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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 Greeneville (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 Greeneville. 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 Greeneville ...

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.

In past government published Postal Guides, Greeneville was referred to as Greeneville Courthouse.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Greeneville. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Greeneville.

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.

For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 west 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.

Greeneville is located in Greene County and is the County Seat.

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 Greeneville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greeneville:

  • Greene County     (The home county of Greeneville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greeneville, with the one closest to Greeneville listed first.
    • Forest Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Forest Hills is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
      • Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people
    • Bolton Estates
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
      • Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
    • Pleasant View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant View is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
    • Tusculum
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Tusculum is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
    • Henshaw ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Henshaw is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
      • Estimated population in 2014: 470 people
    • Afton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairview is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Water Fork Mill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Water Fork Mill is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Fork Mill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 445 people
    • Camp Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ottway
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Albany
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mosheim
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Rheatown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Carter County
    • Pine Crest
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Pine Crest is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
  • Cocke County
  • Grainger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greeneville, with the one closest to Greeneville listed first.
    • Wyatt Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
    • Bean Station
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Marshalls Ferry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
  • Hamblen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greeneville, with the one closest to Greeneville listed first.
    • Whitesburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Silver City is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • East Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • East Village is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
    • Bright ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Bright is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
    • Monte Vista Estates
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
    • Morristown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Casablanca
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greeneville, with the one closest to Greeneville listed first.
    • Yount Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Willis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Willis is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
      • Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
    • Kyles Ford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greeneville, with the one closest to Greeneville listed first.
    • Leadvale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • White Pine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Baneberry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Edna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greeneville, with the one closest to Greeneville listed first.
    • Blair Gap
      (21 miles [33.8 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
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Colonial Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Beechwood Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
    • Wahoo ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
    • Beartown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Borden Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
    • Cherokee Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
    • Kingsport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Unicoi County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greeneville, with the one closest to Greeneville listed first.
    • Flag Pond
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Loganton ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Loganton is located in Unicoi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
    • Bumpus Cove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
      • Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
    • Ernestville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
    • Clear Branch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Creek ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Banner Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
    • Erwin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Unicoi
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Whispering Pines
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Washington County
  • Madison County (NC)
  • Mitchell County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greeneville, with the one closest to Greeneville listed first.
    • Bailey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Bailey is located in Mitchell County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
    • Richlands
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Richlands is located in Mitchell County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
    • Huntdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Yancey County (NC)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greeneville, see our County-by-County Page for Greeneville.

Cemeteries Near Greeneville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greeneville.

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 Greeneville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greeneville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greeneville, with the one closest to Greeneville listed first.

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.<3>

While we didn't find Greeneville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Greeneville.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Greeneville, with the one closest to Greeneville listed first.

  • Derby ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Derby is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
  • Tusculum
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Tusculum is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
  • Henshaw ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Henshaw is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
    • Estimated population in 2014: 470 people
  • Afton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rader
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Rader is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
  • Timber Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Timber Ridge is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
  • Camp Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Upchurch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Upchurch is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upchurch
  • Ottway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Statemount ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Statemount is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statemount
  • Albany
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mosheim
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Rheatown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Newmansville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Newmansville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
    • Little Chucky ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Little Chucky is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greeneville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greeneville.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Greeneville ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greeneville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Greeneville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Greeneville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Greeneville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> of Greeneville.

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 Greeneville:

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>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.
<3>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 Greeneville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Greeneville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.