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 Oak City (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 Oak City. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Oak City 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 Oak City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oak City:
- Sevier County (The home county of Oak City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak City, with the one closest to Oak City listed first.
- Seymour
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Boyds Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Seymour Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
- Dupont
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Catlettsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Kodak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Henry Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Sevierville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Waldens Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Millican Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Middle Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Pigeon Forge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak City, with the one closest to Oak City listed first.
- Claxton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Panther ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Spring Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Peak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Andersonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
- Norris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scarboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Leinarts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak City, with the one closest to Oak City listed first.
- Cowan Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
- Wildwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Rocky Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
- Walland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rockford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Eagleton Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
- Miller Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 267 people
- Seaton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seaton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Townsend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Alcoa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockgardens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockgardens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
- Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
- Chelsey Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak City, with the one closest to Oak City listed first.
- Bailey Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Carson Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Clevenger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Clevenger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
- Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
- Cosby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wilsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Jaybird
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Newport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wilton Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Edwina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Jimtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak City, with the one closest to Oak City listed first.
- Blaine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lea Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Maples ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Dyers Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Massengill Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Oakland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Joppa
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Lulaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Wa-Ni Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Washburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Rutledge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak City, with the one closest to Oak City listed first.
- Collons Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Monte Vista Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak City, with the one closest to Oak City listed first.
- Cook Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
- Dumplin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Strawberry Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Piedmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Rocky Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- New Market
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alena ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Flat Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Dandridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Edna
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak City, with the one closest to Oak City listed first.
- Kimberlin Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Riverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Thorn Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Shooks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Moshina Heights
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Wooddale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Lyonton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Mayo ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mayo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,366 people
- Ramsey Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whites Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
- Colonial Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak City, with the one closest to Oak City listed first.
- Centersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Greenback
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak City, with the one closest to Oak City listed first.
- Plainview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Luttrell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Paulette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Maynardville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Warwicktown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Warwicktown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Loyston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
- Loo ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak City, see our County-by-County Page for Oak City.
Cemeteries Near Oak City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak City.
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 Oak City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oak City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oak City, with the one closest to Oak City listed first.
- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Trundles Crossroads Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old Boyds Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Boyds Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cusik Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chilhowee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Atchley Seymour Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (952 more) ...
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brabson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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 Oak City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oak City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oak City, with the one closest to Oak City listed first.
- Trundle Crossroad
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Trundle Crossroad is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trundle Crossroad
- Boyds Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Kimberlin Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Ellejoy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ellejoy is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellejoy
- Catlettsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Henry Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Thorn Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Asbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Asbury is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Shooks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Waldens Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Henderson Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson Springs is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Springs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wooddale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Sevierville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hornet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hornet is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornet
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oak City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak City.
Newspapers Published in Oak City ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak City, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oak City.
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 Oak City:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sevier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Blount County
- Cocke County
- Grainger County
- Hamblen County
- Jefferson County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- Union 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 Oak City, 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- Oak City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |