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 Lawson Crossroad (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 Lawson Crossroad. 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 Lawson Crossroad ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lawson Crossroad: Lawson Xrd.
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Lawson Crossroad 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 Lawson Crossroad. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lawson Crossroad:
- Blount County (The home county of Lawson Crossroad)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawson Crossroad, with the one closest to Lawson Crossroad listed first.
- Red Bank
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Red Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Townsend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Miller Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Miller Cove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 267 people
- Walland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cowan Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
- Rocky Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
- Seaton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seaton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Chelsey Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Happy Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Happy Valley is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Sixmile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sixmile is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Wildwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Eagleton Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
- Maryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson County
- Spring Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawson Crossroad, with the one closest to Lawson Crossroad listed first.
- Cook Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
- Dumplin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Strawberry Plains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Piedmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawson Crossroad, with the one closest to Lawson Crossroad listed first.
- Bonny Kate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
- Shooks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Arrowhead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Topside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Topside is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
- Estimated population in 2014: 346 people
- Colonial Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Kimberlin Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Whites Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Whites Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
- Aldenwood Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
- Ramsey Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ramsey Ferry is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 320 people
- Riverdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Humes Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Humes Ferry is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,348 people
- Ebenezer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Kingston Woods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston Woods is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Woods
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,790 people
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawson Crossroad, with the one closest to Lawson Crossroad listed first.
- Greenback
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Trigonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Centersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Morganton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Sharp Estates
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Lenoir City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Eaton Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawson Crossroad, with the one closest to Lawson Crossroad listed first.
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ballplay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Acorn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Belltown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawson Crossroad, with the one closest to Lawson Crossroad listed first.
- Wear Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Elkmont ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elkmont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
- Dupont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Starkeytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Starkeytown is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkeytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 431 people
- Waldens Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Chalet Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chalet Village is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
- Seymour Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
- Gatlinburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Seymour
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pigeon Forge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Middle Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Sevierville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawson Crossroad, with the one closest to Lawson Crossroad listed first.
- Topton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rhodo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rhodo is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodo
- Graham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawson Crossroad, with the one closest to Lawson Crossroad listed first.
- Fontana Dam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Lake Santeetlah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- 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
- Stecoah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Cheoah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cheoah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
- Robbinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Jackson County (NC)
- Whittier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Macon County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawson Crossroad, with the one closest to Lawson Crossroad listed first.
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Tellico
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tellico is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico
- Swain County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawson Crossroad, with the one closest to Lawson Crossroad listed first.
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Forney ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Forney is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Judson ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Judson is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Almond
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bryson City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wesser
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wesser is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
- Nantahala
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Nantahala is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
- Cherokee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Unahala
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Unahala is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unahala
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lawson Crossroad, see our County-by-County Page for Lawson Crossroad.
Cemeteries Near Lawson Crossroad ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lawson Crossroad.
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 Lawson Crossroad - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lawson Crossroad covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lawson Crossroad, with the one closest to Lawson Crossroad listed first.
- Tuckaleechee Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tuckaleechee Campground Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cades Cove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cades Cove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cades Cove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Myers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Caylors Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lawson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Millers Cove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Burns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckaleechee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (654 more) ...
- Amerine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cable Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Lawson Crossroad in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lawson Crossroad.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lawson Crossroad, with the one closest to Lawson Crossroad listed first.
- Seaton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seaton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Line Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Line Spring is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Spring
- Hornet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hornet is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornet
- Blockhouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blockhouse is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
- Notime ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Notime is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notime
- Wear Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Ellejoy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ellejoy is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellejoy
- Montvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Montvale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montvale
- Bank ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
- Maryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chilhowee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Proctor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Proctor is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
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- Waldens Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Mint
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mint is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint
- Allegheny Springs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Allegheny Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lawson Crossroad. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lawson Crossroad.
Newspapers Published in Lawson Crossroad ...
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 Lawson Crossroad.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lawson Crossroad, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lawson Crossroad.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Lawson Crossroad:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Blount County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Jefferson County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- Monroe County
- Sevier County
- Cherokee County
- Graham County
- Jackson County
- Macon County
- Swain 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 Lawson Crossroad, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lawson Crossroad) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |