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 Mahan Village (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 Mahan Village. 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 Mahan Village ...
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 Mahan Village: Mahan Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Mahan Village is located in Morgan 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 Morgan County: Anderson, Cumberland, Fentress, Roane & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Mahan Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mahan Village:
- Morgan County (The home county of Mahan Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahan Village, with the one closest to Mahan Village listed first.
- Petros
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Petros is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
- Population from the 2010 Census: 583 people
- Wartburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Annadel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Lancing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coalfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Sunbright
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
- Tupper Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tupper Town is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupper Town
- Deermont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Nemo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Coal Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coal Hill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahan Village, with the one closest to Mahan Village listed first.
- Oliver Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Robertsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Fraterville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fraterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
- Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
- Leinarts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Oak Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Scarboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Clinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Peak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Bethel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
- Claxton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Norris
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahan Village, with the one closest to Mahan Village listed first.
- Shea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shea is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shea
- Silica
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Silica is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
- Caryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Crest
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Stanfill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stanfill is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfill
- Elk Valley
(25 miles [40.2 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
- LaFollette
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Demory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demory
- Boy ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boy is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
- Fincastle
(29 miles [46.7 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 Mahan Village, with the one closest to Mahan Village listed first.
- Rogers
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Lake Pomeroy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Center Ford
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Fairfield Glade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlands
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Crab Orchard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahan Village, with the one closest to Mahan Village listed first.
- Armathwaite
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Gernt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Allardt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Grimsley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clarkrange
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jamestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahan Village, with the one closest to Mahan Village listed first.
- Volunteer Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Volunteer Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Village
- Heiskell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Karns
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Heights
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Farragut
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Powell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Belle Aire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Aire is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Aire
- Estimated population in 2014: 512 people
- Hunting Hills West
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hunting Hills West is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills West
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,970 people
- Virtue
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Virtue is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
- Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
- Boyd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Middlebrook Acres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Middlebrook Acres is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 593 people
- Cumberland Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Estates is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 304 people
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahan Village, with the one closest to Mahan Village listed first.
- White Wing Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Eaton Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Lenoir City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sharp Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- Loudon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahan Village, with the one closest to Mahan Village listed first.
- Kelley Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kelley Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
- Bazel Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Dyllis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dyllis is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Emory Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
- Bear ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Kingston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Laddie Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Cardiff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- College Grove
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahan Village, with the one closest to Mahan Village listed first.
- Hembree
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hembree is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hembree
- Hughett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- Smoky Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smoky Junction is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Junction
- Montgomery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Glenmary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Norma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Norma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Estimated population in 2014: 147 people
- Elgin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- Robbins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Winona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Winona is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- West Robbins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Robbins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
- New River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Huntsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Straight Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Straight Fork is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Fork
- 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mahan Village, see our County-by-County Page for Mahan Village.
Cemeteries Near Mahan Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mahan Village.
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 Mahan Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mahan Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mahan Village, with the one closest to Mahan Village listed first.
- Hamby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Flat Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McCartt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Patterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reeves - Daugherty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thorton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sexton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Petros Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Petros Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy Mtn. Prison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Petros Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (992 more) ...
- Petros Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McCartt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Mahan Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mahan Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mahan Village, with the one closest to Mahan Village listed first.
- Emory ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Emory is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Crookedfork ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crookedfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crookedfork
- Montgomery ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Wartburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Lancing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whetstone ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whetstone is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Annadel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Coalfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Windrock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Windrock is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windrock
- Hughett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- Nemo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Deermont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Oliver Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunbright
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mahan Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mahan Village.
Newspapers Published in Mahan Village ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mahan Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mahan Village, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mahan Village.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Mahan Village:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Campbell County
- Cumberland County
- Fentress County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- Roane County
- Scott County
- Union 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Mahan Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mahan Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |