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 Mount Airy (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 Mount Airy. 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 Mount Airy ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Airy: Mt. Airy
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Airy. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Airy.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Mount Airy is located in Sequatchie 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 Sequatchie County: Grundy, Hamilton, Marion & Van Buren.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Airy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Airy:
- Sequatchie County (The home county of Mount Airy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Airy, with the one closest to Mount Airy listed first.
- Dunlap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Daus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Cartwright
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Airy, with the one closest to Mount Airy listed first.
- Pailo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Brockdell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Brayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Pikeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Summer City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Ninemile
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Winesap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Airy, with the one closest to Mount Airy listed first.
- Etola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Bent Tree Acres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- Hopewell Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Hopewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Countryside Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- McDonald
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Airy, with the one closest to Mount Airy listed first.
- Newton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Burke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Airy, with the one closest to Mount Airy listed first.
- Palmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gruetli - Laager
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Beersheba Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Gruetli
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Coalmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Altamont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- White City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Lankford Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Tracy City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sartain Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Airy, with the one closest to Mount Airy listed first.
- Flat Top
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Mowbray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mowbray is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowbray
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,615 people
- Sale Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Soddy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Soddy - Daisy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Daisy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Soddy Lake Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Soddy Lake Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Lake Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,190 people
- Lakewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Fairmount
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fairmount is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,825 people
- Falling Water
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Falling Water is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Water
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,232 people
- Crabtree Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Crabtree Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 763 people
- Sandalwood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sandalwood Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood Village
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Airy, with the one closest to Mount Airy listed first.
- Condra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Powells Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Whitwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Jasper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Comfort
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- McMinn County
- Lamontville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Airy, with the one closest to Mount Airy listed first.
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- East View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Beta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Calico
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Goodfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Airy, with the one closest to Mount Airy listed first.
- Ogden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Graysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Cumberland Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Bryan Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Airy, with the one closest to Mount Airy listed first.
- Chalybeate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Spencer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Laurelburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Sweetgum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Cummingsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Bone Cave
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Airy, with the one closest to Mount Airy listed first.
- Smyrna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Shellsford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Campaign
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- McMinnville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Viola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fall City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Airy, with the one closest to Mount Airy listed first.
- Quebeck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Doyle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Airy, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Airy.
Cemeteries Near Mount Airy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Airy.
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 Mount Airy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Airy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Airy, with the one closest to Mount Airy listed first.
- Pope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Johnson - Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson - Lewis Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson - Lewis Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Dunlap.
- The Johnson - Lewis Cemetery has also been known as:
- Johnson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14039 <2>
- McWilliams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hixson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- John M. Hixson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lamb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Welch Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hughes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hixson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Collier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlap Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (616 more) ...
- Davis Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harvey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mount Airy had a population of 148 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Airy, with the one closest to Mount Airy listed first.
- Pailo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Dunlap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cagle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cagle is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Daus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Brayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Olio ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Olio is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Chalybeate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Tatesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tatesville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatesville
- Coulterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coulterville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulterville
- Soddy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Gillentine ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gillentine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillentine
- Sale Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ogden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Pikeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Graysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Airy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Airy.
Newspapers Published in Mount Airy ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Airy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Airy, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Airy.
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 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 Mount Airy:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sequatchie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Bradley County
- Cumberland County
- Grundy County
- Hamilton County
- Marion County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Rhea County
- Van Buren County
- Warren County
- White 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Airy) 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 Mount Airy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |