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 Niota (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 Niota. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Niota is located in McMinn 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 McMinn County: Bradley, Loudon, Meigs, Monroe, Polk & Roane.
Below are the counties that are near Niota. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Niota:
- McMinn County (The home county of Niota)
- The following are listed by their distance from Niota, with the one closest to Niota listed first.
- Bell Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Manila
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Athens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Prigmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Englewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nonaburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Grady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Goodsprings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Riceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Etowah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mecca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Claxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Niota, with the one closest to Niota listed first.
- McMullens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- McMullens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
- Brick Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Kiser
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Friendsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Big Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Binfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Binfield is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
- Chilhowee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Niota, with the one closest to Niota listed first.
- Charleston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefounte
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Etola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Countryside Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Hopewell Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Hopewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Cleveland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Cleveland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Cumberland County
- Jewett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Niota, with the one closest to Niota listed first.
- Birchwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Knox County
- Boyd
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Niota, with the one closest to Niota listed first.
- Luttrell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Loudon City Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Loudon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Morganton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Trigonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Centersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Greenback
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Lenoir City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eaton Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Niota, with the one closest to Niota listed first.
- Sewee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Surprise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Cute ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Akeman Crossroad
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Decatur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Goodfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Calico
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Beta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- East View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Niota, with the one closest to Niota listed first.
- Sweetwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Madisonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jalapa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Belltown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Rural Vale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Tellico Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Acorn
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Vonore
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jacktown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Ballplay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
- Morgan County
- Harriman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Niota, with the one closest to Niota listed first.
- Delano
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chestuee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Servilla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Benton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Archville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Ocoee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Parksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Niota, with the one closest to Niota listed first.
- Lakewood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Roddy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Spring City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Graysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Niota, with the one closest to Niota listed first.
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- Pioneer Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Cave Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Glen Alice
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Lakemont Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Midtown Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
- Kingston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Laddie Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Midtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Postoak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Rockwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Niota, with the one closest to Niota listed first.
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Pleasant Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Niota, see our County-by-County Page for Niota.
Cemeteries Near Niota ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Niota.
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 Niota - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Niota covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Niota, with the one closest to Niota listed first.
- Niota Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chapman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shearman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Neil Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Union McMinn Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Netherland - Rice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Malone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (811 more) ...
- Isbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glaze Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Niota in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Niota.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Niota, with the one closest to Niota listed first.
- Reagan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reagan is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Mount Verd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Verd is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Verd
- Athens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Prigmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Gudger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gudger is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gudger
- Sweetwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fiketon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fiketon is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiketon
- Nonaburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Regret ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Regret is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regret
- Sewee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Erie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Erie is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Ho ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ho is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ho
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Madisonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Surprise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Hiwassee College
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hiwassee College is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee College
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Niota. See our List of 1890's Communities around Niota.
Newspapers Published in Niota ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Niota.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Niota, 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 Niota.
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 Niota:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to McMinn County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Bradley County
- Cumberland County
- Hamilton County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Polk County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Cherokee 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 Niota, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Niota) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |