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 Norton Creek Ranch (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 Norton Creek Ranch. 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 Norton Creek Ranch ...
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 Norton Creek Ranch: Norton Crk. Rnch. (or less commonly used: Norton Ck. Rnch. or Norton Cr. Rnch.)
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 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.
Norton Creek Ranch is located in Sevier 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 Sevier County: Haywood (NC), Swain (NC), Blount, Cocke, Jefferson & Knox.
Below are the counties that are near Norton Creek Ranch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Norton Creek Ranch:
- Sevier County (The home county of Norton Creek Ranch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton Creek Ranch, with the one closest to Norton Creek Ranch listed first.
- Chalet Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chalet Village is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
- Starkeytown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Starkeytown is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkeytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 431 people
- Gatlinburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Elkmont ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elkmont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
- Wear Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Pigeon Forge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waldens Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Middle Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Pittman Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pittman Center is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Sevierville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dupont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Harrisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- East Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton Creek Ranch, with the one closest to Norton Creek Ranch listed first.
- Townsend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Red Bank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Cowan Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
- Miller Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Miller Cove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 267 people
- Walland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rocky Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
- Seaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Seaton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Wildwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Chelsey Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Eagleton Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
- Rockford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Rockgardens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rockgardens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
- Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
- Sixmile
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sixmile is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton Creek Ranch, with the one closest to Norton Creek Ranch listed first.
- Cosby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Carson Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Bailey Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Clevenger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clevenger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
- Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
- Wilton Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Hartford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wilsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Edwina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Jaybird
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Newport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Naillon ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Naillon is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naillon
- Jimtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton Creek Ranch, with the one closest to Norton Creek Ranch listed first.
- Cook Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
- Dumplin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Piedmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Dandridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rocky Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- Flat Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Strawberry Plains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Alena ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- New Market
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Edna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Jefferson City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Baneberry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton Creek Ranch, with the one closest to Norton Creek Ranch listed first.
- Kimberlin Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Shooks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Thorn Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Riverdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Bonny Kate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
- Colonial Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Moshina Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moshina Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshina Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,335 people
- Ramsey Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsey Ferry is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 320 people
- Whites Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whites Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
- Wooddale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Lyonton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Arrowhead
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Monroe County
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Graham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton Creek Ranch, with the one closest to Norton Creek Ranch listed first.
- Stecoah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Fontana Dam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fontana Dam is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Dam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Fontana Dam has also been known as:
- Fontana Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana Dam <1>
- Yellow Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Cheoah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cheoah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
- Lake Santeetlah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Santeetlah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Santeetlah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Lake Santeetlah has also been known as:
- Santeetla
- Santeetlah
- Santultah
- Thunderbird Mountain
- Thunderbird
- Robbinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton Creek Ranch, with the one closest to Norton Creek Ranch listed first.
- Mount Sterling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Maggie Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton Creek Ranch, with the one closest to Norton Creek Ranch listed first.
- Whittier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
- Wilmot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Dillsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sylva
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sylva is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,739 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylva <1>
- Macon County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton Creek Ranch, with the one closest to Norton Creek Ranch listed first.
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Tellico
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tellico is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico
- Swain County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton Creek Ranch, with the one closest to Norton Creek Ranch listed first.
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Forney ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Forney is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Bryson City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Judson ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Judson is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Cherokee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Almond
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Unahala
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Unahala is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unahala
- Wesser
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wesser is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
- Nantahala
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nantahala is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Norton Creek Ranch, see our County-by-County Page for Norton Creek Ranch.
Cemeteries Near Norton Creek Ranch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Norton Creek Ranch.
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 Norton Creek Ranch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Norton Creek Ranch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Norton Creek Ranch, with the one closest to Norton Creek Ranch listed first.
- Fighting creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Fighting Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forks of River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ownby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hurst Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Valley View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Little Greenbrier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elkmont Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Loudon County Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Trentham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (703 more) ...
- White Oak Flats Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Banner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Little Cove 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 Norton Creek Ranch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Norton Creek Ranch.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Norton Creek Ranch, with the one closest to Norton Creek Ranch listed first.
- Gatlinburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Line Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Line Spring is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Spring
- Wear Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Waldens Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Pigeon Forge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Henderson Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Henderson Springs is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Springs
- Middle Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Hornet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hornet is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornet
- Sevierville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Ellejoy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ellejoy is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellejoy
- East Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Catlettsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Allensville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Allensville is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Trundle Crossroad
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trundle Crossroad is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trundle Crossroad
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Norton Creek Ranch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Norton Creek Ranch.
Newspapers Published in Norton Creek Ranch ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Norton Creek Ranch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Norton Creek Ranch, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Norton Creek Ranch.
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 Norton Creek Ranch:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sevier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Cocke County
- Jefferson County
- Knox County
- Monroe County
- Graham County
- Haywood County
- Jackson County
- Macon County
- Swain 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 Norton Creek Ranch, 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 from Point A (ie- Norton Creek Ranch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |