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 Housley Addition (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 Housley Addition. 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.
Housley Addition is located in McMinn 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 McMinn County: Bradley, Loudon, Meigs, Monroe, Polk & Roane.
Below are the counties that are near Housley Addition. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Housley Addition:
- McMinn County (The home county of Housley Addition)
- The following are listed by their distance from Housley Addition, with the one closest to Housley Addition listed first.
- Athens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Riceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Englewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Niota
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manila
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Goodsprings
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Grady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Nonaburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Claxton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Etowah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Luskville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Bledsoe County
- Summer City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Housley Addition, with the one closest to Housley Addition listed first.
- Charleston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefounte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Etola
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Countryside Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Hopewell Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Hopewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Cleveland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- East Cleveland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Bent Tree Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- South Cleveland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Wildwood Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- McDonald
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland County
- Jewett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Housley Addition, with the one closest to Housley Addition listed first.
- Birchwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lakewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Sale Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Housley Addition, with the one closest to Housley Addition listed first.
- Luttrell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Loudon City Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Loudon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morganton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Trigonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Centersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Greenback
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Housley Addition, with the one closest to Housley Addition listed first.
- Sewee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Decatur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cute ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Goodfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Calico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Beta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Surprise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Akeman Crossroad
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- East View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Housley Addition, with the one closest to Housley Addition listed first.
- Jalapa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Sweetwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Madisonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Vale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Tellico Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jacktown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Epperson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Belltown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Acorn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Coker Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Ballplay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Vonore
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Housley Addition, with the one closest to Housley Addition listed first.
- Delano
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chestuee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Servilla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Benton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Archville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Ocoee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Parksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Chable ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Oldfort
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Ball Play
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Chanceytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Housley Addition, with the one closest to Housley Addition listed first.
- Lakewood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Bryan Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Spring City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Roddy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Cumberland Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Graysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Ogden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Housley Addition, with the one closest to Housley Addition listed first.
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Pioneer Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Glen Alice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- Lakemont Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Cave Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Postoak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Rockwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Housley Addition, with the one closest to Housley Addition listed first.
- Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Pleasant Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Unaka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Vests
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Housley Addition, see our County-by-County Page for Housley Addition.
Cemeteries Near Housley Addition ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Housley Addition.
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 Housley Addition - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Housley Addition covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Housley Addition, with the one closest to Housley Addition listed first.
- Cedar Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hammond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sullins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McMinn Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thorn Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McMahan Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bethsalem Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McMinn County Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Cumberland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (767 more) ...
- Slacks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Slacks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Malone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Housley Addition in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Housley Addition.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Housley Addition, with the one closest to Housley Addition listed first.
- Athens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mount Verd
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Verd is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Verd
- Riceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Fiketon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fiketon is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiketon
- Grady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Sanford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sanford is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Nonaburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Carlock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Carlock is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlock
- Reagan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reagan is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Folger ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Folger is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
- Luskville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gudger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gudger is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gudger
- Calhoun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sewee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Housley Addition. See our List of 1890's Communities around Housley Addition.
Newspapers Published in Housley Addition ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Housley Addition.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Housley Addition, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Housley Addition.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Housley Addition:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to McMinn County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Bradley County
- Cumberland County
- Hamilton County
- Loudon County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Polk County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Cherokee 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 Housley Addition, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Housley Addition) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |