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 Pine Grove (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 Pine Grove. 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 Pine Grove ...
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 Pine Grove: Pine Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pine Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine Grove.
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.
Pine Grove is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Madison (NC), Cocke, Hamblen, Hawkins, Unicoi & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Pine Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Grove:
- Greene County (The home county of Pine Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Jearoldstown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Milburnton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Baileyton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Centersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Centersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Rheatown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Ottway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Afton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bolton Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Albany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Romeo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Pine Crest
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Watauga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Central
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Biltmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Elizabethton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gap Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Woodby Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Woodby Hill is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Bean Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wyatt Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Whitesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Silver City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Bright ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- East Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Willis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Willis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Kyles Ford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trent Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Sneedville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duck Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Yount Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Blossom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Kepler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Surgoinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Greenland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- New Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Block City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Green Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Amis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Strahl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Mount Carmel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Blair Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
- Fordtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Beechwood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Borden Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Colonial Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beartown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Cherokee Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Kingsport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Horace ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Morrison City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Unicoi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Bumpus Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Banner Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Erwin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Clear Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Ernestville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Unicoi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whispering Pines
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Flag Pond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Limestone Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Ducktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ducktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 457 people
- Fall Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Mount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Harmony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Big Sandy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Sandy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Estimated population in 2014: 542 people
- Mill Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Bowmantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Leesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Limestone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Telford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Madison County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Allegheny
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Allenstand
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Cutshalltown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- White Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- White Rock is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Chapel Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Mitchell County (NC)
- Richlands
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Pine Grove.
Cemeteries Near Pine Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Grove.
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 Pine Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Pine Grove Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crawford Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Family Cemetery
- The Crawford Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Coney West Cemetery
- Caney Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beech Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ball Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- The Moore Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wash Moore Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whims Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oak Glenn Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (933 more) ...
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Allegheny Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Pine Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Jearoldstown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Swanay ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Swanay is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanay
- Maltsberger ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maltsberger is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltsberger
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Cedar Lane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Lane is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lane
- Van Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Van Hill is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hill
- Locust Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Springs
- Lovelace
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lovelace is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
- Newmansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Newmansville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Milburnton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Blossom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- New Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Christie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Christie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Fall Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mole
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mole is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pine Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Grove.
Newspapers Published in Pine Grove ...
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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Grove, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Pine Grove:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Grainger County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Sullivan County
- Unicoi County
- Washington County
- Madison County
- Mitchell 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Pine Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Pine Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |