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 Homestead Acres (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 Homestead Acres. 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.
Homestead Acres is located in Blount 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 Blount County: Graham (NC), Swain (NC), Knox, Loudon, Monroe & Sevier.
Below are the counties that are near Homestead Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Homestead Acres:
- Blount County (The home county of Homestead Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Homestead Acres, with the one closest to Homestead Acres listed first.
- Binfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Binfield is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
- Fairway Estates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
- Big Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Walnut Hill Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Friendsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brick Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Kiser
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- McMullens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McMullens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
- Maryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sixmile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sixmile is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Chelsey Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homestead Acres, with the one closest to Homestead Acres listed first.
- Scarboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Spring Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Oak Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Claxton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Robertsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Peak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Oliver Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leinarts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Panther ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homestead Acres, with the one closest to Homestead Acres listed first.
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Boyd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Virtue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Virtue is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
- Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
- Aldenwood Park
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Topside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Topside is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
- Estimated population in 2014: 346 people
- Belle Aire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Aire is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Aire
- Estimated population in 2014: 512 people
- Kingston Woods
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Farragut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arrowhead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Bonny Kate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
- Middlebrook Acres
(16 miles [25.7 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 Homestead Acres, with the one closest to Homestead Acres listed first.
- Greenback
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Centersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Morganton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Trigonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Lenoir City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sharp Estates
(13 miles [20.9 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Loudon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Loudon City Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homestead Acres, with the one closest to Homestead Acres listed first.
- Bell Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Manila
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Prigmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Englewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Niota
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nonaburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homestead Acres, with the one closest to Homestead Acres listed first.
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Vonore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Acorn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Ballplay
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Belltown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Madisonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetwater
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jacktown
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homestead Acres, with the one closest to Homestead Acres listed first.
- Tupper Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tupper Town is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupper Town
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
- Coal Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Hill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Coalfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homestead Acres, with the one closest to Homestead Acres listed first.
- Cave Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Bear ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Bradbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bradbury is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
- Kries
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Dyllis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dyllis is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- Kingston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Laddie Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homestead Acres, with the one closest to Homestead Acres listed first.
- Seymour Heights
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Dupont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Seymour
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wear Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Oak City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Waldens Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Elkmont ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Elkmont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
- Starkeytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Starkeytown is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkeytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 431 people
- Boyds Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Pigeon Forge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chalet Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Chalet Village is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
- Catlettsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Graham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Homestead Acres, with the one closest to Homestead Acres listed first.
- Fontana Dam
(23 miles [37 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 <1>
- Yellow Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Lake Santeetlah
(26 miles [41.8 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Homestead Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Homestead Acres.
Cemeteries Near Homestead Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Homestead Acres.
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 Homestead Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Homestead Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Homestead Acres, with the one closest to Homestead Acres listed first.
- Clover Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dotson Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Bank Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Big Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hamil Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crossroads Tabernacle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bakers Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (819 more) ...
- Centenary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carpenters Campground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Homestead Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Homestead Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Homestead Acres, with the one closest to Homestead Acres listed first.
- Clover Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clover Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Brick Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Mint
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mint is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint
- Montvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Montvale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montvale
- Kiser
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Meadow
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Meadow is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
- Greenback
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Unitia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Unitia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unitia
- Blockhouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blockhouse is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
- Disco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Disco is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Allegheny Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Allegheny Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny Springs
- Ewing ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ewing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Mentor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mentor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Homestead Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Homestead Acres.
Newspapers Published in Homestead Acres ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Homestead Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Homestead Acres, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Homestead Acres.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Homestead Acres:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Blount County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Roane County
- Sevier County
- Graham 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 Homestead Acres, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Homestead Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |