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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Montgomery (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 Montgomery. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Montgomery is located in Scott 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 Scott County: McCreary (KY), Anderson, Campbell, Fentress, Morgan & Pickett.

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

  • Scott County     (The home county of Montgomery)
  • Anderson County
  • Campbell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montgomery, with the one closest to Montgomery listed first.
    • Shea
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Silica
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Silica is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
      • Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
    • Caryville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jacksboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Stanfill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Elk Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Crest
      (13 miles [20.9 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
    • LaFollette
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Hatmaker ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
    • Demory
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Boy ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Boy is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
    • Fincastle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Fincastle is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
    • Habersham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Claiborne County
  • Fentress County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montgomery, with the one closest to Montgomery listed first.
    • Gernt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Gernt is located in Fentress County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
      • Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
    • Armathwaite
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
      • Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
    • Allardt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montgomery, with the one closest to Montgomery listed first.
    • Heiskell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bayless ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bayless is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,396 people
    • Volunteer Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Volunteer Village is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Village
    • Karns
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Powell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Copper Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Copper Ridge is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Ridge
      • Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
    • Oak Grove Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 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
    • Dante
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Halls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Halls is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
    • Cumberland Estates
      (30 miles [48.3 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
    • Hunting Hills West
      (30 miles [48.3 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
  • Loudon County
    • White Wing Ferry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
  • Morgan County
  • Roane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montgomery, with the one closest to Montgomery listed first.
    • Kelley Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Kelley Town is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
    • Ethel ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Ethel is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
    • Dyllis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Bazel Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Bazel Town is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
    • Bear ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Bear is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
    • Wheat ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Kries
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Selkirk ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Selkirk is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
    • Emory Gap
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montgomery, with the one closest to Montgomery listed first.
    • Loyston ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Long Hollow ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Gabe ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Gabe is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
    • Rhodelia ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Rhodelia is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
    • Lost Creek ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Lost Creek is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
    • Phebe ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Phebe is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
    • Braden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Loo ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Loo is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
    • Paulette
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Warwicktown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Warwicktown is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
      • Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
  • McCreary County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montgomery, with the one closest to Montgomery listed first.
    • Strunk
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Strunk is located in McCreary County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
    • Pine Knot
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Revelo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Revelo is located in McCreary County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
    • Stearns
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Smith Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Smith Town is located in McCreary County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
    • Whitley City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Marshes Siding
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
  • Whitley County (KY)

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

Cemeteries Near Montgomery ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Montgomery.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Montgomery, with the one closest to Montgomery listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

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

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

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

Newspapers Published in Montgomery ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Montgomery.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Montgomery, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Montgomery.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Montgomery:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Montgomery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Montgomery, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.