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 Promised Land (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 Promised Land. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Promised Land is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Knox & Sevier.
Below are the counties that are near Promised Land. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Promised Land:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Promised Land)
- The following are listed by their distance from Promised Land, with the one closest to Promised Land listed first.
- Baneberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Leadvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- Dandridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Pine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Edna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Flat Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Alena ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Piedmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Rock Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Rocky Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- Talbott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cook Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
- Dumplin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Promised Land, with the one closest to Promised Land listed first.
- Bailey Town
(Less than 2 miles 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
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Clevenger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
- Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
- Carson Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Wilsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Jaybird
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Jimtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Edwina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Wilton Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Bridgeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bybee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cosby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Promised Land, with the one closest to Promised Land listed first.
- Dyers Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Oakland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Wa-Ni Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Massengill Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Marshalls Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Bowen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Wyatt Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Rutledge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bean Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Beans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Beans is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Blaine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Joppa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Lea Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Promised Land, with the one closest to Promised Land listed first.
- Beulah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Warrensburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sirenburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
- Bright Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Cedar Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Midway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mosheim
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marvin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Albany
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Greeneville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Camp Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Romeo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Promised Land, with the one closest to Promised Land listed first.
- Monte Vista Estates
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Morristown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Casablanca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- East Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Silver City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Collons Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Bright ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Whitesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Promised Land, with the one closest to Promised Land listed first.
- Bulls Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Red Bridge Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
- Galbraith Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Mooresburg Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mooresburg Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg Springs
- Population from the 2010 Census: 941 people
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Promised Land, with the one closest to Promised Land listed first.
- Peters Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Thorn Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Lyonton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Kimberlin Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Mascot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- Riverdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Wooddale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Zacharytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown
- Skaggston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Skaggston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggston
- Mayo ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mayo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,366 people
- McMillan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- McMillan is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
- Moshina Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Moshina Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshina Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,335 people
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Promised Land, with the one closest to Promised Land listed first.
- East Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Harrisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Millican Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Pittman Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pittman Center is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Middle Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Catlettsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Henry Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Sevierville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pigeon Forge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kodak
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gatlinburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boyds Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Starkeytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Starkeytown is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkeytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 431 people
- Union County
- Luttrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Haywood County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Promised Land, with the one closest to Promised Land listed first.
- Mount Sterling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Teague ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Teague is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Madison County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Promised Land, with the one closest to Promised Land listed first.
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lynch is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bluff is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Hot Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Trust
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trust is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Stackhouse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Allenstand
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Hurricane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Promised Land, see our County-by-County Page for Promised Land.
Cemeteries Near Promised Land ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Promised Land.
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 Promised Land - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Promised Land covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Promised Land, with the one closest to Promised Land listed first.
- Bridges Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Frances Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Allen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Taff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rinehart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ball Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Garner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Griffin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lawson Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (764 more) ...
- Old Holt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Resthaven Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<2>
While we didn't find Promised Land in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Promised Land.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Promised Land, with the one closest to Promised Land listed first.
- Carson Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Chestnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Sandy Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fox ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fox is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Wilton Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Edwina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Oldtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oldtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtown
- Jones Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jones Cove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cove
- Rankin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rankin is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bridgeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bybee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leadvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Promised Land. See our List of 1890's Communities around Promised Land.
Newspapers Published in Promised Land ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Promised Land.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Promised Land, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Promised Land.
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 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 Promised Land:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cocke County
- Grainger County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Hawkins County
- Knox County
- Sevier County
- Union County
- Haywood County
- Madison County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Promised Land, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Promised Land) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |