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 Forest Grove (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 Forest Grove. 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 Forest Grove ...
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 Forest Grove: Forest Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Forest Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Forest Grove.
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 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.
Forest Grove is located in Meigs 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 Meigs County: Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Rhea & Roane.
Below are the counties that are near Forest Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forest Grove:
- Meigs County (The home county of Forest Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Cute ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Akeman Crossroad
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Decatur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Calico
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Sewee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Goodfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Surprise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Beta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- East View
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Ninemile
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Summer City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Pikeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brayton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Winesap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Brockdell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Pailo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Etola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Charleston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bellefounte
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Hopewell Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Hopewell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Countryside Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Bent Tree Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- Cleveland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East Cleveland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Jewett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Burke
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Crab Orchard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lake Tansi Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Center Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
- Lantana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Greenbriar Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Newton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Lake Pomeroy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Rogers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rogers is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
- Crossville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Fairfield Glade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Birchwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Sale Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Top
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Soddy Lake Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Soddy Lake Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Lake Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,190 people
- Soddy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Luttrell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Loudon City Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Loudon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Prigmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Athens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Niota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Riceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lamontville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Bell Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Calhoun
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Manila
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Claxton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Englewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goodsprings
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Luskville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Grady
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Sweetwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Madisonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jalapa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Rural Vale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Morgan County
- Harriman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Chestuee
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Delano
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Benton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Servilla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Lakewood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Spring City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roddy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Bryan Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Graysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Ogden
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Pioneer Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Glen Alice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Lakemont Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Rockwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- Postoak
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- College Grove
(23 miles [37 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
- Midtown Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
- Midtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Emory Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Kingston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forest Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Forest Grove.
Cemeteries Near Forest Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forest Grove.
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 Forest Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Forest Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ball Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sims Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Leuty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cooke Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Smith - Wilkey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ewing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Watkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Porter - Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (861 more) ...
- Cooley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Peak - Hornsby Cemetery
- The Peak - Hornsby Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak - Hornsby Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16940 <2>
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 Forest Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Forest Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Breedenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Breedenton is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedenton
- Cute ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Decatur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rhea Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rhea Springs is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Springs
- Sewee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Euchee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Euchee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euchee
- Cotton Port ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Port is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Port
- Goodfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Fiketon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fiketon is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiketon
- Spring City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lorraine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lorraine is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Surprise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Evensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Evensville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evensville
- Pineland ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pineland is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineland
- Grandview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Forest Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forest Grove.
Newspapers Published in Forest Grove ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forest Grove, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forest Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Forest Grove:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Meigs County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Bradley County
- Cumberland County
- Hamilton County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Polk County
- Rhea County
- Roane 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 Forest Grove, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forest Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |