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 Ivy (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 Ivy. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Ivy is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Cherokee (NC), Graham (NC), Blount, Loudon, McMinn & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near Ivy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ivy:
- Monroe County (The home county of Ivy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivy, with the one closest to Ivy listed first.
- Epperson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Rural Vale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Jalapa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Coker Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Tellico Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jacktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Belltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Madisonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Acorn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Ballplay
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Sweetwater
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
- Blount County
- Chilhowee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivy, with the one closest to Ivy listed first.
- Charleston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bellefounte
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Countryside Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- East Cleveland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Cleveland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Etola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Hopewell Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Hopewell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- South Cleveland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- 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
- Bent Tree Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivy, with the one closest to Ivy listed first.
- Luttrell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Trigonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Philadelphia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Morganton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Greenback
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivy, with the one closest to Ivy listed first.
- Mecca
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Etowah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Goodsprings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Nonaburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Englewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Claxton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Manila
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Luskville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Athens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Niota
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivy, with the one closest to Ivy listed first.
- Decatur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goodfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Sewee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Beta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Cute ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Surprise
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Calico
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- East View
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Akeman Crossroad
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivy, with the one closest to Ivy listed first.
- Servilla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Delano
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Archville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Benton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chestuee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Chanceytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Ducktown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Belltown Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Belltown Hill is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
- Parksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Chable ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Copperhill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ocoee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fannin County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivy, with the one closest to Ivy listed first.
- Fry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fry is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- McCaysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pantertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- Pierceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Epworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Mineral Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cutcane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cutcane is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
- Blue Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Morganton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Greens Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Hemp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hemp is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
- Murray County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivy, with the one closest to Ivy listed first.
- Tennga
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cisco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Temple Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivy, with the one closest to Ivy listed first.
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Pleasant Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Vests
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Unaka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Burger Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Hiwassee Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Postell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Ogreeta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Hothouse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Grape Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Boiling Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Culberson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Murphy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clay County (NC)
- Brasstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ivy, see our County-by-County Page for Ivy.
Cemeteries Near Ivy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ivy.
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 Ivy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ivy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ivy, with the one closest to Ivy listed first.
- Hamby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bullet Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Campground Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burchfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Witt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rural Vale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Conasauga Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lindner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (533 more) ...
- Masingale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Buttram Cemetery
(5 miles [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.<2>
While we didn't find Ivy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ivy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ivy, with the one closest to Ivy listed first.
- Servilla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Epperson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Rural Vale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Mecca
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Jalapa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Reliance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coker Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Grady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Carlock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Carlock is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlock
- Williamsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Nonaburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tellico Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Turtletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ivy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ivy.
Newspapers Published in Ivy ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ivy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ivy, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ivy.
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 Ivy:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Bradley County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Polk County
- Fannin County
- Murray County
- Cherokee County
- Clay County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Ivy, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ivy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |