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 Patterson Mill (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 Patterson Mill. 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 Patterson Mill ...
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 Patterson Mill: Patterson Ml. (or less commonly used: Patterson Mll.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Patterson Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Patterson Mill.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Patterson Mill is located in Polk 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 Polk County: Fannin (GA), Murray (GA), Cherokee (NC), Bradley, McMinn & Monroe.
Below are the counties that are near Patterson Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Patterson Mill:
- Polk County (The home county of Patterson Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Patterson Mill, with the one closest to Patterson Mill listed first.
- Copperhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ducktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chanceytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Belltown Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Belltown Hill is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Chable ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Archville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Parksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Ball Play
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Servilla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Benton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oldfort
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patterson Mill, with the one closest to Patterson Mill listed first.
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Wildwood Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- Bellefounte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- East Cleveland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Charleston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Hopewell Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Hopewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patterson Mill, with the one closest to Patterson Mill listed first.
- Etowah
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Luskville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Goodsprings
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Grady
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Claxton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Mecca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Calhoun
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Englewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nonaburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Riceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patterson Mill, with the one closest to Patterson Mill listed first.
- Epperson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Coker Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Rural Vale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Jalapa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Jacktown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Tellico Plains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fannin County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Patterson Mill, with the one closest to Patterson Mill listed first.
- Fry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fry is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- McCaysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pierceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Epworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pantertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- Chestnut Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Blue Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cutcane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cutcane is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
- Greens Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Morganton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hemp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hemp is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
- Gilmer County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Patterson Mill, with the one closest to Patterson Mill listed first.
- Cherry Log
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Santaluca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- White Path
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Northcutt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Northcutt is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
- Ellijay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- East Ellijay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rolston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rolston is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
- Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
- Tails Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- Tickanetley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Yukon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Whitestone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- Murray County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Patterson Mill, with the one closest to Patterson Mill listed first.
- Tennga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cisco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Crandall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gregory is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Temple Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Eton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sumac
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sumac is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Chatsworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ball Ground
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Wells ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wells is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Carters
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carters is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Union County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Patterson Mill, with the one closest to Patterson Mill listed first.
- Bethlehem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Youngcane ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Youngcane is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
- Canal Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Canal Lake is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
- Blairsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Owltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Owltown is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
- Whitfield County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Patterson Mill, with the one closest to Patterson Mill listed first.
- Ruralvale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Red Clay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Cohutta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Parrett Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Parrett Crossing is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrett Crossing
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Plainview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Plainview is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
- Varnell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Patterson Mill, with the one closest to Patterson Mill listed first.
- Burger Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Hothouse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Postell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Culberson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Pleasant Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Vests
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Hiwassee Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Ogreeta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Grape Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Unaka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Murphy
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Clay County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Patterson Mill, with the one closest to Patterson Mill listed first.
- Brasstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pine Log Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pine Log Village is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
- Warne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Patterson Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Patterson Mill.
Cemeteries Near Patterson Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Patterson Mill.
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 Patterson Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Patterson Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Patterson Mill, with the one closest to Patterson Mill listed first.
- Chastain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crestlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Crestlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Epworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millsaps Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Church of Christ Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cooper Ridge Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Galloway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (439 more) ...
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Padgett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Freeland Town Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Patterson Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Patterson Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Patterson Mill, with the one closest to Patterson Mill listed first.
- Pierceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Ducktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kyle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kyle is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Curtis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Curtis is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Wolf Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Hothouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hothouse is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Chable ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Sylco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sylco is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylco
- Blue Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wehutty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wehutty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehutty
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Turtletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alaculsy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alaculsy is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaculsy
- Hothouse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Patterson Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Patterson Mill.
Newspapers Published in Patterson Mill ...
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 Patterson Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Patterson Mill, 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 Patterson Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Patterson Mill:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Polk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradley County
- McMinn County
- Monroe County
- Fannin County
- Gilmer County
- Murray County
- Union County
- Whitfield County
- Cherokee County
- Clay 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 Patterson Mill, 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- Patterson Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |