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 Lanier (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 Lanier. 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 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.
Lanier is located in Blount 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 Blount County: Graham (NC), Swain (NC), Knox, Loudon, Monroe & Sevier.
Below are the counties that are near Lanier. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lanier:
- Blount County (The home county of Lanier)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanier, with the one closest to Lanier listed first.
- Brick Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Binfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Binfield is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Walnut Hill Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Chilhowee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Happy Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Happy Valley is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Sixmile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sixmile is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Big Springs
(7 miles [11.3 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
- McMullens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McMullens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
- Friendsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kiser
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Chelsey Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanier, with the one closest to Lanier listed first.
- Scarboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Oak Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Claxton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Robertsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Peak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanier, with the one closest to Lanier listed first.
- Boyd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Virtue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Virtue is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
- Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
- Belle Aire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Belle Aire is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Aire
- Estimated population in 2014: 512 people
- Concord
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Farragut
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Aldenwood Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
- Kingston Woods
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kingston Woods is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Woods
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,790 people
- Topside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Topside is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
- Estimated population in 2014: 346 people
- Arrowhead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Bonny Kate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
- Middlebrook Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Middlebrook Acres is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 593 people
- Colonial Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanier, with the one closest to Lanier listed first.
- Jena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Greenback
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Trigonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Morganton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Centersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Lenoir City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Loudon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sharp Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- Loudon City Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Philadelphia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Eaton Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanier, with the one closest to Lanier listed first.
- Bell Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Manila
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Mecca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Nonaburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Englewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Niota
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Prigmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grady
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Meigs County
- Surprise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanier, with the one closest to Lanier listed first.
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
- Vonore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Acorn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Ballplay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Belltown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Madisonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jacktown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Sweetwater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tellico Plains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jalapa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanier, with the one closest to Lanier listed first.
- Cave Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Bradbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bradbury is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Bear ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Kries
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Laddie Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Dyllis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dyllis is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
- Kingston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanier, with the one closest to Lanier listed first.
- Wear Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Seymour Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
- Dupont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Seymour
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elkmont ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Elkmont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
- Waldens Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Oak City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Starkeytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Starkeytown is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkeytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 431 people
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanier, with the one closest to Lanier listed first.
- Boiling Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Unaka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Graham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanier, with the one closest to Lanier listed first.
- Fontana Dam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <1>
- Yellow Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Lake Santeetlah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Robbinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cheoah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cheoah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
- Stecoah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lanier, see our County-by-County Page for Lanier.
Cemeteries Near Lanier ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lanier.
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 Lanier - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lanier covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lanier, with the one closest to Lanier listed first.
- Williamsons Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Nelson Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lambert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Four Mile Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bakers Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crossroads Tabernacle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Centenary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allegheny Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kagleys Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Montgomery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (651 more) ...
- Henley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kagley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Lanier in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lanier.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lanier, with the one closest to Lanier listed first.
- Brick Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Allegheny Springs ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Allegheny Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny Springs
- Mint
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mint is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint
- Mountainville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mountainville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
- Citico ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Citico is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citico
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Greenback
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Trigonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Chilhowee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Clover Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Meadow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Morganton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- McGhee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McGhee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGhee
- Caringer ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Caringer is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caringer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lanier. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lanier.
Newspapers Published in Lanier ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lanier.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lanier, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lanier.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lanier:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Blount County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Roane County
- Sevier County
- Cherokee County
- Graham 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Lanier, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Lanier) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |