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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 Romeo (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 Romeo. 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 and hospitals 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.

Romeo 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 Romeo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Romeo:

  • Greene County     (The home county of Romeo)
  • Claiborne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Romeo, with the one closest to Romeo listed first.
    • Caney Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Evans Ferry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
    • Raven Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Cocke County
  • Grainger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Romeo, with the one closest to Romeo listed first.
    • Bean Station
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Wyatt Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
    • Marshalls Ferry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
    • Beans
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Beans is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
    • Bowen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Thorn Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • 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 Romeo, with the one closest to Romeo listed first.
    • Whitesburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • 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
    • Bright ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Bright is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
    • 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
    • Monte Vista Estates
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (21 miles [33.8 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
      (29 miles [46.7 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 Romeo, with the one closest to Romeo listed first.
    • Yount Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Kyles Ford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Willis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Willis is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
      • Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
    • Trent Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sneedville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Xenophon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Xenophon is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
  • Hawkins County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Romeo, with the one closest to Romeo listed first.
    • Leadvale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • White Pine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Baneberry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Edna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Talbott
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Rock Town
      (30 miles [48.3 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 Romeo, with the one closest to Romeo listed first.
    • Blair Gap
      (17 miles [27.4 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
    • Beartown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fordtown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Beechwood Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
    • Borden Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
    • Cherokee Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
    • Colonial Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingsport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Horace ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Horace is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
    • Morrison City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Morrison City is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
    • Wahoo ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
  • Unicoi County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Romeo, with the one closest to Romeo listed first.
    • Bumpus Cove
      (26 miles [41.8 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
    • Loganton ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Loganton is located in Unicoi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
    • Clear Branch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ernestville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
    • Flag Pond
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Creek ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Banner Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 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
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Washington County
  • Madison County (NC)

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

Cemeteries Near Romeo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Romeo.

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

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

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

  • Price Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Everhart Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Patterson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Brotherton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Carter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Louderback Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kite Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Burns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Self Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Couch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (916 more) ...
    • Dotson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Coward Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Brown Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Romeo had a population of 58 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Morelock ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Morelock is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
  • Pilot Knob
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pilot Knob is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
  • Albany
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Marvin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Strahl
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ottway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Persia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Otes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Otes is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otes
  • Mosheim
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Austins Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Austins Mill is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austins Mill
  • White Horn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • White Horn is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horn
  • Locust Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Locust Springs is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Springs
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Romeo ...

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 Romeo.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Romeo, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Romeo.

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 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 Romeo:

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>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 Romeo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Romeo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.