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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Loyston. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Loyston to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Loyston, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Loyston (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 Loyston. 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 doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Loyston is historic, it would have been located within present day Union 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 Union County: Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger & Knox.

Below are the counties that are near Loyston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Loyston:

  • Union County     (The home county of Loyston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loyston, with the one closest to Loyston listed first.
    • Gabe ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Gabe is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
    • Warwicktown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Warwicktown is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
      • Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
    • Lost Creek ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lost Creek is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
    • Loo ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Loo is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
    • Rhodelia ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Rhodelia is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
    • Paulette
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Maynardville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Long Hollow ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Phebe ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Phebe is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
    • Plainview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Braden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Luttrell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Haynes ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Haynes is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loyston, with the one closest to Loyston listed first.
    • Andersonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Norris
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bethel is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
    • Panther ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Panther is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
    • Rocky Top
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Fraterville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Fraterville is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
      • Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
    • Clinton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Peak
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Claxton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Leinarts
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
    • Fairview ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairview is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Robertsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Blount County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loyston, with the one closest to Loyston listed first.
    • Rockford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Rockford is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
    • Louisville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Campbell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loyston, with the one closest to Loyston listed first.
    • Forkvale ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Forkvale is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
    • Girlton ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Girlton is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlton
    • Boy ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Boy is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
    • Hatmaker ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
    • Demory
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Victory
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Pine Crest
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
    • Flat Hollow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Stockville ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Stockville is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
    • Fincastle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fincastle is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
    • LaFollette
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jacksboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Caryville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Claiborne County
  • Grainger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loyston, with the one closest to Loyston listed first.
    • Blaine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lea Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Maples ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Maples is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
    • Joppa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Washburn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Lulaville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Lulaville is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
    • Massengill Mill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
    • Rutledge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Dyers Ferry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
    • Oakland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Oakland is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
    • Wa-Ni Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
    • Bowen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Thorn Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Hamblen County
    • Collons Ferry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
  • Jefferson County
  • Knox County
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loyston, with the one closest to Loyston listed first.
    • Tupper Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Petros
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Coalfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mahan Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Mahan Village is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Village
  • Roane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loyston, with the one closest to Loyston listed first.
    • Kelley Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Kelley Town is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
    • Bear ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bear is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
    • Ethel ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ethel is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
  • Scott County
  • Sevier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loyston, with the one closest to Loyston listed first.
    • Kodak
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Seymour Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
    • Boyds Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak City is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
    • Seymour
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Henry Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bell County (KY)
  • Whitley County (KY)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Loyston, see our County-by-County Page for Loyston.

Cemeteries Near Loyston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Loyston.

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 Loyston - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Loyston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Loyston, with the one closest to Loyston listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Loyston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Loyston.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Loyston, with the one closest to Loyston listed first.

  • Duke ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Duke is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
  • Sill ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sill is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sill
  • Forkvale ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Forkvale is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
  • Rule ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rule is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule
  • Custer ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Custer is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
  • Gabe ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Gabe is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
  • Agee ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Agee is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee
  • Jobe ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jobe is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobe
  • Lost Creek ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lost Creek is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
  • Andersonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bayless ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Bayless is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,396 people
  • Paulette
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Girlton ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Girlton is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlton
    • Loo ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Loo is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
    • Rhodelia ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Rhodelia is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Loyston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Loyston.

Newspapers Published in Loyston ...

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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Loyston.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Loyston, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Loyston.

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 helpful 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 Loyston:

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Loyston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Loyston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.