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 Jones Cove (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 Jones Cove. 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.
Name Variations for Jones Cove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Jones Cove: Jones Cv.
- While the name of this community is Jones Cove, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Jones Cove may originally have been Jone's Cove.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Jones Cove might be written as Jone Cove.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Jones Cove is located in Sevier 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 Sevier County: Haywood (NC), Swain (NC), Blount, Cocke, Jefferson & Knox.
Below are the counties that are near Jones Cove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jones Cove:
- Sevier County (The home county of Jones Cove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Cove, with the one closest to Jones Cove listed first.
- Pittman Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pittman Center is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- East Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Harrisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Millican Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Middle Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Gatlinburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon Forge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sevierville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chalet Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chalet Village is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
- Starkeytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Starkeytown is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkeytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 431 people
- Catlettsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Henry Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Cove, with the one closest to Jones Cove listed first.
- Townsend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Cowan Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
- Miller Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Miller Cove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 267 people
- Walland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rocky Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
- Wildwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Cove, with the one closest to Jones Cove listed first.
- Cosby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Carson Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Wilton Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Bailey Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Hartford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clevenger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clevenger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
- Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
- Edwina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Jaybird
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Newport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Bridgeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Cove, with the one closest to Jones Cove listed first.
- Oakland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Dyers Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Wa-Ni Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Massengill Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Blaine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maples ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Cove, with the one closest to Jones Cove listed first.
- Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sirenburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
- Beulah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Warrensburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Bright Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Cedar Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Cove, with the one closest to Jones Cove listed first.
- Monte Vista Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- Collons Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Morristown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Casablanca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- East Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Silver City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Cove, with the one closest to Jones Cove listed first.
- Baneberry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dandridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cook Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
- Dumplin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Piedmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Leadvale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- Flat Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Edna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- White Pine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Alena ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Rocky Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- Jefferson City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Cove, with the one closest to Jones Cove listed first.
- Peters Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Thorn Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Kimberlin Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lyonton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Riverdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Wooddale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Mascot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- Moshina Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Moshina Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshina Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,335 people
- Shooks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Mayo ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mayo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,366 people
- McMillan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- McMillan is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
- Buncombe County (NC)
- Sandymush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sandymush is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandymush
- Sandymush has also been known as:
- Sandy Mush
- Haywood County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Cove, with the one closest to Jones Cove listed first.
- Mount Sterling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Teague ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Teague is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Maggie Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Junaluska
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelwood is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Waynesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Cove, with the one closest to Jones Cove listed first.
- Paint Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
- Whittier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wilmot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wilmot is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Addie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Addie is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Balsam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Madison County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Cove, with the one closest to Jones Cove listed first.
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lynch is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bluff is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Spring Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Trust
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Trust is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Hot Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Swain County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Cove, with the one closest to Jones Cove listed first.
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cherokee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bryson City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Forney ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Jones Cove, see our County-by-County Page for Jones Cove.
Cemeteries Near Jones Cove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jones Cove.
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 Jones Cove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jones Cove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jones Cove, with the one closest to Jones Cove listed first.
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- McMahan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Proffitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Henry Cemetery #2
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Henry Cemetery #1
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hurst Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rolen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stinnett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Huff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rolen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Continue List (667 more) ...
- Breeden - Rolen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McMahan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Howard View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Jones Cove had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jones Cove, with the one closest to Jones Cove listed first.
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- East Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Fox ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fox is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Chestnut Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Carson Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Wilton Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Sandy Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Harrisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Edwina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Allensville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allensville is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Newport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gatlinburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sterling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Naillon ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Naillon is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naillon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jones Cove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jones Cove.
Newspapers Published in Jones Cove ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jones Cove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jones Cove, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jones Cove.
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 either 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 Jones Cove:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sevier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Cocke County
- Grainger County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Jefferson County
- Knox County
- Buncombe County
- Haywood County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Swain County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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> | 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 Jones Cove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jones Cove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |