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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Jeffrey. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Jeffrey to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Jeffrey, 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 Jeffrey (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 Jeffrey. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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 Jeffrey is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Jeffrey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jeffrey:
- Monroe County (The home county of Jeffrey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jeffrey, with the one closest to Jeffrey listed first.
- Ballplay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Acorn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Belltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Jacktown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Tellico Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
- Coker Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Vonore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jalapa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Epperson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jeffrey, with the one closest to Jeffrey listed first.
- Chilhowee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Happy Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Valley is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Brick Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Sixmile
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sixmile is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Binfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Binfield is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Walnut Hill Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- 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
- Big Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Fairway Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
- McMullens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- McMullens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
- Chelsey Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Kiser
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Friendsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jeffrey, with the one closest to Jeffrey listed first.
- Trigonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Greenback
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jena
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Morganton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Centersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Philadelphia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Loudon City Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Loudon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lenoir City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sharp Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- Luttrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jeffrey, with the one closest to Jeffrey listed first.
- Mecca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Nonaburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Manila
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Englewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bell Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Etowah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Grady
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Goodsprings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Niota
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Athens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jeffrey, with the one closest to Jeffrey listed first.
- Servilla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Delano
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Belltown Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belltown Hill is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
- Chanceytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Ducktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jeffrey, with the one closest to Jeffrey listed first.
- Boiling Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Unaka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Ogreeta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Coalville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coalville is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Marble
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hiwassee Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Grape Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Andrews
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Vests
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Murphy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Buffalo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Clay County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jeffrey, with the one closest to Jeffrey listed first.
- Brasstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hayesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Log Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Log Village is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
- Warne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Graham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jeffrey, with the one closest to Jeffrey listed first.
- Lake Santeetlah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- 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
- Yellow Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Fontana Dam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- 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 <2>
- Robbinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cheoah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cheoah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
- Stecoah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Bear Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Creek is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Macon County (NC)
- Fairview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Swain County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jeffrey, with the one closest to Jeffrey listed first.
- Nantahala
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Nantahala is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Wesser
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wesser is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
- Almond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Judson ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Judson is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Forney ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Forney is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jeffrey, see our County-by-County Page for Jeffrey.
Cemeteries Near Jeffrey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jeffrey.
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 Jeffrey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jeffrey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jeffrey, with the one closest to Jeffrey listed first.
- Farrs Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Giles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Isabel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Green Cove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Orr Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Little Toqua Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Calderwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keener Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Giles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Citico Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (415 more) ...
- Miller Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- McMurray Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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.
While we didn't find Jeffrey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jeffrey.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jeffrey, with the one closest to Jeffrey listed first.
- Rafter
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rafter is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rafter
- Caringer ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Caringer is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caringer
- Ballplay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Acorn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Belltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Citico ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Citico is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citico
- Chilhowee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Tellico Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mountainville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mountainville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
- Allegheny Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Allegheny Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny Springs
- Sink ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sink is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sink
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Yellow Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Fairfax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fairfax is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Hopewell Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jeffrey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jeffrey.
Newspapers Published in Jeffrey ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jeffrey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jeffrey, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jeffrey.
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 Jeffrey:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Polk County
- Cherokee County
- Clay County
- Graham County
- Macon County
- Swain 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 Jeffrey, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jeffrey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |