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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 Luttrell (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 Luttrell. 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 northeast 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 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.

Luttrell is located in Loudon 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 Loudon County: Blount, Knox, McMinn, Monroe & Roane.

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

  • Loudon County     (The home county of Luttrell)
  • Anderson County
  • Blount County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Luttrell, with the one closest to Luttrell listed first.
    • McMullens
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • McMullens is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
      • Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
    • Kiser
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
    • Friendsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Big Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Brick Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Binfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Louisville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Chilhowee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Chilhowee is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
    • Fairway Estates
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
      • Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
    • Walnut Hill Estates
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • 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
  • Bradley County
    • Charleston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Luttrell, with the one closest to Luttrell listed first.
    • Jewett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Crab Orchard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Center Ford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
    • Rogers
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Rogers is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
    • Burke
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Hebbertsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Pomeroy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Luttrell, with the one closest to Luttrell listed first.
    • Boyd
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Farragut
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Virtue
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Virtue is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
      • Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
    • Belle Aire
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Belle Aire is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Aire
      • Estimated population in 2014: 512 people
    • Concord
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ebenezer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • McMinn County
  • Meigs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Luttrell, with the one closest to Luttrell listed first.
    • Surprise
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sewee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cute ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cute is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
    • Akeman Crossroad
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Decatur
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Calico
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Calico is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
      • Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
    • Goodfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Beta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
  • Monroe County
  • Morgan County
  • Polk County
  • Rhea County
  • Roane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Luttrell, with the one closest to Luttrell listed first.
    • Morrisgap ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Morrisgap is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
    • Iron Divide ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Iron Divide is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
    • Cave Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pioneer Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
    • Kingston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Laddie Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Laddie Village is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
    • Midtown Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
    • Midtown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Midtown is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
    • Glen Alice
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Postoak
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lakemont Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
      • Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
    • Bradbury
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Luttrell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Luttrell.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Luttrell, with the one closest to Luttrell 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.<3>

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

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

  • Erie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Erie is located in Loudon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Prigmore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Regret ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Regret is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regret
  • Sweetwater
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pattie Gap ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Pattie Gap is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattie Gap
  • Surprise
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Morrisgap ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Morrisgap is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
  • Reagan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Reagan is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
  • Philadelphia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Barnardsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Barnardsville is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnardsville
  • Adolphus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Adolphus is located in Loudon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adolphus
  • Sewee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Paint Rock ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Paint Rock is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
    • Euchee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Euchee is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euchee
    • Hiwassee College
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hiwassee College is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee College

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

Newspapers Published in Luttrell ...

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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Luttrell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Luttrell, 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 Luttrell.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Luttrell:

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 Luttrell, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Luttrell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.