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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Halfway Town. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Halfway Town to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Halfway Town, 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 Halfway Town (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 Halfway Town. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Halfway Town is historic, it would have been located within present day Monroe 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 Monroe County: Cherokee (NC), Graham (NC), Blount, Loudon, McMinn & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near Halfway Town. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Halfway Town:
- Monroe County (The home county of Halfway Town)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halfway Town, with the one closest to Halfway Town listed first.
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
- Ballplay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Vonore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Acorn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Belltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Madisonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jacktown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Tellico Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jalapa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Rural Vale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halfway Town, with the one closest to Halfway Town listed first.
- Chilhowee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Brick Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Happy Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Valley is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Sixmile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sixmile is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Binfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Binfield is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Walnut Hill Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Hill Estates is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,394 people
- Big Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Fairway Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
- McMullens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- McMullens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
- Kiser
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Chelsey Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halfway Town, with the one closest to Halfway Town listed first.
- Boyd
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Virtue
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Virtue is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
- Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
- Belle Aire
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Belle Aire is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Aire
- Estimated population in 2014: 512 people
- Concord
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Farragut
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Aldenwood Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
- Ebenezer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Topside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Topside is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
- Estimated population in 2014: 346 people
- Arrowhead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Kingston Woods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kingston Woods is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Woods
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,790 people
- Bonny Kate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
- Middlebrook Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Middlebrook Acres is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 593 people
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halfway Town, with the one closest to Halfway Town listed first.
- Trigonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Greenback
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Morganton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Centersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Loudon City Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Loudon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lenoir City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sharp Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- Eaton Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halfway Town, with the one closest to Halfway Town listed first.
- Mecca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Nonaburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Bell Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Manila
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Englewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Niota
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Grady
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Prigmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Etowah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Athens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Goodsprings
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Polk County
- Servilla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halfway Town, with the one closest to Halfway Town listed first.
- Cave Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Bradbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bradbury is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halfway Town, with the one closest to Halfway Town listed first.
- Wear Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Elkmont ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Elkmont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
- Dupont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Seymour Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
- Waldens Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halfway Town, with the one closest to Halfway Town listed first.
- Boiling Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Unaka
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Marble
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ogreeta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Coalville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coalville is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Hiwassee Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Pleasant Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Andrews
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grape Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Vests
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Buffalo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Rhodo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodo is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodo
- Graham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halfway Town, with the one closest to Halfway Town listed first.
- Fontana Dam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fontana Dam is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Dam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Fontana Dam has also been known as:
- Fontana Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana Dam <2>
- Yellow Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Lake Santeetlah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Santeetlah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Santeetlah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Lake Santeetlah has also been known as:
- Santeetla
- Santeetlah
- Santultah
- Thunderbird Mountain
- Thunderbird
- Robbinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cheoah
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cheoah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
- Stecoah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Bear Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Creek is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Macon County (NC)
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Swain County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halfway Town, with the one closest to Halfway Town listed first.
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Nantahala
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nantahala is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
- Forney ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Forney is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Judson ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Judson is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Halfway Town, see our County-by-County Page for Halfway Town.
Cemeteries Near Halfway Town ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Halfway Town.
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 Halfway Town - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Halfway Town covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Halfway Town, with the one closest to Halfway Town listed first.
- Citico Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lower Chilhowee MB Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McMurray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chota Memorial
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chota Memorial
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chota Memorial is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the east of Toqua.
- The Chota Memorial has also been known as:
- Chota Cherokee Memorial
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1410522 <3>
- Keener Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Four Mile Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Henley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Toqua Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Allegheny Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (498 more) ...
- Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Williamsons Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Calderwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Halfway Town in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Halfway Town.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Halfway Town, with the one closest to Halfway Town listed first.
- Citico ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Citico is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citico
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Caringer ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Caringer is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caringer
- Mountainville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountainville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
- Chilhowee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Allegheny Springs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allegheny Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny Springs
- Mint
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mint is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint
- Trigonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Ballplay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- McGhee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McGhee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGhee
- Brick Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Acorn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Greenback
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morganton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Hopewell Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Halfway Town. See our List of 1890's Communities around Halfway Town.
Newspapers Published in Halfway Town ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Halfway Town.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Halfway Town, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Halfway Town.
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 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 Halfway Town:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Polk County
- Roane County
- Sevier County
- Cherokee County
- Graham County
- Macon County
- Swain 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 Halfway Town, 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> | 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Halfway Town) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |