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 McGhee (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 McGhee. 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 doctors and 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.
McGhee is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Cherokee (NC), Graham (NC), Blount, Loudon, McMinn & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near McGhee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McGhee:
- Monroe County (The home county of McGhee)
- The following are listed by their distance from McGhee, with the one closest to McGhee listed first.
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
- Vonore
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Acorn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Ballplay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Madisonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belltown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Sweetwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jacktown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Tellico Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGhee, with the one closest to McGhee listed first.
- Oak Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Scarboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Robertsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Spring Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Claxton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Oliver Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGhee, with the one closest to McGhee listed first.
- Brick Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- McMullens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McMullens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Kiser
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Binfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Binfield is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
- Friendsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Big Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Chilhowee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Walnut Hill Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Fairway Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
- Happy Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Happy Valley is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Sixmile
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sixmile is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGhee, with the one closest to McGhee listed first.
- Boyd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Virtue
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Virtue is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
- Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
- Belle Aire
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Belle Aire is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Aire
- Estimated population in 2014: 512 people
- Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Farragut
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Aldenwood Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
- Kingston Woods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston Woods is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Woods
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,790 people
- Topside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Topside is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
- Estimated population in 2014: 346 people
- Middlebrook Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Middlebrook Acres is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 593 people
- Arrowhead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Bonny Kate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGhee, with the one closest to McGhee listed first.
- Trigonia
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Morganton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Greenback
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Centersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Loudon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Loudon City Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Lenoir City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sharp Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- Eaton Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGhee, with the one closest to McGhee listed first.
- Bell Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Manila
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Nonaburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Englewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Niota
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Prigmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Mecca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Athens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grady
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Etowah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goodsprings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGhee, with the one closest to McGhee listed first.
- Surprise
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Sewee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Cute ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Akeman Crossroad
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGhee, with the one closest to McGhee listed first.
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
- Harriman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Hill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGhee, with the one closest to McGhee listed first.
- Servilla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Delano
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGhee, with the one closest to McGhee listed first.
- Cave Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Bradbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bradbury is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- Bear ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Laddie Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
- Kingston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kries
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Midtown Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from McGhee, with the one closest to McGhee listed first.
- Unaka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Boiling Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Graham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from McGhee, with the one closest to McGhee listed first.
- Fontana Dam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fontana Dam is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Dam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Fontana Dam has also been known as:
- Fontana Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana Dam <1>
- Lake Santeetlah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Santeetlah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Santeetlah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Lake Santeetlah has also been known as:
- Santeetla
- Santeetlah
- Santultah
- Thunderbird Mountain
- Thunderbird
- Yellow Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Robbinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McGhee, see our County-by-County Page for McGhee.
Cemeteries Near McGhee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McGhee.
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 McGhee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McGhee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McGhee, with the one closest to McGhee listed first.
- Niles - McGhee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oakland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rollins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Vonore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vonore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Toqua Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Toqua Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McGhee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morganton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Montgomery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tipton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wear Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (748 more) ...
- McGhee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, McGhee had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McGhee, with the one closest to McGhee listed first.
- Trigonia
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Morganton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Kincaid
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kincaid is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
- Mountainville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
- Greenback
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brakebill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brakebill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brakebill
- Griffitts ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Griffitts is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffitts
- Hopewell Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Springs
- Brick Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Meadow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Meadow is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
- Coytee ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coytee is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coytee
- Citico ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Citico is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citico
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Hiwassee College
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hiwassee College is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee College
- Tevis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tevis is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tevis
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McGhee. See our List of 1890's Communities around McGhee.
Newspapers Published in McGhee ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around McGhee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McGhee, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McGhee.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 McGhee:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Blount County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Morgan County
- Polk County
- Roane County
- Cherokee County
- Graham 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 McGhee, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- McGhee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |