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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Islandford. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Islandford to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Islandford, 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 Islandford (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 Islandford. 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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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 Islandford is historic, it would have been located within present day Morgan 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 Islandford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Islandford:
- Morgan County (The home county of Islandford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Islandford, with the one closest to Islandford listed first.
- Lancing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Annadel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Lavender
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Deer Lodge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Nemo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Wartburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bucklick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Sunbright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Glades
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Deermont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Burrville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Mill Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Islandford, with the one closest to Islandford listed first.
- Oliver Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Robertsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Oak Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leinarts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Scarboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Fraterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fraterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
- Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Islandford, with the one closest to Islandford listed first.
- Shea
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Shea is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shea
- Silica
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silica is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
- Caryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Islandford, with the one closest to Islandford listed first.
- Rogers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rogers is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
- Hebbertsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Fairfield Glade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Pomeroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Woodlands
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Center Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
- Crab Orchard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woody
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Greenbriar Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Creston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Crossville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dykes Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Howard Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Islandford, with the one closest to Islandford listed first.
- Armathwaite
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Grimsley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clarkrange
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Allardt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Gernt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Jamestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wilder
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Cooper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Little Crab
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Loudon County
- White Wing Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Islandford, with the one closest to Islandford listed first.
- Hanging Limb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Lovejoy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Obey City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Putnam County
- Monterey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rhea County
- Roddy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Islandford, with the one closest to Islandford listed first.
- Bazel Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Emory Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Cardiff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- College Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Postoak
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Rockwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lakemont Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Midtown Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
- Midtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Dyllis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dyllis is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
- Kingston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kries
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Kelley Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kelley Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Islandford, with the one closest to Islandford listed first.
- Glenmary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Elgin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- West Robbins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- West Robbins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
- Hughett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- Robbins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hembree
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hembree is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hembree
- New River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Helenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smoky Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smoky Junction is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Junction
- Winona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Winona is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Huntsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Norma
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Norma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Estimated population in 2014: 147 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Islandford, see our County-by-County Page for Islandford.
Cemeteries Near Islandford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Islandford.
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 Islandford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Islandford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Islandford, with the one closest to Islandford listed first.
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gus Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Canady Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the west of Lancing.
- The Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11867 <3>
- Potters Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Isaac Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Davidson / Forstner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson / Forstner Cemetery
- The Davidson / Forstner Cemetery has also been known as:
- Davidson Cemetery
- Davidson / Forrestner Cemetery
- Forrestner Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12096 <3>
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Nitzschke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kubley Field Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (850 more) ...
- Dawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lyons / Jack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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.
Islandford itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Islandford, with the one closest to Islandford listed first.
- Lancing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Frankfort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frankfort is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Annadel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Lavender
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Nemo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Deer Lodge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Montgomery ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Montgomery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Halfway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Halfway is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Wartburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Emory ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emory is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Glades
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Sunbright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Stowers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stowers is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowers
- Hebbertsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Deermont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Islandford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Islandford.
Newspapers Published in Islandford ...
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 Islandford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Islandford, 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 Islandford.
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 helpful 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 Islandford:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Campbell County
- Cumberland County
- Fentress County
- Loudon County
- Overton County
- Putnam County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Scott 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 Islandford, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Islandford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |