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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 Pikeville (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 Pikeville. 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 Pikeville ...

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.

In past government published Postal Guides, Pikeville was referred to as Pikeville Courthouse.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pikeville. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pikeville.

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.

For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.

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 hospitals and 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.

Pikeville is located in Bledsoe County and is the County Seat.

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 Bledsoe County: Cumberland, Hamilton, Rhea, Sequatchie & Van Buren.

Below are the counties that are near Pikeville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pikeville:

  • Bledsoe County     (The home county of Pikeville)
  • Bradley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pikeville, with the one closest to Pikeville listed first.
    • Etola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hopewell Estates
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 southeast)
      • Hopewell is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Cumberland County
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pikeville, with the one closest to Pikeville listed first.
    • Palmer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Beersheba Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
    • Gruetli - Laager
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gruetli
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Gruetli is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pikeville, with the one closest to Pikeville listed first.
    • Sale Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Flat Top
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Lakewood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
      • Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
    • Birchwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Soddy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Mowbray
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Soddy Lake Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Soddy Lake Heights is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Lake Heights
      • Estimated population in 2014: 13,190 people
    • Daisy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Daisy is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
    • Soddy - Daisy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Crabtree Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Crabtree Hills is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hills
      • Estimated population in 2014: 763 people
    • Lakesite
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
    • Caramel Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
  • Marion County
  • McMinn County
  • Meigs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pikeville, with the one closest to Pikeville listed first.
    • Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Cayuga Town was located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
    • Calico
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Calico is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
      • Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
    • Beta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Goodfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Decatur
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • East View
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • East View is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
      • Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
    • Akeman Crossroad
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Cute ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Cute was located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
    • Sewee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Rhea County
  • Roane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pikeville, with the one closest to Pikeville listed first.
    • Glen Alice
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pioneer Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
  • Sequatchie County
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pikeville, with the one closest to Pikeville listed first.
    • Sweetgum
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Spencer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Chalybeate
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
    • Sopha ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Sopha was located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
    • Cummingsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Meade ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Meade was located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
    • Laurelburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Bone Cave
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pikeville, with the one closest to Pikeville listed first.
    • Hillis ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Hillis was located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
    • Campaign
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fall City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fall City is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
    • Rowland Station ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Rowland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Shellsford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Smyrna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Smyrna is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
      • Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
  • White County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pikeville, see our County-by-County Page for Pikeville.

Cemeteries Near Pikeville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pikeville.

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 Pikeville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pikeville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pikeville, with the one closest to Pikeville listed first.

  • Henson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • McReynolds Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Vernon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Blackburn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Arnett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Iron Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Humble Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rigsby Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Summer City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Knight Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (678 more) ...
    • Cox Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Boynton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Beach Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pikeville had a population of 223 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Pikeville had a population of 1,781 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Pikeville, with the one closest to Pikeville listed first.

  • Schoolfield ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Schoolfield was located in Bledsoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolfield
  • Summer City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Summer City is also located in Bledsoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
  • Gladecreek ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Gladecreek was located in Bledsoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladecreek
  • Morgan Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Morgan Springs is located in Rhea County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Springs
  • Sampson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sampson is also located in Bledsoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
  • Pearson ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pearson was located in Bledsoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
  • Brayton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Ogden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ninemile
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Seals ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Seals was located in Bledsoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seals
  • Tanbark ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Tanbark was located in Bledsoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanbark
  • Grapevine ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Grapevine was located in Bledsoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pikeville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pikeville.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Pikeville ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pikeville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Pikeville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Pikeville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Pikeville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> of Pikeville.

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 websites either 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 Pikeville:

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>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>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 Pikeville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Pikeville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.