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 Pinnacle (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 Pinnacle. 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.
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 doctors and 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.
Pinnacle is located in Sevier 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 Sevier County: Haywood (NC), Swain (NC), Blount, Cocke, Jefferson & Knox.
Below are the counties that are near Pinnacle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pinnacle:
- Sevier County (The home county of Pinnacle)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinnacle, with the one closest to Pinnacle listed first.
- Pittman Center
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pittman Center is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- East Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Gatlinburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chalet Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chalet Village is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
- Harrisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Middle Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Pigeon Forge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Starkeytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Starkeytown is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkeytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 431 people
- Sevierville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elkmont ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elkmont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
- Millican Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Waldens Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Wear Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinnacle, with the one closest to Pinnacle listed first.
- Townsend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Red Bank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Cowan Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
- Miller Cove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Miller Cove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 267 people
- Walland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rocky Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
- Seaton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Seaton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Wildwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Chelsey Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Eagleton Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
- Rockford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Rockgardens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rockgardens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
- Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinnacle, with the one closest to Pinnacle listed first.
- Cosby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Carson Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Hartford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wilton Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Bailey Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Clevenger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clevenger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
- Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
- Edwina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Naillon ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Naillon is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naillon
- Wilsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Jaybird
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Newport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jimtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinnacle, with the one closest to Pinnacle listed first.
- Dyers Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Greene County
- Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sirenburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
- Hamblen County
- Monte Vista Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinnacle, with the one closest to Pinnacle listed first.
- Cook Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
- Dandridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dumplin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Piedmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Baneberry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Flat Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Rocky Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- Alena ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Edna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Leadvale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- New Market
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- White Pine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jefferson City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinnacle, with the one closest to Pinnacle listed first.
- Kimberlin Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Thorn Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Riverdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Shooks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Lyonton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Wooddale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Moshina Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moshina Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshina Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,335 people
- Colonial Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Mascot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- Mayo ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mayo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,366 people
- Bonny Kate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
- Graham County (NC)
- Stecoah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Haywood County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinnacle, with the one closest to Pinnacle listed first.
- Mount Sterling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Teague ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Teague is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Maggie Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Junaluska
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waynesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelwood is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Jackson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinnacle, with the one closest to Pinnacle listed first.
- Paint Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
- Whittier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wilmot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wilmot is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Dillsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Addie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Addie is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Sylva
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sylva is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,739 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylva <1>
- Balsam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Webster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Greens Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Greens Creek is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek
- Ruby City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ruby City is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby City
- Madison County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinnacle, with the one closest to Pinnacle listed first.
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lynch is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Trust
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Trust is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Swain County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinnacle, with the one closest to Pinnacle listed first.
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cherokee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bryson City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Forney ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Forney is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Judson ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Judson is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Almond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Unahala
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Unahala is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unahala
- Wesser
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wesser is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pinnacle, see our County-by-County Page for Pinnacle.
Cemeteries Near Pinnacle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pinnacle.
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 Pinnacle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pinnacle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pinnacle, with the one closest to Pinnacle listed first.
- Tudor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Headrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Emerts Cove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Zion Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Grassy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Proffitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Frazier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shults - Whaley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Whitted Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cartertown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (692 more) ...
- Proffitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whalley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spurgeon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Pinnacle in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pinnacle.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pinnacle, with the one closest to Pinnacle listed first.
- Gatlinburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Jones Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Cove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cove
- Harrisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Middle Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Pigeon Forge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Henderson Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Henderson Springs is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Springs
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Fox ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fox is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Sevierville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allensville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Allensville is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Waldens Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Line Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Line Spring is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Spring
- Chestnut Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Wear Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pinnacle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pinnacle.
Newspapers Published in Pinnacle ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pinnacle.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pinnacle, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pinnacle.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Pinnacle:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sevier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Cocke County
- Grainger County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Jefferson County
- Knox County
- Graham County
- Haywood County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Swain 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pinnacle) 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 Pinnacle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |