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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Naillon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Naillon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Naillon, please Contact Us.
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 Naillon (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 Naillon. 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 and doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Naillon is historic, it would have been located within present day Cocke 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 Cocke County: Haywood (NC), Madison (NC), Greene, Hamblen, Jefferson & Sevier.
Below are the counties that are near Naillon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Naillon:
- Cocke County (The home county of Naillon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Naillon, with the one closest to Naillon listed first.
- Hartford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tom Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tom Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Nough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nough is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nough
- Wilton Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- West Myers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Myers is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
- Edwina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Del Rio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cosby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Wolf Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Carson Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Jaybird
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Naillon, with the one closest to Naillon listed first.
- Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sirenburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
- Cedar Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Bright Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Warrensburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Beulah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Midway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Camp Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Mosheim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Greeneville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Water Fork Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Water Fork Mill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Fork Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 445 people
- Marvin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Forest Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Naillon, with the one closest to Naillon listed first.
- Monte Vista Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- Silver City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- East Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Morristown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Casablanca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Hawkins County
- Bulls Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Naillon, with the one closest to Naillon listed first.
- Baneberry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Leadvale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- White Pine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dandridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Edna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Flat Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Cook Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
- Dumplin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Piedmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Talbott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alena ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Rock Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Jefferson City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Naillon, with the one closest to Naillon listed first.
- Pittman Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pittman Center is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- East Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Harrisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Millican Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Gatlinburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Middle Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Chalet Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Chalet Village is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
- Pigeon Forge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sevierville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Catlettsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Starkeytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Starkeytown is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkeytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 431 people
- Elkmont ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elkmont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
- Henry Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Buncombe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Naillon, with the one closest to Naillon listed first.
- Sandymush
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sandymush is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandymush
- Sandymush has also been known as:
- Sandy Mush
- Leicester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newfound
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newfound is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Alexander
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Candler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glady
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glady is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glady
- Flat Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Stoney Knob
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
- Woodfin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Haywood County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Naillon, with the one closest to Naillon listed first.
- Mount Sterling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Teague ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Teague is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Lake Junaluska
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Maggie Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Clyde
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clyde is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <2>
- Waynesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- West Canton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- West Canton is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Canton
- Canton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hazelwood is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Bethel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Morning Star
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morning Star is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Jackson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Naillon, with the one closest to Naillon listed first.
- Paint Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
- Balsam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Addie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Addie is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Ruby City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ruby City is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby City
- Whittier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Madison County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Naillon, with the one closest to Naillon listed first.
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lynch is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bluff is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Spring Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Trust
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Trust is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Hot Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stackhouse
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Hurricane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Walnut
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Walnut is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Allenstand
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Chapel Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Marshall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- White Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- White Rock is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Cutshalltown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- Swain County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Naillon, with the one closest to Naillon listed first.
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Naillon, see our County-by-County Page for Naillon.
Cemeteries Near Naillon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Naillon.
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 Naillon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Naillon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Naillon, with the one closest to Naillon listed first.
- Mack Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ball Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Abe McMillan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Varner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sutton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sutton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (640 more) ...
- Grigby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Calder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McMillan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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.
Naillon itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Naillon, with the one closest to Naillon listed first.
- Mount Sterling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Nough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nough is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nough
- Wilton Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Jonestown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jonestown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Edwina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Del Rio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Wolf Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Oldtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oldtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtown
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lynch is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Newport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Carson Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Cataloochee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cataloochee is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataloochee
- Teague ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Teague is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Naillon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Naillon.
Newspapers Published in Naillon ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Naillon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Naillon, 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 Naillon.
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 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 Naillon:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Cocke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Hawkins County
- Jefferson County
- Sevier County
- Buncombe County
- Haywood County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Swain County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Naillon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Naillon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |