
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 Farrport - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Farrport covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Farrport, with the one closest to Farrport listed first.
- Sherwood Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Russell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Armona Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ballards Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clarks Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kirby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- George Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Byerly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (958 more) ...
- Louisville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley Ann 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 Farrport in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Farrport.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Farrport, with the one closest to Farrport listed first.
- Chandler
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chandler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Mentor
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mentor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Rockford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Maryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Louisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bank ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
- Notime ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Notime is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notime
- Ebenezer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Ewing ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ewing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Bearden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bearden is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
- Clover Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Blockhouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blockhouse is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Seaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Seaton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Montvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Montvale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montvale
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Farrport. See our List of 1890's Communities around Farrport.
Newspapers Published in Farrport ...
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 Farrport.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Farrport, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Farrport.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Farrport:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Blount County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Grainger County
- Jefferson County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Roane County
- Sevier County
- Union 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 Farrport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Farrport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |