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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 Mowbray (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 Mowbray. 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 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.

Mowbray is located in Hamilton 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 Hamilton County: Catoosa (GA), Dade (GA), Walker (GA), Whitfield (GA), Bledsoe, Bradley, Marion, Meigs, Rhea & Sequatchie.

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

  • Hamilton County     (The home county of Mowbray)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mowbray, with the one closest to Mowbray listed first.
    • Daisy
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Daisy is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
    • Soddy - Daisy
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Soddy
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Soddy Lake Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Soddy Lake Heights is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Lake Heights
      • Estimated population in 2014: 13,190 people
    • Flat Top
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Crabtree Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Crabtree Hills is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hills
      • Estimated population in 2014: 763 people
    • Falling Water
      (5 miles [8 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
    • Middle Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Middle Valley is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Valley
    • Sandalwood Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Sandalwood Village is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood Village
    • Caramel Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
    • Lakesite
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
    • Middle Valley Estates
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Middle Valley Estates is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Valley Estates
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 12,684 people
    • Fairmount
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bledsoe County
  • Bradley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mowbray, with the one closest to Mowbray listed first.
    • Bent Tree Acres
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
    • McDonald
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mineral Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Etola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Hopewell Estates
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
    • Countryside Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
    • Hopewell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Hopewell is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Cleveland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • South Cleveland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
    • East Cleveland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
    • Bellefounte
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Wildwood Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
    • Charleston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mowbray, with the one closest to Mowbray listed first.
    • Palmer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Gruetli - Laager
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Gruetli
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Gruetli is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
    • White City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • White City is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Beersheba Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
    • Coalmont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Coalmont is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
    • Lankford Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
    • Tracy City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Marion County
  • McMinn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mowbray, with the one closest to Mowbray listed first.
    • Lamontville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Calhoun
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Riceville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Meigs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mowbray, with the one closest to Mowbray listed first.
    • East View
      (16 miles [25.7 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
    • Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
    • Beta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Goodfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Calico
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Calico is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
      • Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
    • Decatur
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Polk County
  • Rhea County
  • Sequatchie County
  • Van Buren County
    • Chalybeate
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
  • Catoosa County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mowbray, with the one closest to Mowbray listed first.
    • Lakeview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Newnan Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
      • Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
    • Graysville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Midway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Dafron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Dafron is located in Catoosa County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
    • Fort Oglethorpe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Indian Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
    • Mount Vernon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Vernon is located in Catoosa County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,371 people
    • Boynton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Ellie Spring
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
    • Ringgold
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Catoosa Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Poplar Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Dade County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mowbray, with the one closest to Mowbray listed first.
    • Wildwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Morganville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
    • Cole City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
  • Walker County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mowbray, with the one closest to Mowbray listed first.
    • John Ross Estates
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • John Ross Estates is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
      • Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
    • Rossville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Lookout Mountain
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Orchard Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Orchard Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 232 people
    • Rock City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Rock City is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Dewberry Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Dewberry Town is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
    • Fairview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Fantasy Hills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
    • Park City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Park City is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Chattanooga Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
    • Flintstone
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Happy Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Happy Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
      • Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
    • Moons
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Whitfield County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mowbray, with the one closest to Mowbray listed first.
    • Parrett Crossing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Parrett Crossing is located in Whitfield County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrett Crossing
      • Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
    • Red Clay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cohutta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Varnell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Mowbray ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mowbray.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mowbray, with the one closest to Mowbray 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.<3>

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

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

  • Daisy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Daisy is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
  • Melville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Melville is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
  • Soddy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Falling Water
    (5 miles [8 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
  • Fairmount
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Igous Ferry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Igous Ferry is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igous Ferry
  • Hixson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Sale Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Coulterville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Coulterville is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulterville
  • Dunlap
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Bank
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Kings Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Harrison
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Snow Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Snow Hill is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
    • Daus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Mowbray ...

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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mowbray.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mowbray, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mowbray.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Mowbray:

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 Mowbray, 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' (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- Mowbray) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.