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 Harbuck (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 Harbuck. 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 and doctors 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.
Harbuck is located in 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 Harbuck. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harbuck:
- Polk County (The home county of Harbuck)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbuck, with the one closest to Harbuck listed first.
- Chanceytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Ducktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Belltown Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Belltown Hill is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
- Copperhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Archville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Servilla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Chable ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Delano
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Benton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ball Play
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Ocoee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbuck, with the one closest to Harbuck listed first.
- Charleston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefounte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- East Cleveland
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Wildwood Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- Cleveland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- South Cleveland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Countryside Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Hopewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbuck, with the one closest to Harbuck listed first.
- Mecca
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Etowah
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Goodsprings
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Grady
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Luskville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Claxton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Nonaburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Englewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Calhoun
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Manila
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Riceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Athens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lamontville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbuck, with the one closest to Harbuck listed first.
- Epperson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Coker Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Rural Vale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Jalapa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Jacktown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Tellico Plains
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Belltown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Acorn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Ballplay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Madisonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fannin County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbuck, with the one closest to Harbuck listed first.
- Fry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fry is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- McCaysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pantertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- Epworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pierceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Chestnut Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Cutcane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cutcane is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
- Mineral Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Morganton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Hemp
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hemp is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
- Craytonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Craytonia is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
- Gilmer County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbuck, with the one closest to Harbuck listed first.
- Cherry Log
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Santaluca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- White Path
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Northcutt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Northcutt is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
- East Ellijay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ellijay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rolston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rolston is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
- Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
- Tickanetley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Murray County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbuck, with the one closest to Harbuck listed first.
- Cisco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tennga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gregory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Temple Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Crandall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sumac
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sumac is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Union County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbuck, with the one closest to Harbuck listed first.
- Bethlehem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Youngcane ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Youngcane is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
- Canal Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Canal Lake is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
- Blairsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbuck, with the one closest to Harbuck listed first.
- Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Burger Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Postell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Vests
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Hothouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Hiwassee Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Ogreeta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Culberson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Unaka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Grape Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Murphy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Boiling Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Clay County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbuck, with the one closest to Harbuck listed first.
- Brasstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pine Log Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pine Log Village is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
- Warne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harbuck, see our County-by-County Page for Harbuck.
Cemeteries Near Harbuck ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harbuck.
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 Harbuck - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harbuck covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harbuck, with the one closest to Harbuck listed first.
- McJunkin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Threewit Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Freeland Town Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Padgett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Neal Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spurling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Amburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shoal Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (455 more) ...
- Young Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chastain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crestlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Harbuck in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harbuck.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harbuck, with the one closest to Harbuck listed first.
- Turtletown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ducktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wehutty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wehutty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehutty
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Wolf Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Postell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Hiwassee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hiwassee is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee
- Pierceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Kyle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kyle is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Hothouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Vests
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Reliance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Curtis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Curtis is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Hothouse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hothouse is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Servilla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harbuck. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harbuck.
Newspapers Published in Harbuck ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harbuck.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harbuck, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harbuck.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Harbuck:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Polk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradley County
- McMinn County
- Monroe County
- Fannin County
- Gilmer County
- Murray County
- Union County
- Cherokee County
- Clay 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 Harbuck, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Harbuck) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |