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 Georgetown (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 Georgetown. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Georgetown is located in Bradley 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 Bradley County: Murray (GA), Whitfield (GA), Hamilton, McMinn, Meigs & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near Georgetown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Georgetown:
- Bradley County (The home county of Georgetown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- Etola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Hopewell Estates
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Hopewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Bent Tree Acres
(5 miles [8 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
- Countryside Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Bellefounte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Cleveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Cleveland
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 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
- McDonald
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mineral Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- Wildwood Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- Brayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Summer City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Pailo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Pikeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brockdell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Ninemile
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- Birchwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Soddy Lake Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Soddy Lake Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Lake Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,190 people
- Sale Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Soddy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Lakesite
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
- Harrison Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Ferry is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,769 people
- Lake Dweller
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Dweller is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dweller
- Daisy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Soddy - Daisy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Caramel Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
- Crabtree Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crabtree Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 763 people
- Middle Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Valley is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Valley
- Marion County
- Condra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- Lamontville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Calhoun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Riceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Claxton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Luskville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Goodsprings
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Athens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Etowah
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Grady
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Englewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Niota
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nonaburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Manila
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- East View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Beta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Goodfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Calico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Decatur
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cute ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Akeman Crossroad
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Sewee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Surprise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- Chestuee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Ocoee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Benton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oldfort
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Parksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Delano
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ball Play
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Archville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Chable ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Servilla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- Graysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Bryan Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cumberland Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Ogden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Lakewood Village
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- Center Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Dunlap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Daus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Cartwright
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Catoosa County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,371 people
- Graysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Catoosa Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
- Dafron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dafron is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
- Ringgold
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ellie Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
- Lakeview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Newnan Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
- Poplar Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Boynton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Midway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Fort Oglethorpe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Murray County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- Tennga
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gregory
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gregory is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Cisco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Temple Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Sumac
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sumac is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- John Ross Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dewberry Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dewberry Town is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
- Park City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Park City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Orchard Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 232 people
- Whitfield County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- Red Clay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Parrett Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Parrett Crossing is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrett Crossing
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Cohutta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Varnell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Plainview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Plainview is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
- Ruralvale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Georgetown, see our County-by-County Page for Georgetown.
Cemeteries Near Georgetown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Georgetown.
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 Georgetown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Georgetown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- Hinkle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fransico Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hunter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Matthews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Barger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Standfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Corinth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (721 more) ...
- Funderburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Elmo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Georgetown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Georgetown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- Etola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Brittsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brittsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittsville
- Big Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Big Spring is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Lamontville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Igous Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Igous Ferry is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igous Ferry
- Snow Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Cleveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tasso
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tasso is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasso
- Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Folger ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Folger is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
- Beta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Calhoun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pineland ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pineland is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineland
- Sale Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Soddy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Georgetown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Georgetown.
Newspapers Published in Georgetown ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Georgetown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Georgetown, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Georgetown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Georgetown:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Bradley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Hamilton County
- Marion County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Polk County
- Rhea County
- Sequatchie County
- Catoosa County
- Murray 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> | 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 Georgetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Georgetown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |