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 Riddles Store (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 Riddles Store. 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 Riddles Store ...
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.
While the name of this community is Riddles Store, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Riddles Store may originally have been Riddle's Store.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Riddles Store might be written as Riddle Store.
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 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.
Riddles Store is located in McMinn 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 McMinn County: Bradley, Loudon, Meigs, Monroe, Polk & Roane.
Below are the counties that are near Riddles Store. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Riddles Store:
- McMinn County (The home county of Riddles Store)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddles Store, with the one closest to Riddles Store listed first.
- Prigmore
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Bell Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Niota
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Manila
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Athens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Englewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nonaburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Riceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grady
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Mecca
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Etowah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Goodsprings
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Claxton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Anderson County
- Oak Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddles Store, with the one closest to Riddles Store listed first.
- McMullens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- McMullens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Kiser
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Brick Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Friendsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Big Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Binfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Binfield is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
- Chilhowee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Fairway Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
- Walnut Hill Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Walnut Hill Estates is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,394 people
- Louisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddles Store, with the one closest to Riddles Store listed first.
- Charleston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefounte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Etola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddles Store, with the one closest to Riddles Store listed first.
- Jewett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Burke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Crab Orchard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Center Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
- Rogers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
- Hamilton County
- Birchwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddles Store, with the one closest to Riddles Store listed first.
- Boyd
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Virtue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Virtue is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
- Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
- Belle Aire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Aire is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Aire
- Estimated population in 2014: 512 people
- Farragut
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddles Store, with the one closest to Riddles Store listed first.
- Luttrell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Loudon City Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Loudon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morganton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Trigonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Centersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Eaton Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Lenoir City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sharp Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- Greenback
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddles Store, with the one closest to Riddles Store listed first.
- Surprise
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Sewee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Cute ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Akeman Crossroad
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Decatur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Goodfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Beta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- East View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddles Store, with the one closest to Riddles Store listed first.
- Sweetwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Madisonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vonore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
- Acorn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Belltown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Jalapa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Ballplay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Tellico Plains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jacktown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Rural Vale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Epperson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddles Store, with the one closest to Riddles Store listed first.
- Harriman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oakdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
- Coal Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Coal Hill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Deermont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Coalfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddles Store, with the one closest to Riddles Store listed first.
- Delano
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chestuee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Servilla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Benton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddles Store, with the one closest to Riddles Store listed first.
- Lakewood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Roddy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Spring City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bryan Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddles Store, with the one closest to Riddles Store listed first.
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- Pioneer Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Cave Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Glen Alice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Kingston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Laddie Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Midtown Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
- Midtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Postoak
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Lakemont Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- College Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Bradbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bradbury is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Riddles Store, see our County-by-County Page for Riddles Store.
Cemeteries Near Riddles Store ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riddles Store.
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 Riddles Store - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Riddles Store covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Riddles Store, with the one closest to Riddles Store listed first.
- Small Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Small Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Cumberland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glaze Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dickey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blue Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (861 more) ...
- Beulah Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Union McMinn Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Raby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<4>
While we didn't find Riddles Store in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Riddles Store.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Riddles Store, with the one closest to Riddles Store listed first.
- Prigmore
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Erie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Erie is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Regret ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Regret is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regret
- Reagan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Reagan is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Sweetwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Surprise
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Pattie Gap ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pattie Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattie Gap
- Sewee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Mount Verd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Verd is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Verd
- Philadelphia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Cute ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fiketon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fiketon is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiketon
- Barnardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Barnardsville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnardsville
- Hiwassee College
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hiwassee College is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee College
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Riddles Store. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riddles Store.
Newspapers Published in Riddles Store ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riddles Store.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riddles Store, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Riddles Store.
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 Riddles Store:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to McMinn County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Blount County
- Bradley County
- Cumberland County
- Hamilton County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Polk County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Riddles Store, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Riddles Store) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |