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 Rogers Creek (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 Rogers Creek. 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 Rogers Creek ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Rogers Creek: Rogers Crk. (or less commonly used: Rogers Ck. or Rogers Cr.)
- While the name of this community is Rogers Creek, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Rogers Creek may originally have been Roger's Creek.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Rogers Creek might be written as Roger Creek.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Rogers Creek 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 Rogers Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rogers Creek:
- McMinn County (The home county of Rogers Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogers Creek, with the one closest to Rogers Creek listed first.
- Athens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Niota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Riceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Prigmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Bell Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Manila
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Englewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lamontville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Claxton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Goodsprings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Calhoun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grady
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Nonaburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogers Creek, with the one closest to Rogers Creek listed first.
- Summer City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Ninemile
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Brayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Pikeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogers Creek, with the one closest to Rogers Creek listed first.
- Charleston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Etola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Bellefounte
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Countryside Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Hopewell Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Hopewell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- East Cleveland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Bent Tree Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- Cleveland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Cleveland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogers Creek, with the one closest to Rogers Creek listed first.
- Jewett
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Burke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Crab Orchard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogers Creek, with the one closest to Rogers Creek listed first.
- Birchwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Sale Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Soddy Lake Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Soddy Lake Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Lake Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,190 people
- Soddy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Flat Top
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogers Creek, with the one closest to Rogers Creek listed first.
- Luttrell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Loudon City Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Loudon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morganton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Trigonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Centersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogers Creek, with the one closest to Rogers Creek listed first.
- Cute ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Decatur
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sewee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Goodfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Calico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Akeman Crossroad
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Surprise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Beta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- East View
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- 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 Rogers Creek, with the one closest to Rogers Creek listed first.
- Sweetwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Madisonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jalapa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- 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
- Tellico Plains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Belltown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Jacktown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Acorn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Vonore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Epperson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Ballplay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Coker Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Morgan County
- Harriman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogers Creek, with the one closest to Rogers Creek listed first.
- Chestuee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Delano
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Benton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Servilla
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Ocoee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Archville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Parksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Oldfort
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogers Creek, with the one closest to Rogers Creek listed first.
- Lakewood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Spring City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Roddy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Cumberland Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Graysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Ogden
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogers Creek, with the one closest to Rogers Creek listed first.
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Pioneer Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Glen Alice
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Lakemont Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- Postoak
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Rockwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Midtown Heights
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Cardiff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- College Grove
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Cave Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Kingston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rogers Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Rogers Creek.
Cemeteries Near Rogers Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rogers Creek.
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 Rogers Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rogers Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rogers Creek, with the one closest to Rogers Creek listed first.
- Rogers Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Idlewild Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Clearwater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dennis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McMahan Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Road Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tranquility Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Chapel UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (860 more) ...
- Buttram Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Rogers Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rogers Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rogers Creek, with the one closest to Rogers Creek listed first.
- Fiketon
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fiketon is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiketon
- Mount Verd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Verd is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Verd
- Cute ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Decatur
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Athens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sewee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Breedenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Breedenton is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedenton
- Goodfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Riceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Folger ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Folger is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
- Reagan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Reagan is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Prigmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Regret ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Regret is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regret
- Surprise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Cotton Port ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cotton Port is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Port
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rogers Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rogers Creek.
Newspapers Published in Rogers Creek ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rogers Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rogers Creek, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rogers Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Rogers Creek:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to McMinn County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Bradley County
- Cumberland County
- Hamilton 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> | 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 Rogers Creek, 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- Rogers Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |