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 Greer Ford (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 Greer Ford. 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 doctors and 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.
Greer Ford is located in Bledsoe 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 Bledsoe County: Cumberland, Hamilton, Rhea, Sequatchie & Van Buren.
Below are the counties that are near Greer Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greer Ford:
- Bledsoe County (The home county of Greer Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greer Ford, with the one closest to Greer Ford listed first.
- Pikeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Brockdell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Summer City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Pailo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Ninemile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Winesap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greer Ford, with the one closest to Greer Ford listed first.
- Etola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Bent Tree Acres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- Hopewell Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Hopewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Countryside Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greer Ford, with the one closest to Greer Ford listed first.
- Newton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Burke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Jewett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Erasmus
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Lantana
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Todd Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Lake Tansi Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Howard Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Pleasant Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Crossville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Greenbriar Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greer Ford, with the one closest to Greer Ford listed first.
- Palmer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gruetli - Laager
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beersheba Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Gruetli
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Altamont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Coalmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greer Ford, with the one closest to Greer Ford listed first.
- Flat Top
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Sale Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Mowbray
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mowbray is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowbray
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,615 people
- Soddy
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Birchwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Soddy Lake Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Soddy Lake Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Lake Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,190 people
- Daisy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Soddy - Daisy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Crabtree Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Crabtree Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 763 people
- Falling Water
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Falling Water is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Water
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,232 people
- Caramel Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
- Lakesite
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greer Ford, with the one closest to Greer Ford listed first.
- Condra
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Powells Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Whitwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- McMinn County
- Lamontville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greer Ford, with the one closest to Greer Ford listed first.
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Beta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Calico
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- East View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Goodfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Decatur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Akeman Crossroad
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Cute ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greer Ford, with the one closest to Greer Ford listed first.
- Ogden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Graysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Cumberland Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Dayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bryan Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Spring City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Roddy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greer Ford, with the one closest to Greer Ford listed first.
- Dunlap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Daus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Cartwright
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greer Ford, with the one closest to Greer Ford listed first.
- Chalybeate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Spencer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetgum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Cummingsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Laurelburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Meade ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Bone Cave
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greer Ford, with the one closest to Greer Ford listed first.
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Campaign
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Smyrna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Shellsford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Fall City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greer Ford, with the one closest to Greer Ford listed first.
- Doyle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Quebeck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarktown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Ravenscroft
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Sparta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greer Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Greer Ford.
Cemeteries Near Greer Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greer Ford.
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 Greer Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greer Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greer Ford, with the one closest to Greer Ford listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Humble Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dodson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McReynolds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cagle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rigsby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Collier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hixson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- DeBord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (639 more) ...
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Henson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lamb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Greer Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Greer Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greer Ford, with the one closest to Greer Ford listed first.
- Pikeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Summer City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Pailo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Ogden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Morgan Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Morgan Springs is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Springs
- Gladecreek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gladecreek is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladecreek
- Schoolfield ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Schoolfield is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolfield
- Mount Airy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Airy is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
- Sampson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sampson is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
- Graysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Coulterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coulterville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulterville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pearson ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pearson is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Dayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cagle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cagle is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greer Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greer Ford.
Newspapers Published in Greer Ford ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greer Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greer Ford, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greer Ford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Greer Ford:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Bledsoe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradley County
- Cumberland County
- Grundy County
- Hamilton County
- Marion County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Rhea County
- Sequatchie County
- Van Buren County
- Warren 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> | 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 Greer Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Greer Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |