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 Harriman (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 Harriman. 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 and doctors 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.
Harriman is primarily located in Morgan County. A portion of Harriman extends into Roane 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 Morgan County: Anderson, Cumberland, Fentress, Roane & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Harriman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harriman:
- Morgan County (The home county of Harriman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harriman, with the one closest to Harriman listed first.
- Oakdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Deermont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
- Coal Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Hill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Coalfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Nemo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Wartburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Petros
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Petros is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
- Population from the 2010 Census: 583 people
- Lancing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tupper Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tupper Town is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupper Town
- Mahan Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mahan Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Village
- Annadel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harriman, with the one closest to Harriman listed first.
- Oliver Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Robertsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Scarboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Leinarts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Spring Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Claxton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Peak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fraterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fraterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
- Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
- Rocky Top
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Top is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Top
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Former names for Rocky Top:
- Coal Creek
- Lake City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Top <1>
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harriman, with the one closest to Harriman listed first.
- Kiser
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Friendsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- McMullens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- McMullens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
- Louisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Big Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Campbell County
- Shea
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shea is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shea
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harriman, with the one closest to Harriman listed first.
- Rogers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rogers is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
- Hebbertsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Center Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
- Lake Pomeroy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Crab Orchard
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Glade
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Woodlands
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Jewett
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Greenbriar Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Crossville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Burke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Lake Tansi Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- 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
- Creston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harriman, with the one closest to Harriman listed first.
- Farragut
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Belle Aire
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Belle Aire is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Aire
- Estimated population in 2014: 512 people
- Boyd
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Virtue
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Virtue is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
- Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
- Volunteer Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Volunteer Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Village
- Concord
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Karns
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 4,425 people
- Ebenezer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Middlebrook Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Middlebrook Acres is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 593 people
- Hunting Hills West
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hunting Hills West is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills West
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,970 people
- Kingston Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kingston Woods is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Woods
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,790 people
- Aldenwood Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harriman, with the one closest to Harriman listed first.
- White Wing Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
- Eaton Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Loudon City Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Lenoir City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Loudon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sharp Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- Luttrell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Centersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Morganton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Greenback
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harriman, with the one closest to Harriman listed first.
- Prigmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Bell Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Niota
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harriman, with the one closest to Harriman listed first.
- Surprise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Akeman Crossroad
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Sewee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Cute ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harriman, with the one closest to Harriman listed first.
- Sweetwater
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Vonore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madisonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harriman, with the one closest to Harriman listed first.
- Roddy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Lakewood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Spring City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harriman, with the one closest to Harriman listed first.
- Emory Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Bazel Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Midtown Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
- Midtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Kingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Laddie Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Cardiff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- College Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Postoak
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Kries
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Rockwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dyllis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dyllis is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harriman, with the one closest to Harriman listed first.
- Hembree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hembree is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hembree
- Glenmary
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Hughett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- Smoky Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smoky Junction is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Junction
- Elgin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- Montgomery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Montgomery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Norma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Norma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Estimated population in 2014: 147 people
- Robbins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Robbins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Robbins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harriman, see our County-by-County Page for Harriman.
Cemeteries Near Harriman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harriman.
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 Harriman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harriman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harriman, with the one closest to Harriman listed first.
- Emory Gap Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Willard Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Isham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Emory Heights Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gamble Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bullard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harriman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Harriman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Riggs Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Delozier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Childs Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woolsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (978 more) ...
- Swan Pond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Adkisson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Harriman had a population of 716 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Harriman had a population of 6,182 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harriman, with the one closest to Harriman listed first.
- Emory Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Oakdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Cardiff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Kingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Webster
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- DeArmond
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- DeArmond is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeArmond
- Deermont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Kries
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Rockwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elverton is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elverton
- Whetstone ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whetstone is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Nemo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
- Coalfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Crookedfork ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Crookedfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crookedfork
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harriman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harriman.
Newspapers Published in Harriman ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harriman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harriman, 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 Harriman.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Harriman:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Blount County
- Campbell County
- Cumberland County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Scott 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> | 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 Harriman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Harriman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |