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 Rader (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 Rader. 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.
Rader is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Madison (NC), Cocke, Hamblen, Hawkins, Unicoi & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Rader. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rader:
- Greene County (The home county of Rader)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rader, with the one closest to Rader listed first.
- Mosheim
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Midway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greeneville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Albany
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Bright Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Marvin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Forest Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Forest Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people
- Ottway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Bolton Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Romeo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rader, with the one closest to Rader listed first.
- Parrottsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bybee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Del Rio
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Bridgeport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- West Myers
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- West Myers is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
- Jimtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Nough
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Nough is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nough
- Jaybird
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Newport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Edwina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rader, with the one closest to Rader listed first.
- Bean Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Marshalls Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Beans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beans is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Thorn Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Bowen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Wa-Ni Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rader, with the one closest to Rader listed first.
- Whitesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- East Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Bright ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Monte Vista Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Casablanca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Collons Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rader, with the one closest to Rader listed first.
- Yount Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Trent Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Duck Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Kyles Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Willis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Willis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Sneedville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rader, with the one closest to Rader listed first.
- Bulls Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Persia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Strahl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Kepler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Rogersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Amis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Red Bridge Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Galbraith Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Mooresburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Surgoinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mooresburg Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresburg Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg Springs
- Population from the 2010 Census: 941 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rader, with the one closest to Rader listed first.
- Leadvale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- White Pine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Baneberry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Talbott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dandridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rader, with the one closest to Rader listed first.
- Blair Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
- Fordtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Unicoi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rader, with the one closest to Rader listed first.
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Flag Pond
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Bumpus Cove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Clear Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Ernestville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Banner Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Erwin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rader, with the one closest to Rader listed first.
- Limestone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mill Brook
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Oakland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Nolichucky ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Nolichucky is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
- Ducktown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ducktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 457 people
- Conklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Conklin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Big Sandy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Big Sandy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Estimated population in 2014: 542 people
- Bowmantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Telford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Leesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Locust Mount
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Fall Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Haywood County (NC)
- Mount Sterling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Madison County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rader, with the one closest to Rader listed first.
- Allenstand
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Allegheny
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Cutshalltown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- White Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- White Rock is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Hot Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Hurricane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Stackhouse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Bluff
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bluff is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lynch is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Foster Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Walnut
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rader, see our County-by-County Page for Rader.
Cemeteries Near Rader ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rader.
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 Rader - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rader covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rader, with the one closest to Rader listed first.
- Susong Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Midway Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Andrew Johnson National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McCurry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bible Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brotherton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fortner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (913 more) ...
- Wisecarver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Crosby Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Rader had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rader, with the one closest to Rader listed first.
- Mosheim
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Timber Ridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Midway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Bright Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Derby ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Derby is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Albany
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Marvin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Pate Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pate Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pate Hill
- Pilot Knob
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pilot Knob is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Ottway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Mohawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mohawk is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Romeo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Thula
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Thula is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thula
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rader. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rader.
Newspapers Published in Rader ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rader.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rader, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rader.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Rader:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cocke County
- Grainger County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Jefferson County
- Sullivan County
- Unicoi County
- Washington 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> | 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 Rader, 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' (or 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- Rader) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |