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 Grandview (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 Grandview. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Grandview is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Madison (NC), Cocke, Hamblen, Hawkins, Unicoi & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Grandview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grandview:
- Greene County (The home county of Grandview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Centersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Centersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Rheatown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Fairview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Afton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Milburnton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Jearoldstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Pleasant View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
- Tusculum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tusculum is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
- Bolton Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Horse Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Horse Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 284 people
- Forest Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people
- Baileyton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Pine Crest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Central
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Watauga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Gap Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Woodby Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Woodby Hill is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
- Biltmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Elizabethton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tolley Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Hampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Parrottsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Del Rio
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bybee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nough
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nough is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nough
- West Myers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Myers is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Whitesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Silver City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Bright ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- East Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Kyles Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Trent Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Blossom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Kepler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Strahl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Amis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Surgoinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Persia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Church Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Greenland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- New Canton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Rogersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Block City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Blair Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
- Fordtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Colonial Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Borden Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Kingsport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beartown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Cherokee Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Colby ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Horace ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Unicoi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Bumpus Cove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Ernestville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Banner Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Clear Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Erwin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Flag Pond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Unicoi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Whispering Pines
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Limestone Cove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Mill Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Oakland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Limestone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ducktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ducktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 457 people
- Bowmantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Big Sandy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Big Sandy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Estimated population in 2014: 542 people
- Telford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Locust Mount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Leesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Nolichucky ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nolichucky is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
- Fall Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Conklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Conklin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Madison County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Allegheny
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Allenstand
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Cutshalltown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- White Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- White Rock is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Chapel Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Foster Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Hurricane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Hot Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Stackhouse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Walnut
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Walnut is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Bethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bluff is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Mitchell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Richlands
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Bailey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Huntdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Relief
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Tipton Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Yancey County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Sioux
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Ramseytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Higgins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Day Book
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grandview, see our County-by-County Page for Grandview.
Cemeteries Near Grandview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grandview.
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 Grandview - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grandview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Pleasant Vale Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- The Moore Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wash Moore Cemetery
- Urbana Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wiley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Providence Presbyterian Churchyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Houston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Family Cemetery
- The Crawford Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Coney West Cemetery
- Fortner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Glaze Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (1033 more) ...
- Whisler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Grandview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grandview.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Statemount ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Statemount is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statemount
- Rheatown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Newmansville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newmansville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Upchurch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Upchurch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upchurch
- Maltsberger ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maltsberger is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltsberger
- Afton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Limestone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Milburnton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Swanay ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Swanay is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanay
- Locust Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Springs
- Tusculum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tusculum is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Matuta ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Matuta is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matuta
- Jearoldstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Horse Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Horse Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 284 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grandview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grandview.
Newspapers Published in Grandview ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grandview.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grandview, 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 Grandview.
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 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 Grandview:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Cocke County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Sullivan County
- Unicoi County
- Washington County
- Madison County
- Mitchell County
- Yancey 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 Grandview, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grandview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |