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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Grief. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Grief to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Grief, please Contact Us.
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 Grief (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 Grief. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Grief is historic, it would have been located within present day Polk 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 Polk County: Fannin (GA), Murray (GA), Cherokee (NC), Bradley, McMinn & Monroe.
Below are the counties that are near Grief. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grief:
- Polk County (The home county of Grief)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grief, with the one closest to Grief listed first.
- Benton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chestuee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Ocoee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Parksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Delano
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oldfort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Archville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Ball Play
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Chable ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Servilla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Chanceytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grief, with the one closest to Grief listed first.
- Bellefounte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Charleston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Cleveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- South Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Countryside Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Hopewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Wildwood Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- Hopewell Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Etola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Bent Tree Acres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grief, with the one closest to Grief listed first.
- Birchwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Howardville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Lakewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Apison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Apison is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apison
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,469 people
- Collegedale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ooltewah
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 929 people
- Harrison Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Harrison Ferry is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,769 people
- Lakesite
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
- Harrison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Dweller
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Dweller is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dweller
- Soddy Lake Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Soddy Lake Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Lake Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,190 people
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grief, with the one closest to Grief listed first.
- Luskville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Calhoun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Claxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Goodsprings
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Riceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Etowah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lamontville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Grady
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Athens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mecca
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Englewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nonaburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grief, with the one closest to Grief listed first.
- East View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Beta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Goodfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Decatur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Calico
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Cute ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Sewee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Akeman Crossroad
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Surprise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grief, with the one closest to Grief listed first.
- Epperson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Rural Vale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Jalapa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Coker Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Tellico Plains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jacktown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Belltown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Madisonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetwater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grief, with the one closest to Grief listed first.
- Bryan Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Graysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Cumberland Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Ogden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Catoosa County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grief, with the one closest to Grief listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,371 people
- Catoosa Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
- Graysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ringgold
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fannin County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grief, with the one closest to Grief listed first.
- Fry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fry is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- Epworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- McCaysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pantertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- Pierceville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Chestnut Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Murray County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grief, with the one closest to Grief listed first.
- Tennga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cisco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gregory
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gregory is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Temple Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Sumac
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sumac is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Crandall
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Eton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chatsworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Whitfield County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grief, with the one closest to Grief listed first.
- Red Clay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Parrett Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parrett Crossing is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrett Crossing
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Cohutta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ruralvale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Plainview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
- Varnell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grief, with the one closest to Grief listed first.
- Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Burger Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Pleasant Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Postell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Vests
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Hiwassee Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Hothouse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grief, see our County-by-County Page for Grief.
Cemeteries Near Grief ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grief.
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 Grief - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grief covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grief, with the one closest to Grief listed first.
- Purselley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chilcutt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nancy Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chestuee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Council Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Baker Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lowery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hambright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dunn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McBrien - Burdett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (655 more) ...
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hiwassee Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [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.
While we didn't find Grief in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grief.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grief, with the one closest to Grief listed first.
- Climer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Climer is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climer
- Benton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Patty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Patty is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patty
- Ocoee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Luskville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Tasso
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tasso is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasso
- Calhoun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Charleston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Parksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Fetzerton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fetzerton is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetzerton
- Oldfort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Sanford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sanford is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Carlock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carlock is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlock
- Reliance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grief. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grief.
Newspapers Published in Grief ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grief.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grief, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grief.
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 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 Grief:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Polk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradley County
- Hamilton County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Rhea County
- Catoosa County
- Fannin County
- Murray County
- Whitfield County
- Cherokee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Grief, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Grief) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |