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 Sulphur (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 Sulphur. 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 Sulphur ...
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 Sulphur: Mt. Sulphur
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 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.
Mount Sulphur is located in Rhea 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 Rhea County: Bledsoe, Bradley, Cumberland, Meigs & Roane.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Sulphur. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Sulphur:
- Rhea County (The home county of Mount Sulphur)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Sulphur, with the one closest to Mount Sulphur listed first.
- Roddy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Lakewood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Spring City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bryan Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Cumberland Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Dayton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ogden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Graysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Sulphur, with the one closest to Mount Sulphur listed first.
- Ninemile
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Winesap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Summer City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Pikeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Sulphur, with the one closest to Mount Sulphur listed first.
- Jewett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Crab Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Burke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Center Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
- Lake Tansi Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Lake Pomeroy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Rogers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rogers is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
- Greenbriar Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Fairfield Glade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hebbertsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Woodlands
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Crossville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lantana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Fentress County
- Clarkrange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Sulphur, with the one closest to Mount Sulphur listed first.
- Lakewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Birchwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Sulphur, with the one closest to Mount Sulphur listed first.
- Luttrell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Loudon City Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Loudon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- White Wing Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
- Eaton Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Sharp Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Sulphur, with the one closest to Mount Sulphur listed first.
- Prigmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Niota
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Athens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lamontville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Manila
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Englewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Sulphur, with the one closest to Mount Sulphur listed first.
- Akeman Crossroad
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Surprise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Cute ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Sewee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Calico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Decatur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Goodfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Beta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- East View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Sulphur, with the one closest to Mount Sulphur listed first.
- Sweetwater
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Madisonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Sulphur, with the one closest to Mount Sulphur listed first.
- Harriman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Deermont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Nemo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Lancing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
- Coal Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Hill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Wartburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bucklick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Lavender
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Coalfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Annadel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Sulphur, with the one closest to Mount Sulphur listed first.
- Glen Alice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Pioneer Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Lakemont Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Rockwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Postoak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Cardiff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- College Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- Emory Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Midtown Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
- Midtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Kingston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Sulphur, with the one closest to Mount Sulphur listed first.
- Clarktown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Ravenscroft
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Sulphur, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Sulphur.
Cemeteries Near Mount Sulphur ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Sulphur.
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 Sulphur - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Sulphur covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Sulphur, with the one closest to Mount Sulphur listed first.
- Mt. Sulphur Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cummings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Parham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Treadway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brewer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stebbins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roddy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Roddy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (840 more) ...
- Johnson Stand Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Long 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.<2>
While we didn't find Mount Sulphur in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Sulphur.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Sulphur, with the one closest to Mount Sulphur listed first.
- Grandview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roddy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Lorraine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lorraine is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Balta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Balta is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balta
- Glen Alice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Spring City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rhea Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rhea Springs is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Springs
- Jewett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Grassy Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Cove
- Euchee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Euchee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euchee
- Crab Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rockwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Big Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Big Lick is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lick
- Burke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Litton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Litton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Sulphur. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Sulphur.
Newspapers Published in Mount Sulphur ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Sulphur.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Sulphur, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Sulphur.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Sulphur:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Rhea County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Cumberland County
- Fentress County
- Hamilton County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Roane 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> | 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 Sulphur, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Sulphur) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |