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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 Greentown (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 Greentown. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Greentown is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Jackson (AL), Dade (GA), Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton & Sequatchie.

Below are the counties that are near Greentown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greentown:

  • Marion County     (The home county of Greentown)
  • Bledsoe County
  • Coffee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greentown, with the one closest to Greentown listed first.
    • Stephenson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ruthledge Ford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
    • Hillsboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Winton Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Winton Town is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
    • Forest Mill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Royal Oaks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Manchester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Belmont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • New Union
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • New Union is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
    • Teal ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Teal is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
    • Southgate Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
  • Franklin County
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greentown, with the one closest to Greentown listed first.
    • White City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • White City is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Coalmont
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Coalmont is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
    • Gruetli - Laager
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Gruetli
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Gruetli is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
    • Lankford Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
    • Tracy City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Palmer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sartain Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
      • Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
    • Altamont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Beersheba Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
    • Monteagle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pelham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greentown, with the one closest to Greentown listed first.
    • Fairmount
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Summertown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Summertown is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertown
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 866 people
    • Signal Mountain
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Signal Terrace
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Signal Terrace is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Terrace
      • Estimated population in 2014: 8,519 people
    • Walden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Walden is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,183 people
    • Fountain Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Fountain Village is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Village
    • Signal Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Falling Water
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Falling Water is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Water
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,232 people
    • Lake Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Village is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
    • Red Bank
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Valley Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Valley Village is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
    • Midvale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Midvale is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
  • Sequatchie County
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greentown, with the one closest to Greentown listed first.
    • Chalybeate
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
    • Sopha ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Sopha is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
    • Laurelburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Warren County
  • Jackson County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greentown, with the one closest to Greentown listed first.
    • Copenhagen ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
    • Long Island
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Bridgeport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Bridgeport is located in Jackson County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
      • Former name for Bridgeport:
      • Jonesville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <1>
    • Bryant
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Browns Valley ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Browns Valley is located in Jackson County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
    • Eliza
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Haynes Crossing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Higdon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • New Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • New Town is located in Jackson County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Stevenson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Dade County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greentown, with the one closest to Greentown listed first.
    • Cole City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
    • Wildwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Morganville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
    • Trenton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Walker County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greentown, with the one closest to Greentown listed first.
    • Lookout Mountain
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Rock City is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Flintstone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rossville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Chattanooga Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
    • Fantasy Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
    • John Ross Estates
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • John Ross Estates is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
      • Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
    • Moons
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Greentown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greentown.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greentown, with the one closest to Greentown 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 Greentown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Greentown.

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

  • Gruetli
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Gruetli is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
  • Tracy City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Tatesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tatesville is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatesville
  • Whitwell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Shirleyton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Shirleyton is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirleyton
  • Altamont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Monteagle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Victoria
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Victoria is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
  • Beersheba Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
  • Comfort
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Sequatchie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Sequatchie is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequatchie
  • Daus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Greentown ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greentown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greentown, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greentown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Greentown:

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 Greentown, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greentown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.