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 Lone Mountain (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 Lone Mountain. 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 Lone Mountain ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lone Mountain: Lone Mtn. (or less commonly used: Lone Mntn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lone Mountain. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lone Mountain.
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Lone Mountain is located in Scott 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 Scott County: McCreary (KY), Anderson, Campbell, Fentress, Morgan & Pickett.
Below are the counties that are near Lone Mountain. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lone Mountain:
- Scott County (The home county of Lone Mountain)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Mountain, with the one closest to Lone Mountain listed first.
- Hughett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- Hembree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hembree is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hembree
- Smoky Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Smoky Junction is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Junction
- Montgomery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Norma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Norma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Estimated population in 2014: 147 people
- Winona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Winona is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Elgin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- Glenmary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Robbins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- West Robbins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Robbins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
- Huntsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Mountain, with the one closest to Lone Mountain listed first.
- Oliver Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fraterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fraterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
- Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
- Rocky Top
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rocky Top is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Top
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Former names for Rocky Top:
- Coal Creek
- Lake City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Top <1>
- Leinarts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Robertsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Clinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
- Oak Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Norris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Peak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Scarboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Mountain, with the one closest to Lone Mountain listed first.
- Shea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shea is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shea
- Silica
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Silica is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
- Caryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jacksboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stanfill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stanfill is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfill
- Pine Crest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
- Elk Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Valley is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- LaFollette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- LaFollette is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
- LaFollette has also been known as:
- Big Creek Gap
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <1>
- Demory
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Demory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demory
- Boy ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Boy is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
- Fincastle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fincastle is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Mountain, with the one closest to Lone Mountain listed first.
- Rogers
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
- Hebbertsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Lake Pomeroy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Fairfield Glade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Center Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
- Woodlands
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Mountain, with the one closest to Lone Mountain listed first.
- Gernt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Armathwaite
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Allardt
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Jamestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grimsley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clarkrange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Mountain, with the one closest to Lone Mountain listed first.
- Volunteer Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Volunteer Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Village
- Heiskell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Karns
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 4,425 people
- Bayless ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bayless is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,396 people
- Powell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Mountain, with the one closest to Lone Mountain listed first.
- White Wing Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Mountain, with the one closest to Lone Mountain listed first.
- Mill Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Mahan Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mahan Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Village
- Sunbright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Petros
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Petros is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
- Population from the 2010 Census: 583 people
- Annadel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Wartburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lancing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Burrville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Nemo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Deer Lodge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Coalfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Mountain, with the one closest to Lone Mountain listed first.
- Kelley Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kelley Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
- Bazel Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Dyllis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dyllis is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Kries
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
- Bear ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Emory Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Cardiff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- College Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Kingston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Union County
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Loyston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
- McCreary County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Mountain, with the one closest to Lone Mountain listed first.
- Strunk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Pine Knot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Revelo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Smith Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Stearns
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Whitley County (KY)
- Ayers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ayers is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lone Mountain, see our County-by-County Page for Lone Mountain.
Cemeteries Near Lone Mountain ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lone Mountain.
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 Lone Mountain - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lone Mountain covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lone Mountain, with the one closest to Lone Mountain listed first.
- Lone Mtn. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sexton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bowling Harness Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Slick Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock Cemetery
- The Slick Rock Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sexton Cemetery
- Rob Sexton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bull Creek United Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tim Hawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tim Hawn Cemetery
- The Tim Hawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
- Shannon - Muse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Low Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smokey Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (942 more) ...
- Phillip Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Byrges Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewallen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Lone Mountain in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lone Mountain.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lone Mountain, with the one closest to Lone Mountain listed first.
- Hughett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- Mill Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Norma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Norma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Estimated population in 2014: 147 people
- Emory ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Emory is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Robbins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- Glenmary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- New River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Jeffers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffers is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
- Huntsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sunbright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Annadel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Montgomery ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Helenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wartburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lone Mountain. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lone Mountain.
Newspapers Published in Lone Mountain ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lone Mountain.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lone Mountain, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lone Mountain.
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 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 Lone Mountain:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Scott County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Campbell County
- Cumberland County
- Fentress County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- Morgan County
- Roane County
- Union County
- McCreary County
- Whitley 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lone Mountain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Lone Mountain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |