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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 Postoak (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 Postoak. 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 Postoak ...

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.

Postoak has also been known as: Post Oak Springs.

Another variation: Post Oak.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Postoak. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Postoak.

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.

Postoak is located in Roane 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 Roane County: Anderson, Cumberland, Knox, Loudon, McMinn, Meigs, Morgan & Rhea.

Below are the counties that are near Postoak. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Postoak:

  • Roane County     (The home county of Postoak)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Postoak, with the one closest to Postoak listed first.
    • Cardiff
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • College Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • College Grove is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
      • Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
    • Rockwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Midtown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Midtown is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
    • Midtown Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
    • Emory Gap
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakemont Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
      • Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
    • Kingston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Laddie Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Laddie Village is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
    • Iron Divide ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Iron Divide is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
    • Glen Alice
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bazel Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Bazel Town is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
    • Pioneer Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
  • Anderson County
  • Bledsoe County
  • Blount County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Postoak, with the one closest to Postoak listed first.
    • Kiser
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • McMullens
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • McMullens is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
      • Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
    • Friendsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
  • Campbell County
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Postoak, with the one closest to Postoak listed first.
    • Rogers
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rogers is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
    • Hebbertsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Center Ford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
    • Crab Orchard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Lake Pomeroy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairfield Glade
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodlands
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
      • Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
    • Jewett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenbriar Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
    • Burke
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Crossville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Lake Tansi Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Howard Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Fentress County
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Postoak, with the one closest to Postoak listed first.
    • Boyd
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Farragut
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Virtue
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Virtue is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
      • Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
    • Belle Aire
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Belle Aire is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Aire
      • Estimated population in 2014: 512 people
    • Concord
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Volunteer Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Volunteer Village is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Village
    • Karns
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Oak Grove Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Oak Grove Heights is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 4,425 people
  • Loudon County
  • McMinn County
  • Meigs County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Postoak, with the one closest to Postoak listed first.
    • Sweetwater
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Madisonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Vonore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
  • Morgan County
  • Rhea County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Postoak, with the one closest to Postoak listed first.
    • Roddy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakewood Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
    • Spring City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Scott County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Postoak, see our County-by-County Page for Postoak.

Cemeteries Near Postoak ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Postoak.

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 Postoak - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Postoak covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Postoak, with the one closest to Postoak listed first.

  • King Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Ault Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Post Oak Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Newcome Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cooper Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Pass Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hembree Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cardiff Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pyott Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Tedder Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Continue List   (936 more) ...
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Citizens Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Blankenbaker Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)

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 Postoak in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Postoak.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Postoak, with the one closest to Postoak listed first.

  • Webster
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Webster is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Cardiff
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Rockwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Emory Gap
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Harriman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Glen Alice
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Barnardsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Barnardsville is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnardsville
  • Oakdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakdale is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Roddy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Morrisgap ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Morrisgap is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
  • DeArmond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • DeArmond is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeArmond
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Deermont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Pattie Gap ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pattie Gap is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattie Gap
    • Paint Rock ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Paint Rock is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Postoak. See our List of 1890's Communities around Postoak.

Newspapers Published in Postoak ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Postoak.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Postoak, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Postoak.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Postoak:

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 Postoak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Postoak) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.