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 Pilot Mountain (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 Pilot Mountain. 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 Pilot Mountain ...
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 Pilot Mountain: Pilot Mtn. (or less commonly used: Pilot Mntn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pilot Mountain. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pilot Mountain.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Pilot Mountain is located in Morgan 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 Morgan County: Anderson, Cumberland, Fentress, Roane & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Pilot Mountain. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pilot Mountain:
- Morgan County (The home county of Pilot Mountain)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilot Mountain, with the one closest to Pilot Mountain listed first.
- Annadel
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Sunbright
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mill Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Lancing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Deer Lodge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Lavender
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Wartburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glades
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Burrville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Nemo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Mahan Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mahan Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Village
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilot Mountain, with the one closest to Pilot Mountain listed first.
- Oliver Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Robertsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Oak Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fraterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fraterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
- Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
- Leinarts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Rocky Top
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rocky Top is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Top
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Former names for Rocky Top:
- Coal Creek
- Lake City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Top <1>
- Scarboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilot Mountain, with the one closest to Pilot Mountain listed first.
- Shea
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shea is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shea
- Silica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Silica is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
- Caryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jacksboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stanfill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stanfill is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfill
- Pine Crest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
- Elk Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Valley is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilot Mountain, with the one closest to Pilot Mountain listed first.
- Rogers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rogers is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
- Hebbertsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Lake Pomeroy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Fairfield Glade
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlands
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Center Ford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
- Crab Orchard
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Woody
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Greenbriar Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Creston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Crossville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dykes Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Howard Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilot Mountain, with the one closest to Pilot Mountain listed first.
- Armathwaite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Gernt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Allardt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grimsley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Clarkrange
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jamestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilder
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Cooper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Little Crab
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Pall Mall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Loudon County
- White Wing Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilot Mountain, with the one closest to Pilot Mountain listed first.
- Hanging Limb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Lovejoy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Obey City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Rhea County
- Roddy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilot Mountain, with the one closest to Pilot Mountain listed first.
- Bazel Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Emory Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Kelley Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kelley Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
- Cardiff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- College Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Dyllis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dyllis is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
- Midtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Postoak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Rockwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kries
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Kingston
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Laddie Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilot Mountain, with the one closest to Pilot Mountain listed first.
- Glenmary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Elgin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- Robbins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Robbins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Robbins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
- Hughett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- Hembree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hembree is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hembree
- New River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Winona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winona is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Smoky Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Smoky Junction is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Junction
- Helenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Huntsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Norma
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Norma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Estimated population in 2014: 147 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pilot Mountain, see our County-by-County Page for Pilot Mountain.
Cemeteries Near Pilot Mountain ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pilot Mountain.
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 Pilot Mountain - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pilot Mountain covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pilot Mountain, with the one closest to Pilot Mountain listed first.
- Hamby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pilot Mtn. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Aannadell Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- McCoy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stringfield Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hendren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunbright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lyons / Jack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Summers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (879 more) ...
- Brown - Evans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Caney Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hamby Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Pilot Mountain in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pilot Mountain.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pilot Mountain, with the one closest to Pilot Mountain listed first.
- Annadel
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Sunbright
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Emory ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Emory is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Islandford ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Islandford is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islandford
- Lancing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mill Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Deer Lodge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Montgomery ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Lavender
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Wartburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glenmary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Glades
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Nemo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Burrville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Stowers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stowers is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowers
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pilot Mountain. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pilot Mountain.
Newspapers Published in Pilot Mountain ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pilot Mountain.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pilot Mountain, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pilot Mountain.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Pilot Mountain:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Campbell County
- Cumberland County
- Fentress County
- Loudon County
- Overton County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Scott 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> | 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 Pilot Mountain, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pilot Mountain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |