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 Old Washington (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 Old Washington. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Old Washington is located in Rhea 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 Rhea County: Bledsoe, Bradley, Cumberland, Meigs & Roane.
Below are the counties that are near Old Washington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Washington:
- Rhea County (The home county of Old Washington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Washington, with the one closest to Old Washington listed first.
- Bryan Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Spring City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lakewood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Graysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Ogden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Roddy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Washington, with the one closest to Old Washington listed first.
- Summer City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Ninemile
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Brayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Pikeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Winesap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Brockdell
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Pailo
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Washington, with the one closest to Old Washington listed first.
- Etola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Charleston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bellefounte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Hopewell Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Hopewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Countryside Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Bent Tree Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- Cleveland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- East Cleveland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- South Cleveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- McDonald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mineral Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Washington, with the one closest to Old Washington listed first.
- Jewett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Burke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Lake Tansi Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Newton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Crab Orchard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lantana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Center Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
- Erasmus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Crossville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Greenbriar Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Howard Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Washington, with the one closest to Old Washington listed first.
- Birchwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lakewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Sale Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Top
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Soddy Lake Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Soddy Lake Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Lake Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,190 people
- Soddy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Soddy - Daisy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Mowbray
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mowbray is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowbray
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,615 people
- Lakesite
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
- Caramel Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
- Crabtree Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crabtree Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 763 people
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Washington, with the one closest to Old Washington listed first.
- Luttrell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Washington, with the one closest to Old Washington listed first.
- Lamontville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Riceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Athens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Calhoun
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Prigmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Niota
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Claxton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Luskville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Bell Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Goodsprings
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Englewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Manila
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Washington, with the one closest to Old Washington listed first.
- Calico
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Decatur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Goodfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Beta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Cute ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Akeman Crossroad
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Sewee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- East View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Surprise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Washington, with the one closest to Old Washington listed first.
- Sweetwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Madisonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Washington, with the one closest to Old Washington listed first.
- Chestuee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Delano
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Benton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ocoee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Washington, with the one closest to Old Washington listed first.
- Pioneer Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Glen Alice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Lakemont Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Rockwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Postoak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Cardiff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- College Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- Midtown Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
- Midtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Washington, with the one closest to Old Washington listed first.
- Dunlap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Center Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Washington, see our County-by-County Page for Old Washington.
Cemeteries Near Old Washington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Washington.
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 Old Washington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Washington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Washington, with the one closest to Old Washington listed first.
- Waterhouse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mynatt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Locke Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Slave Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hazelwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Montgomery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Poe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- DeArmond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (811 more) ...
- Hurst Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sneed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<2>
While we didn't find Old Washington in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Washington.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Washington, with the one closest to Old Washington listed first.
- Cotton Port ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cotton Port is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Port
- Evensville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Evensville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evensville
- Pineland ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pineland is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineland
- Dayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goodfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Decatur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Breedenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Breedenton is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedenton
- Beta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Big Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Big Spring is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Cute ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Rhea Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rhea Springs is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Springs
- Tanbark ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tanbark is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanbark
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Graysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Spring City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Morgan Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Morgan Springs is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Washington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Washington.
Newspapers Published in Old Washington ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Washington.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Washington, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Washington.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Old Washington:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Rhea County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Bradley County
- Cumberland County
- Hamilton County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Polk County
- Roane County
- Sequatchie 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 Old Washington, 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- Old Washington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |