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 Graysburg (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 Graysburg. 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 and doctors 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.
Graysburg 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 Graysburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Graysburg:
- Greene County (The home county of Graysburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Graysburg, with the one closest to Graysburg listed first.
- Milburnton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Centersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Centersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Jearoldstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Rheatown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Afton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Baileyton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Horse Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Horse Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 284 people
- Pleasant View
(10 miles [16.1 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
(10 miles [16.1 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
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Ottway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Graysburg, with the one closest to Graysburg listed first.
- Pine Crest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Central
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Watauga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Biltmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Gap Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Woodby Hill
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Elizabethton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tolley Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Hampton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hunter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Siam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Graysburg, with the one closest to Graysburg listed first.
- Parrottsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Graysburg, with the one closest to Graysburg listed first.
- Whitesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Silver City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- East Village
(30 miles [48.3 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 Graysburg, with the one closest to Graysburg listed first.
- Kyles Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Willis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Willis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Graysburg, with the one closest to Graysburg listed first.
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Blossom
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Church Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Canton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Greenland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Surgoinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Block City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Green Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Strahl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- 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
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Graysburg, with the one closest to Graysburg listed first.
- Blair Gap
(9 miles [14.5 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Colonial Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Cherokee Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Borden Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Kingsport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beartown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Colby ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Horace ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 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 Graysburg, with the one closest to Graysburg 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
- Erwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Banner Hill
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Ernestville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Clear Branch
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Unicoi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flag Pond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Whispering Pines
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Limestone Cove
(25 miles [40.2 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 Graysburg, with the one closest to Graysburg listed first.
- Ducktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ducktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 457 people
- Mill Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Big Sandy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Big Sandy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Estimated population in 2014: 542 people
- Bowmantown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Locust Mount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Limestone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Fall Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Telford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Madison County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Graysburg, with the one closest to Graysburg listed first.
- Allegheny
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Allenstand
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Cutshalltown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- Chapel Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- White Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- White Rock is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Foster Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Hurricane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Hot Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stackhouse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Mitchell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Graysburg, with the one closest to Graysburg 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
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Buladean
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Tipton Hill
(30 miles [48.3 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 Graysburg, with the one closest to Graysburg listed first.
- Sioux
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Ramseytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Higgins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Graysburg, see our County-by-County Page for Graysburg.
Cemeteries Near Graysburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Graysburg.
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 Graysburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Graysburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Graysburg, with the one closest to Graysburg listed first.
- Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Providence Presbyterian Churchyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Houston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Family Cemetery
- The Crawford Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Coney West Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Vale Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Allegheny Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (1012 more) ...
- Hale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- The Moore Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wash Moore Cemetery
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 Graysburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Graysburg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Graysburg, with the one closest to Graysburg listed first.
- Milburnton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Maltsberger ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Maltsberger is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltsberger
- Swanay ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Swanay is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanay
- Jearoldstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Cedar Lane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Lane is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lane
- Mill Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Christie ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Christie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Newmansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Newmansville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Rheatown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Bowmantown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Statemount ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Statemount is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statemount
- Limestone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Matuta ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Matuta is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matuta
- Locust Mount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Lovelace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lovelace is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Graysburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Graysburg.
Newspapers Published in Graysburg ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Graysburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Graysburg, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Graysburg.
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 Graysburg:
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Graysburg) 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 Graysburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |