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 Ridge (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 Ridge.  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 Ridge ... 
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 have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pine Ridge: Pine Rdg. (or less commonly used: Pine Rdge. or Pine Ridg.) 
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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Pine Ridge is located in Washington County .
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties have changed over time, we recommend  the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries .
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County : Carter , Greene , Hawkins , Sullivan  & Unicoi .
Below are the counties that are near Pine Ridge.  For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Ridge:
Washington County      (The home county of Pine Ridge) 
The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first. 
Austin Village (Less than 2 miles to the northeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Austin Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village  Austin Village is located in Washington County  North Johnson City (Less than 2 miles to the south) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Johnson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City  North Johnson City is located in Washington County  Oakland Village (Less than 2 miles to the south) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village  Oakland Village is located in Washington County  Flourville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flourville.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville  Flourville is located in Washington County  Johnson City (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City  Johnson City is located in Washington County Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people 
Former names for Johnson City: 
Blue Plum Station  
Haynesville  
Johnsons Depot  
Johnsons Tank  
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Johnson City <3>  
 Carnegie (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carnegie have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie  Carnegie is located in Washington County  Camelot Two (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camelot Two have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Two  Camelot Two is located in Washington County Estimated population in 2014: 3,582 people 
 East Ridge (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge  East Ridge is located in Washington County Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people 
 Oak Grove (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove  Oak Grove is located in Washington County  South Gate Village (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Gate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village  South Gate Village is located in Washington County  Midway (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway  Midway is located in Washington County  Green Hill (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill  Green Hill is located in Washington County  Onks (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onks have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onks  Onks is located in Washington County Estimated population in 2014: 3,715 people 
   
Carter County  
The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first. 
Watauga (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga  Watauga is located in Carter County Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people 
 Central (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central  Central is located in Carter County  Pine Crest (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest  Pine Crest is located in Carter County  Biltmore (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore  Biltmore is located in Carter County  Elizabethton (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) 
Gap Run (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run  Gap Run is located in Carter County  Hunter (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter  Hunter is located in Carter County  Siam (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Siam.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam  Siam is located in Carter County  Hampton (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) 
Woodby Hill (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodby Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill  Woodby Hill is located in Carter County Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people 
 Tolley Town (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolley Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town  Tolley Town is located in Carter County  Fish Springs (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fish Springs.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs  Fish Springs is located in Carter County  Buladeen (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen  Buladeen is located in Carter County Former names for Buladeen: 
Colesville  
Magnetic  
   
Greene County  
The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first. 
Milburnton (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton  Milburnton is located in Greene County  Centersville (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville  Centersville is located in Greene County  Jearoldstown (18 miles [29 km] to the west) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown  Jearoldstown is located in Greene County  Rheatown (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown  Rheatown is located in Greene County  Horse Creek (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek  Horse Creek is located in Greene County Estimated population in 2014: 284 people 
 Afton (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) 
Fairview (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview  Fairview is located in Greene County  Tusculum (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tusculum have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum  Tusculum is located in Greene County Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people 
 Henshaw  ‑ Historic(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henshaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw  Henshaw is located in Greene County Estimated population in 2014: 470 people 
 Pleasant View (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View  Pleasant View is located in Greene County Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people 
 Bolton Estates (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolton Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates  Bolton Estates is located in Greene County Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people 
 Baileyton (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) 
Forest Hills (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills  Forest Hills is located in Greene County Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people 
   
Hawkins County  
The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first. 
Rotherwood (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rotherwood.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood  Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County  Green Village (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village  Green Village is located in Hawkins County  Mount Carmel (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) 
Solitude  ‑ Historic(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Solitude.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude  Solitude is located in Hawkins County  Block City (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Block City have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City  Block City is located in Hawkins County  Frisco (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frisco.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco  Frisco is located in Hawkins County  Church Hill (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill  Church Hill is located in Hawkins County Population from the 2020 Census: 6,643 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Church Hill <3>  
 Waycross (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waycross have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross  Waycross is located in Hawkins County Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people 
 Blossom (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blossom.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom  Blossom is located in Hawkins County  Chimneytop  ‑ Historic(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimneytop have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop  Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County  New Canton (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Canton.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton  New Canton is located in Hawkins County  Greenland (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland  Greenland is located in Hawkins County  Surgoinsville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) 
  
Johnson County  
The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first. 
Butler (18 miles [29 km] to the east) 
High Health  ‑ Historic(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Health have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health  High Health is located in Johnson County  Norris (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norris have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris  Norris is located in Johnson County Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people 
 Winchester (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester  Winchester is located in Johnson County Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people 
 Vaughtsville  ‑ Historic(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaughtsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville  Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County    
Sullivan County  
The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first. 
Piney Flats (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) 
Childress (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Childress.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress  Childress is located in Sullivan County  Colby  ‑ Historic(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colby have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby  Colby is located in Sullivan County  Thom  ‑ Historic(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thom have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom  Thom is located in Sullivan County  Wahoo  ‑ Historic(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahoo have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo  Wahoo is located in Sullivan County  Lella  ‑ Historic(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lella have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella  Lella is located in Sullivan County  Bluff City (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City  Bluff City is located in Sullivan County Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people 
Former name for Bluff City: 
Zollicoffer  
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Bluff City <3>  
 Fordtown (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fordtown.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown  Fordtown is located in Sullivan County  Galloway Mill (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galloway Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Mill  Galloway Mill is located in Sullivan County Estimated population in 2014: 665 people 
 Sac  ‑ Historic(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sac have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac  Sac is located in Sullivan County  Kendrick Creek  ‑ Historic(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kendrick Creek.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek  Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County  Blountville (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) 
Colonial Heights (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights  Colonial Heights is located in Sullivan County Population from the 2010 Census: 6,934 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Colonial Heights <3>  
   
Unicoi County  
The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first. 
Whispering Pines (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines  Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County  Unicoi (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) 
Limestone Cove (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Limestone Cove.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove  Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County  Erwin (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin  Erwin is located in Unicoi County Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Erwin <3>  
 Bumpus Cove (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bumpus Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove  Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County Estimated population in 2014: 729 people 
 Banner Hill (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banner Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill  Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people 
 Indian Creek  ‑ Historic(18 miles [29 km] to the south) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek  Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County  Ernestville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ernestville have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville  Ernestville is located in Unicoi County Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people 
 Clear Branch (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch  Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County Former name for Clear Branch: 
Kittyton  
 Loganton  ‑ Historic(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganton have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton  Loganton is located in Unicoi County  Flag Pond (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond  Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County    
Avery County  (NC) 
The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first. 
Whaley (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley  Whaley is located in Avery County (NC)  Elk Park (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Park  Elk Park is located in Avery County (NC) Population from the 2020 Census: 450 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Elk Park <3>  
 Mount Gilead (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead  Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)  Minneapolis (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minneapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis  Minneapolis is located in Avery County (NC)  Beech Mountain (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Mountain  Beech Mountain is located in Avery County (NC) Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Beech Mountain <3>  
 Chestnut Dale (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale  Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County (NC)  Vale (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vale have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale  Vale is located in Avery County (NC)  Banner Elk (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast) 
Plumtree (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plumtree have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumtree  Plumtree is located in Avery County (NC) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Plumtree <3>  
   
Madison County  (NC) 
Allegheny (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny  Allegheny is located in Madison County (NC)    
Mitchell County  (NC) 
The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first. 
Richlands (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richlands have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands  Richlands is located in Mitchell County (NC)  Buladean (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean  Buladean is located in Mitchell County (NC)  Bailey (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey  Bailey is located in Mitchell County (NC)  Herrell  ‑ Historic(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herrell have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell  Herrell is located in Mitchell County (NC)  Relief (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Relief.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief  Relief is located in Mitchell County (NC)  Tipton Hill (23 miles [37 km] to the south) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill  Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)  Red Hill (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Hill.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill  Red Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)  Little Rock Creek  ‑ Historic(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek  Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County (NC)  Bakersville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) 
  
Watauga County  (NC) 
The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first. 
Watauga Falls  ‑ Historic(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watauga Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls  Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)  Rominger (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger  Rominger is located in Watauga County (NC)    
Yancey County  (NC) 
The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first. 
Sioux (23 miles [37 km] to the south) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux  Sioux is located in Yancey County (NC)  Ramseytown (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown  Ramseytown is located in Yancey County (NC)  Day Book (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Day Book.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book  Day Book is located in Yancey County (NC)  Green Mountain (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) 
Higgins (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Higgins.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins  Higgins is located in Yancey County (NC)  Double Island (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island  Double Island is located in Yancey County (NC)  Burnsville (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south) 
  
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Pine Ridge .
Cemeteries Near Pine Ridge ... 
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Ridge.
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 Ridge  - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Ridge  covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
Range Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southwest) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Range Cemetery  Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Range Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
 Longmire Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the south) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longmire Cemetery  Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Longmire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
 Crumley Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the south) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crumley Cemetery  Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crumley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
 Kinnick Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the east) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinnick Cemetery  Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinnick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
 Barne Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the east) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barne Cemetery  Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
 Patton Chapel Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southwest) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patton Chapel Cemetery  Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patton Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
 Peoples Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southwest) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peoples Cemetery  Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peoples Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
 Harrison Chapel Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southwest) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Chapel Cemetery  Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrison Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
 Phillips Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the south) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery  Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
 White Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the south) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery  Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
 West Lawn Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the south) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lawn Cemetery  Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
 Monte Vista Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southeast) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monte Vista Cemetery  Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monte Vista Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
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Austin Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southeast) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austin Cemetery  Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Austin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
 Union Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the north) 
Bowman - Epperson Cemetery (Less than 2 miles 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.<4> 
While we didn't find Pine Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
Austin Springs (Less than 2 miles to the northeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Austin Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Springs  Austin Springs is located in Washington County  Johnson City (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City  Johnson City is located in Washington County Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people 
Former names for Johnson City: 
Blue Plum Station  
Haynesville  
Johnsons Depot  
Johnsons Tank  
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Johnson City <3>  
 Carnegie (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carnegie have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie  Carnegie is located in Washington County  Flourville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flourville.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville  Flourville is located in Washington County  Watauga (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga  Watauga is located in Carter County Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people 
 Milligan (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milligan have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligan  Milligan is located in Carter County  Piney Flats (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) 
Okolona (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Okolona have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona  Okolona is located in Carter County  Keebler Crossroads (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keebler Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keebler Crossroads  Keebler Crossroads is located in Washington County  February (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for February have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for February  February is located in Washington County  Hilton  ‑ Historic(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton  Hilton is located in Sullivan County  Jonesborough (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) 
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Boring (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boring have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boring  Boring is located in Sullivan County  Keenburg (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenburg  Keenburg is located in Carter County  Childress (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Childress.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress  Childress is located in Sullivan County    
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pine Ridge.  See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Ridge .
Newspapers Published in Pine Ridge ... 
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Ridge, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<5>  .  A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List  for Pine Ridge.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Ridge:
Websites specific to Tennessee  
 
Pages specific to Washington County  
 
Genealogy information for nearby counties  
Carter County  
 
Greene County  
 
Hawkins County  
 
Johnson County  
 
Sullivan County  
 
Unicoi County  
 
Avery County  
 
Madison County  
 
Mitchell County  
 
Watauga County  
 
Yancey County  
 
  
Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee  
 
Off-the-Road Links ... 
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pine Ridge.  If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/ 
 
 
Footnotes ... 
<1> The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) .  While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.  
 <2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates.  That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location.  A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.  
 <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.  
 <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 Ridge, please let us know  so that we can improve our accuracy.  
 <5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance.  A straight line distance ignores  obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pine Ridge) to Point B. Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Ridge.  The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3626, Longitude: -82.3674        In this case, the coordinates for Pine Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).