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 Flat Top (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 Flat Top. 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 Flat Top ...
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.
Another variation: Flattop.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Flat Top. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Flat Top.
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 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 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.
Flat Top is primarily located in Hamilton County. A portion of Flat Top extends into Bledsoe 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 Hamilton County: Catoosa (GA), Dade (GA), Walker (GA), Whitfield (GA), Bledsoe, Bradley, Marion, Meigs, Rhea & Sequatchie.
Below are the counties that are near Flat Top. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Flat Top:
- Hamilton County (The home county of Flat Top)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Top, with the one closest to Flat Top listed first.
- Sale Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mowbray
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Soddy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Soddy Lake Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Soddy Lake Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Lake Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,190 people
- Daisy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Soddy - Daisy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lakewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Crabtree Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crabtree Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 763 people
- Caramel Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
- Falling Water
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Falling Water is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Water
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,232 people
- Lakesite
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
- Middle Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Middle Valley is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Valley
- Sandalwood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sandalwood Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood Village
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Top, with the one closest to Flat Top listed first.
- Brayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pailo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brockdell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Summer City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Pikeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ninemile
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Winesap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Top, with the one closest to Flat Top listed first.
- Etola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bent Tree Acres
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- Hopewell Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Countryside Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Hopewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- McDonald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bellefounte
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- East Cleveland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- South Cleveland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Charleston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wildwood Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Top, with the one closest to Flat Top listed first.
- Burke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Newton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Top, with the one closest to Flat Top listed first.
- Palmer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gruetli - Laager
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gruetli
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Beersheba Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Coalmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- White City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Altamont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lankford Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Top, with the one closest to Flat Top listed first.
- Condra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Powells Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whitwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jasper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vulcan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Whiteside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Top, with the one closest to Flat Top listed first.
- Lamontville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Calhoun
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Riceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Top, with the one closest to Flat Top listed first.
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- East View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Beta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Goodfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Calico
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Decatur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cute ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Polk County
- Chestuee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Top, with the one closest to Flat Top listed first.
- Graysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bryan Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Top, with the one closest to Flat Top listed first.
- Center Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dunlap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Daus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cartwright
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Top, with the one closest to Flat Top listed first.
- Chalybeate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Spencer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Catoosa County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Top, with the one closest to Flat Top listed first.
- Graysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lakeview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Newnan Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
- Dafron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dafron is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
- Indian Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fort Oglethorpe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,371 people
- Boynton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ellie Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
- Dade County (GA)
- Wildwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Top, with the one closest to Flat Top listed first.
- John Ross Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- John Ross Estates is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
- Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
- Rossville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lookout Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rock City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Dewberry Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dewberry Town is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Orchard Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Orchard Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 232 people
- Park City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Park City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Fantasy Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
- Flintstone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Warren Terrace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Warren Terrace is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,720 people
- Chattanooga Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
- Happy Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Happy Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
- Whitfield County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Top, with the one closest to Flat Top listed first.
- Red Clay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parrett Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parrett Crossing is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrett Crossing
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Flat Top, see our County-by-County Page for Flat Top.
Cemeteries Near Flat Top ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flat Top.
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 Flat Top - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Flat Top covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Flat Top, with the one closest to Flat Top listed first.
- Bowman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bowman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hickman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harvey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Varner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Varner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hendon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hotwater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Graham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ware Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (668 more) ...
- Rogers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Welch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Standifer Cemetery
(5 miles [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 Flat Top in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Flat Top.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Flat Top, with the one closest to Flat Top listed first.
- Soddy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sale Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coulterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coulterville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulterville
- Daisy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Melville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Melville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Brayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Graysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pailo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Airy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Airy is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
- Dunlap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Falling Water
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Falling Water is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Water
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,232 people
- Ogden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Igous Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Igous Ferry is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igous Ferry
- Daus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fairmount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Flat Top. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flat Top.
Newspapers Published in Flat Top ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flat Top.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flat Top, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Flat Top.
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 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 Flat Top:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hamilton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Bradley County
- Cumberland County
- Grundy County
- Marion County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Polk County
- Rhea County
- Sequatchie County
- Van Buren County
- Catoosa County
- Dade County
- Walker County
- Whitfield 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 Flat Top, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Flat Top) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |