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 McMinn 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 McMinn County: Bradley, Loudon, Meigs, Monroe, Polk & Roane.
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:
- McMinn 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.
- Prigmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Niota
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Manila
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Englewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nonaburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Goodsprings
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Grady
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Etowah
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Claxton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Lamontville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Ninemile
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Summer City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- McMullens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- McMullens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
- Kiser
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Brick Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Friendsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Charleston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Etola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Bellefounte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Countryside Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Hopewell Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Hopewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Jewett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Burke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Crab Orchard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Center Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
- Rogers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rogers is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
- Hebbertsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Lake Pomeroy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Birchwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood
(27 miles [43.5 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knox County
- Boyd
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Luttrell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Loudon City Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Loudon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Morganton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Centersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Trigonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Greenback
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Eaton Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Lenoir City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sharp Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- Jena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Sewee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Surprise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Cute ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Akeman Crossroad
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Decatur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Goodfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Beta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- East View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Sweetwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Madisonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Vonore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jalapa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Acorn
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
- Belltown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Ballplay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Jacktown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Rural Vale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Tellico Plains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Epperson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Harriman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oakdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
- Coal Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Coal Hill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Deermont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Chestuee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Delano
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Servilla
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Benton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Lakewood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Roddy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Spring City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Graysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Ogden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Pioneer Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- Glen Alice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Lakemont Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Postoak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Rockwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Midtown Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
- Midtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Cave Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Cardiff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- College Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Kingston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
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.
- Goddard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Foster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Buttram Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pond Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tranquility Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Road Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (876 more) ...
- Fisher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Turkeypen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 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.
- Prigmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Regret ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Regret is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regret
- Sewee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Surprise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Erie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Erie is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Fiketon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fiketon is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiketon
- Reagan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Reagan is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Cute ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Mount Verd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Verd is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Verd
- Sweetwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Euchee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Euchee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euchee
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Breedenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Breedenton is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedenton
- Decatur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pattie Gap ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pattie Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattie Gap
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 76 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 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. 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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 McMinn County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Blount County
- Bradley County
- Cumberland County
- Hamilton County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Polk County
- Rhea County
- Roane 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 Pine Grove, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |