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 Piney 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 Piney 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 Piney 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 Piney Grove: Piney Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Piney Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Piney 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Piney 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 Piney Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Piney Grove:
- McMinn County (The home county of Piney Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Grove, with the one closest to Piney Grove listed first.
- Goodsprings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Grady
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Claxton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Etowah
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Riceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Athens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Luskville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Englewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nonaburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Manila
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Calhoun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mecca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Niota
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Grove, with the one closest to Piney Grove listed first.
- Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefounte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Etola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Countryside Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Hopewell Estates
(18 miles [29 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Cleveland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Cleveland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- South Cleveland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Bent Tree Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- Wildwood Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- McDonald
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Grove, with the one closest to Piney Grove listed first.
- Birchwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lakewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Sale Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Soddy Lake Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Soddy Lake Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Lake Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,190 people
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Grove, with the one closest to Piney Grove listed first.
- Luttrell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Loudon City Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Morganton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Trigonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Loudon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Grove, with the one closest to Piney Grove listed first.
- Goodfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Decatur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Sewee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Cute ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Calico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- East View
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Surprise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Akeman Crossroad
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Grove, with the one closest to Piney Grove listed first.
- Jalapa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Rural Vale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Epperson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Tellico Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Madisonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coker Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Jacktown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Sweetwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Belltown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Acorn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Ballplay
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Vonore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Grove, with the one closest to Piney Grove listed first.
- Delano
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chestuee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Servilla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Benton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Archville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Ocoee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Parksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Oldfort
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Chable ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Ball Play
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Chanceytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Ducktown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Grove, with the one closest to Piney Grove listed first.
- Lakewood Village
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Bryan Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Spring City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Roddy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Ogden
(29 miles [46.7 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 Piney Grove, with the one closest to Piney Grove listed first.
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Pioneer Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Fannin County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Grove, with the one closest to Piney Grove listed first.
- Fry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fry is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- McCaysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pantertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- Epworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pierceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Murray County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Grove, with the one closest to Piney Grove listed first.
- Tennga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cisco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gregory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gregory is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Grove, with the one closest to Piney Grove listed first.
- Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Pleasant Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Burger Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Postell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Vests
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Hiwassee Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Unaka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Ogreeta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Piney Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Piney Grove.
Cemeteries Near Piney Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Piney 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 Piney Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Piney Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Piney Grove, with the one closest to Piney Grove listed first.
- Piney Grove UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- South Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Goodsprings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wesleyanna Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethsalem Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McMinn County Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Double Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pickens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (714 more) ...
- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McMinn Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thorn Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Piney Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Piney Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Piney Grove, with the one closest to Piney Grove listed first.
- Grady
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Williamsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Carlock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carlock is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlock
- Riceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sanford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sanford is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Luskville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Athens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nonaburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Mount Verd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Verd is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Verd
- Calhoun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Patty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Patty is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patty
- Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mecca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Fiketon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fiketon is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiketon
- Folger ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Folger is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Piney Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Piney Grove.
Newspapers Published in Piney 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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Piney Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Piney Grove, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Piney 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 Piney Grove:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to McMinn County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradley County
- Hamilton County
- Loudon County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Polk County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Fannin County
- Murray County
- Cherokee 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 Piney Grove, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Piney Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |