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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Matuta. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Matuta to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Matuta, 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 Matuta (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 Matuta. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Matuta is historic, it would have been located within present day Washington 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 Washington County: Carter, Greene, Hawkins, Sullivan & Unicoi.
Below are the counties that are near Matuta. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Matuta:
- Washington County (The home county of Matuta)
- The following are listed by their distance from Matuta, with the one closest to Matuta listed first.
- Oakland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Mill Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Telford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Limestone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Big Sandy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Big Sandy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Estimated population in 2014: 542 people
- Bowmantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Leesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Ducktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ducktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 457 people
- Conklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Conklin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Locust Mount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Nolichucky ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nolichucky is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
- Jonesborough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matuta, with the one closest to Matuta listed first.
- Pine Crest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Central
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Watauga
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Gap Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Woodby Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Woodby Hill is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
- Biltmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Tolley Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Elizabethton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hampton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hunter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Siam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Burbank
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Burbank is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Cocke County
- Wolf Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matuta, with the one closest to Matuta listed first.
- Milburnton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Centersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Centersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Rheatown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Horse Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 284 people
- Jearoldstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Afton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Henshaw ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henshaw is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
- Estimated population in 2014: 470 people
- Pleasant View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
- Tusculum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tusculum is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
- Bolton Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Forest Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people
- Hamblen County
- Whitesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matuta, with the one closest to Matuta listed first.
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Blossom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Church Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Green Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Kepler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Block City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Mount Carmel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rotherwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Greenland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- New Canton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Surgoinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matuta, with the one closest to Matuta listed first.
- Blair Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
- Fordtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Colonial Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Colby ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Beechwood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Borden Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Kingsport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Piney Flats
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Horace ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Unicoi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matuta, with the one closest to Matuta listed first.
- Bumpus Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Banner Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Erwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Ernestville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Unicoi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clear Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Flag Pond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Whispering Pines
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Limestone Cove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Madison County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Matuta, with the one closest to Matuta listed first.
- Allegheny
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Cutshalltown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- White Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- White Rock is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Allenstand
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Chapel Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Foster Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Hurricane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Bethel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Stackhouse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Hot Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mars Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Walnut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Walnut is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Mitchell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Matuta, with the one closest to Matuta listed first.
- Richlands
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Bailey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Huntdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Relief
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Tipton Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Buladean
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Red Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Bakersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yancey County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Matuta, with the one closest to Matuta listed first.
- Sioux
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Ramseytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Higgins
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Day Book
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Green Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burnsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Double Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Matuta, see our County-by-County Page for Matuta.
Cemeteries Near Matuta ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Matuta.
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 Matuta - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Matuta covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Matuta, with the one closest to Matuta listed first.
- Whisler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Luther Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Limestone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Keebler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Vernon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stout Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Washington College Station Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Earnests Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wiley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Urbana Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1113 more) ...
- McAllister Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Jonesborough.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18124 <4>
- Sevier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
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.
Matuta itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Matuta, with the one closest to Matuta listed first.
- Mill Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Limestone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Washington College
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Washington College is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington College
- Telford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Broylesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Broylesville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broylesville
- Leesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Bowmantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Milburnton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Rheatown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Brownsboro ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brownsboro is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
- Conklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Conklin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Christie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Christie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Clarkson ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Mayday
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mayday is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayday
- Locust Mount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Matuta. See our List of 1890's Communities around Matuta.
Newspapers Published in Matuta ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Matuta.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Matuta, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Matuta.
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 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 Matuta:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Cocke County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Hawkins County
- Sullivan County
- Unicoi County
- Madison County
- Mitchell County
- Yancey County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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 Matuta, 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> | 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- Matuta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |