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 Fort Harry (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 Fort Harry. 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 Fort Harry ...
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 Fort Harry: Ft. Harry
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Fort Harry is located in Sevier 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 Sevier County: Haywood (NC), Swain (NC), Blount, Cocke, Jefferson & Knox.
Below are the counties that are near Fort Harry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fort Harry:
- Sevier County (The home county of Fort Harry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Harry, with the one closest to Fort Harry listed first.
- Gatlinburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chalet Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chalet Village is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
- Elkmont ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elkmont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
- Starkeytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Starkeytown is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkeytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 431 people
- Pittman Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pittman Center is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Wear Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Pigeon Forge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Waldens Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- East Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Harrisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Sevierville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Harry, with the one closest to Fort Harry listed first.
- Townsend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Red Bank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Miller Cove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Miller Cove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 267 people
- Walland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cowan Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
- Rocky Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
- Seaton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Seaton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Wildwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Chelsey Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Eagleton Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
- Happy Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Happy Valley is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Sixmile
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sixmile is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Harry, with the one closest to Fort Harry listed first.
- Cosby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Hartford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carson Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Wilton Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Bailey Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Naillon ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Naillon is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naillon
- Clevenger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clevenger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
- Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
- Edwina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Wilsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Jaybird
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Newport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Harry, with the one closest to Fort Harry listed first.
- Cook Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
- Dumplin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Piedmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Dandridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Flat Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Rocky Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- Alena ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Baneberry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Harry, with the one closest to Fort Harry listed first.
- Kimberlin Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Riverdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Shooks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Thorn Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Bonny Kate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
- Colonial Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lyonton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Moshina Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moshina Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshina Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,335 people
- Ramsey Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsey Ferry is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 320 people
- Whites Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whites Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
- Wooddale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Cherokee County (NC)
- Topton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Graham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Harry, with the one closest to Fort Harry listed first.
- Stecoah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Fontana Dam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Cheoah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cheoah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
- Yellow Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Bear Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Lake Santeetlah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Harry, with the one closest to Fort Harry listed first.
- Mount Sterling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Maggie Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Teague ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Teague is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Hazelwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelwood is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Lake Junaluska
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Waynesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jackson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Harry, with the one closest to Fort Harry listed first.
- Paint Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
- Whittier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Dillsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sylva
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sylva is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,739 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylva <1>
- Addie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Addie is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Greens Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Creek is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek
- Webster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Balsam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gay is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
- Ruby City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ruby City is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby City
- Cullowhee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Macon County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Harry, with the one closest to Fort Harry listed first.
- Leatherman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Tellico
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tellico is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico
- Fairview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Swain County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Harry, with the one closest to Fort Harry listed first.
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bryson City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Forney ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Forney is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Cherokee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Judson ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Judson is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Almond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Unahala
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Unahala is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unahala
- Wesser
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wesser is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
- Nantahala
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nantahala is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fort Harry, see our County-by-County Page for Fort Harry.
Cemeteries Near Fort Harry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fort Harry.
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 Fort Harry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fort Harry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fort Harry, with the one closest to Fort Harry listed first.
- Bales Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cole Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trentham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forks of River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Fighting Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak Flats Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ownby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fighting creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Whalley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Proffitt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cartertown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McCarter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (605 more) ...
- Loudon County Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elkmont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Huskey Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Fort Harry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fort Harry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fort Harry, with the one closest to Fort Harry listed first.
- Gatlinburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Line Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Line Spring is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Spring
- Wear Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Pigeon Forge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Birdtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Birdtown is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdtown
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson Springs is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Springs
- Waldens Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Bryson City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cherokee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Harrisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Whittier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fort Harry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fort Harry.
Newspapers Published in Fort Harry ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Harry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fort Harry, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fort Harry.
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 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 Fort Harry:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sevier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Cocke County
- Jefferson County
- Knox County
- Cherokee County
- Graham County
- Haywood County
- Jackson County
- Macon County
- Swain 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fort Harry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Fort Harry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |