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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Roddy (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 Roddy. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Roddy is located in Rhea 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 Rhea County: Bledsoe, Bradley, Cumberland, Meigs & Roane.

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

  • Rhea County     (The home county of Roddy)
  • Anderson County
  • Bledsoe County
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roddy, with the one closest to Roddy listed first.
    • Jewett
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Crab Orchard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Center Ford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
    • Burke
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Lake Pomeroy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Rogers
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Rogers is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
    • Fairfield Glade
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Hebbertsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Greenbriar Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
    • Lake Tansi Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Crossville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodlands
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
      • Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roddy, with the one closest to Roddy listed first.
    • Birchwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakewood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
      • Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
  • Loudon County
  • McMinn County
  • Meigs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roddy, with the one closest to Roddy listed first.
    • Akeman Crossroad
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Surprise
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cute ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Cute is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
    • Sewee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Calico
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Calico is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
      • Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
    • Decatur
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Goodfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Beta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roddy, with the one closest to Roddy listed first.
    • Sweetwater
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Madisonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Morgan County
  • Roane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roddy, with the one closest to Roddy listed first.
    • Pioneer Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
    • Glen Alice
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakemont Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
      • Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
    • Rockwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Postoak
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cardiff
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • College Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • College Grove is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
      • Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
    • Morrisgap ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Morrisgap is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
    • Midtown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Midtown is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
    • Iron Divide ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Iron Divide is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
    • Emory Gap
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Midtown Heights
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people

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

Cemeteries Near Roddy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roddy.

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

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

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

  • Roddy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Ross Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Roddy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Eagle Furnace Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Garrison Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Bean Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bean Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Clifton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Treadway Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Parham Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Horst Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (868 more) ...
    • Parker Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mt. Sulphur Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Ray Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)

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, Roddy had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Glen Alice
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Grandview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lorraine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lorraine is located in Rhea County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
  • Balta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Balta is located in Rhea County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balta
  • Spring City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rhea Springs ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rhea Springs is located in Rhea County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Springs
  • Euchee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Euchee is located in Meigs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euchee
  • Rockwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Barnardsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Barnardsville is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnardsville
  • Grassy Cove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Grassy Cove is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Cove
  • Jewett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Webster
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Webster is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Roddy ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roddy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roddy, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roddy.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Roddy:

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 Roddy, 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- Roddy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.