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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 Grassy Cove (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 Grassy Cove. 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 Grassy Cove ...
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 Grassy Cove: Grassy Cv.
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 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.
Grassy Cove is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Bledsoe, Fentress, Morgan, Putnam, Rhea, Roane, Van Buren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Grassy Cove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grassy Cove:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Grassy Cove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Cove, with the one closest to Grassy Cove listed first.
- Crab Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jewett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Burke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Lake Tansi Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Center Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
- Greenbriar Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Crossville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lantana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Fairfield Glade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Pomeroy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Woodlands
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Howard Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Cove, with the one closest to Grassy Cove listed first.
- Ninemile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Winesap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Summer City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Pikeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Cove, with the one closest to Grassy Cove listed first.
- Clarkrange
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Grimsley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Cove, with the one closest to Grassy Cove listed first.
- Luttrell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Cove, with the one closest to Grassy Cove listed first.
- Prigmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Niota
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Cove, with the one closest to Grassy Cove listed first.
- Akeman Crossroad
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Surprise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Cute ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Sewee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Calico
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Decatur
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Goodfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Beta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Monroe County
- Sweetwater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Cove, with the one closest to Grassy Cove listed first.
- Harriman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Nemo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Bucklick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Deermont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Oakdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Lancing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lavender
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Wartburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Lodge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Annadel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Coal Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Hill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Cove, with the one closest to Grassy Cove listed first.
- Obey City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Lovejoy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Hanging Limb
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Putnam County
- Monterey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Cove, with the one closest to Grassy Cove listed first.
- Roddy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Spring City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lakewood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Cumberland Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Bryan Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ogden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Graysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Cove, with the one closest to Grassy Cove listed first.
- Glen Alice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Pioneer Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Lakemont Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Rockwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cardiff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- College Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Postoak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Emory Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Midtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Midtown Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Cove, with the one closest to Grassy Cove listed first.
- Sweetgum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Cummingsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Cove, with the one closest to Grassy Cove listed first.
- Clarktown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Ravenscroft
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grassy Cove, see our County-by-County Page for Grassy Cove.
Cemeteries Near Grassy Cove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grassy Cove.
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 Grassy Cove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grassy Cove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grassy Cove, with the one closest to Grassy Cove listed first.
- Kemmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Derossett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Davenport Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Grassy Cove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kemmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Grassy Cove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brady Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bristow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Goodstock Cemetery #1
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Selby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (781 more) ...
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Goodstock Cemetery #2
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Battown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Grassy Cove had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grassy Cove, with the one closest to Grassy Cove listed first.
- Jewett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Crab Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Balta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Balta is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balta
- Big Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Big Lick is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lick
- Burke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Grandview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Music ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Music is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Music
- Litton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Litton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litton
- Lorraine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lorraine is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Roddy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Crossville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wyatt is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Spring City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glen Alice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Lantana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grassy Cove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grassy Cove.
Newspapers Published in Grassy Cove ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grassy Cove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grassy Cove, 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 Grassy Cove.
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 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 Grassy Cove:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Fentress County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Overton County
- Putnam County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Van Buren County
- White 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 Grassy Cove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grassy Cove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |