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 Reliance (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 Reliance. 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 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.
Reliance is located in Polk 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 Polk County: Fannin (GA), Murray (GA), Cherokee (NC), Bradley, McMinn & Monroe.
Below are the counties that are near Reliance. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reliance:
- Polk County (The home county of Reliance)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reliance, with the one closest to Reliance listed first.
- Servilla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Archville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Delano
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chestuee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Parksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Chanceytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Chable ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Ducktown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ocoee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Belltown Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belltown Hill is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reliance, with the one closest to Reliance listed first.
- Charleston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefounte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- East Cleveland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Cleveland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Countryside Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- South Cleveland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Wildwood Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- Hopewell Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Hopewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Etola
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Bent Tree Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reliance, with the one closest to Reliance listed first.
- Birchwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Howardville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reliance, with the one closest to Reliance listed first.
- Etowah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Goodsprings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Luskville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Grady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Claxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Mecca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Nonaburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Calhoun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Englewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Riceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Athens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Manila
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reliance, with the one closest to Reliance listed first.
- Beta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- East View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Goodfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Decatur
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sewee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Cute ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Calico
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reliance, with the one closest to Reliance listed first.
- Epperson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Rural Vale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Coker Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Jalapa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Tellico Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jacktown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Belltown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Madisonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Acorn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Ballplay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Sweetwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fannin County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reliance, with the one closest to Reliance listed first.
- Fry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fry is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- McCaysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pantertown
(16 miles [25.7 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pierceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Chestnut Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Cutcane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cutcane is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
- Mineral Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Morganton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Hemp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hemp is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
- Gilmer County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reliance, with the one closest to Reliance listed first.
- Santaluca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- Cherry Log
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- White Path
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Murray County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reliance, with the one closest to Reliance listed first.
- Tennga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cisco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Temple Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Crandall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sumac
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sumac is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Eton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union County (GA)
- Bethlehem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Whitfield County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reliance, with the one closest to Reliance listed first.
- Red Clay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Parrett Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parrett Crossing is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrett Crossing
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Ruralvale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Cohutta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reliance, with the one closest to Reliance listed first.
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Pleasant Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Burger Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Postell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Vests
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Hiwassee Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Hothouse
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Ogreeta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Unaka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Culberson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Grape Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Boiling Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reliance, see our County-by-County Page for Reliance.
Cemeteries Near Reliance ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reliance.
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 Reliance - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reliance covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reliance, with the one closest to Reliance listed first.
- Reliance Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stephens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lindner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Burchfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Runyon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greasy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Campground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (533 more) ...
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Delano Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Witt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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, Reliance had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Reliance, with the one closest to Reliance listed first.
- Servilla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Carlock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carlock is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlock
- Patty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Patty is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patty
- Benton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Turtletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Epperson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Luskville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Fetzerton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fetzerton is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetzerton
- Chable ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Sylco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sylco is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylco
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rural Vale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Grady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Williamsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reliance. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reliance.
Newspapers Published in Reliance ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reliance.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reliance, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reliance.
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 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 Reliance:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Polk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradley County
- Hamilton County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Fannin County
- Gilmer County
- Murray County
- Union County
- Whitfield 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 Reliance, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Reliance) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |