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 Gooseneck (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 Gooseneck. 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 doctors and 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.
Gooseneck is located in Blount County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Blount County: Graham (NC), Swain (NC), Knox, Loudon, Monroe & Sevier.
Below are the counties that are near Gooseneck. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gooseneck:
- Blount County (The home county of Gooseneck)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gooseneck, with the one closest to Gooseneck listed first.
- Big Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Friendsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Binfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Binfield is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
- Kiser
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- McMullens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McMullens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
- Louisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairway Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
- Brick Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Walnut Hill Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill Estates is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,394 people
- Maryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alcoa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gooseneck, with the one closest to Gooseneck listed first.
- Oak Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scarboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Spring Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Claxton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Robertsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Peak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Clinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Leinarts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Oliver Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Panther ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Bethel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gooseneck, with the one closest to Gooseneck listed first.
- Boyd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Belle Aire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Belle Aire is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Aire
- Estimated population in 2014: 512 people
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Virtue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Virtue is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
- Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
- Farragut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Aldenwood Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
- Kingston Woods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kingston Woods is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Woods
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,790 people
- Topside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Topside is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
- Estimated population in 2014: 346 people
- Middlebrook Acres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Middlebrook Acres is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 593 people
- Arrowhead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Bonny Kate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gooseneck, with the one closest to Gooseneck listed first.
- Centersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Jena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Greenback
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lenoir City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morganton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Sharp Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- Trigonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Eaton Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Loudon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Loudon City Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gooseneck, with the one closest to Gooseneck listed first.
- Bell Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Prigmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Manila
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Niota
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nonaburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Meigs County
- Surprise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gooseneck, with the one closest to Gooseneck listed first.
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
- Vonore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Acorn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Ballplay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Madisonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetwater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belltown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Jacktown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Tellico Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gooseneck, with the one closest to Gooseneck listed first.
- Tupper Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tupper Town is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupper Town
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
- Coal Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Hill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Coalfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Harriman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Petros
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Petros is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
- Population from the 2010 Census: 583 people
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gooseneck, with the one closest to Gooseneck listed first.
- Cave Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Bear ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Bradbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bradbury is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Dyllis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dyllis is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
- Kries
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- Laddie Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Kelley Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kelley Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
- Kingston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gooseneck, with the one closest to Gooseneck listed first.
- Seymour Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
- Dupont
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Seymour
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oak City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Wear Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Waldens Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Boyds Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Starkeytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Starkeytown is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkeytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 431 people
- Elkmont ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Elkmont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
- Pigeon Forge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kodak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Graham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gooseneck, with the one closest to Gooseneck listed first.
- Fontana Dam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fontana Dam is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Dam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Fontana Dam has also been known as:
- Fontana Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana Dam <1>
- Yellow Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Lake Santeetlah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gooseneck, see our County-by-County Page for Gooseneck.
Cemeteries Near Gooseneck ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gooseneck.
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 Gooseneck - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gooseneck covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gooseneck, with the one closest to Gooseneck listed first.
- Union Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Big Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Friendsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clover Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Zions Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Unitia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (908 more) ...
- Cloyds Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cloyds Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the north of Greenback.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10633 <3>
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dotson Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<4>
While we didn't find Gooseneck in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gooseneck.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gooseneck, with the one closest to Gooseneck listed first.
- Kiser
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Disco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Disco is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Meadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Clover Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Ewing ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ewing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Unitia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Unitia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unitia
- Louisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brick Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Coytee ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coytee is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coytee
- Greenback
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mentor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mentor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Boyd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Griffitts ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Griffitts is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffitts
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gooseneck. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gooseneck.
Newspapers Published in Gooseneck ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gooseneck.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gooseneck, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gooseneck.
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 websites either 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 Gooseneck:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Blount County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Roane County
- Sevier County
- Graham County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Gooseneck) 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 Gooseneck, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |