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 Marina Hills (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 Marina Hills. 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 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.
Marina Hills is located in Bradley 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 Bradley County: Murray (GA), Whitfield (GA), Hamilton, McMinn, Meigs & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near Marina Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Marina Hills:
- Bradley County (The home county of Marina Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marina Hills, with the one closest to Marina Hills listed first.
- Etola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Charleston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bellefounte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Hopewell Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Countryside Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Hopewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Bent Tree Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- Cleveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Cleveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- South Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Wildwood Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- McDonald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marina Hills, with the one closest to Marina Hills listed first.
- Brayton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Summer City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Pikeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pailo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Ninemile
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Brockdell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marina Hills, with the one closest to Marina Hills listed first.
- Birchwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lakewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Sale Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Soddy Lake Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Soddy Lake Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Lake Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,190 people
- Soddy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Lakesite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
- Soddy - Daisy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Harrison Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Ferry is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,769 people
- Lake Dweller
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Dweller is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dweller
- Daisy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Flat Top
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Caramel Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
- Loudon County
- Luttrell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marina Hills, with the one closest to Marina Hills listed first.
- Lamontville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Calhoun
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Riceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Claxton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Luskville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Goodsprings
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Athens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Etowah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Grady
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Englewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Niota
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Manila
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marina Hills, with the one closest to Marina Hills listed first.
- East View
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Beta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Goodfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Calico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Decatur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cute ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Sewee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Akeman Crossroad
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Surprise
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marina Hills, with the one closest to Marina Hills listed first.
- Jalapa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Rural Vale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Epperson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Sweetwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Madisonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tellico Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marina Hills, with the one closest to Marina Hills listed first.
- Chestuee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Benton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ocoee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Delano
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oldfort
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Parksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Ball Play
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Servilla
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Archville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Chable ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marina Hills, with the one closest to Marina Hills listed first.
- Bryan Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Graysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Cumberland Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Ogden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Lakewood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Spring City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Roddy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Sequatchie County
- Center Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Catoosa County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marina Hills, with the one closest to Marina Hills listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,371 people
- Graysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Murray County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marina Hills, with the one closest to Marina Hills listed first.
- Tennga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cisco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gregory
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gregory is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Temple Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Sumac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sumac is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Whitfield County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marina Hills, with the one closest to Marina Hills listed first.
- Red Clay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Parrett Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Parrett Crossing is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrett Crossing
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Cohutta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ruralvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Varnell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Marina Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Marina Hills.
Cemeteries Near Marina Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marina Hills.
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 Marina Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Marina Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Marina Hills, with the one closest to Marina Hills listed first.
- Shelton Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shelton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Williamson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Beech Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Renslow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Center Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Blevins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Atkinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Godsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ruyan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (731 more) ...
- Murphy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Candies Creek Company Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hennegers Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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 Marina Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Marina Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Marina Hills, with the one closest to Marina Hills listed first.
- Lamontville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Etola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Folger ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Folger is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
- Brittsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brittsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittsville
- Charleston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Big Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Sanford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sanford is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Beta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Tasso
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tasso is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasso
- Pineland ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pineland is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineland
- Riceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Goodfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Luskville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Cotton Port ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cotton Port is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Port
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Marina Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Marina Hills.
Newspapers Published in Marina Hills ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marina Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marina Hills, 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 Marina Hills.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Marina Hills:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Bradley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Hamilton County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Polk County
- Rhea County
- Sequatchie County
- Catoosa County
- Murray County
- Whitfield 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 Marina Hills, 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 from Point A (ie- Marina Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |