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 Sanford (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 Sanford. 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.
Sanford 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 Sanford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sanford:
- McMinn County (The home county of Sanford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanford, with the one closest to Sanford listed first.
- Riceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Claxton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Luskville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Lamontville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Goodsprings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Athens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Etowah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Englewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nonaburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Manila
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Niota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanford, with the one closest to Sanford listed first.
- Summer City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Brayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanford, with the one closest to Sanford listed first.
- Charleston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefounte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Etola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Countryside Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Hopewell Estates
(12 miles [19.3 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
- East Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Cleveland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bent Tree Acres
(16 miles [25.7 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
- South Cleveland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- McDonald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanford, with the one closest to Sanford listed first.
- Birchwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lakewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Sale Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Soddy Lake Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Lakesite
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
- Harrison Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Ferry is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,769 people
- Lake Dweller
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Dweller is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dweller
- Soddy - Daisy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Apison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Apison is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apison
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,469 people
- Collegedale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caramel Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
- Daisy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanford, with the one closest to Sanford listed first.
- Luttrell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanford, with the one closest to Sanford listed first.
- Beta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Goodfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- East View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Decatur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Calico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Cute ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Sewee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Akeman Crossroad
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Surprise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanford, with the one closest to Sanford listed first.
- Jalapa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Rural Vale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Epperson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Madisonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetwater
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Coker Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Jacktown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Tellico Plains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Belltown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Acorn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Ballplay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanford, with the one closest to Sanford listed first.
- Chestuee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Delano
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Benton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ocoee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Servilla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Parksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Archville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Oldfort
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Ball Play
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Chable ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Chanceytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Ducktown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanford, with the one closest to Sanford listed first.
- Bryan Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Graysville
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Lakewood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Ogden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Spring City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Roddy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanford, with the one closest to Sanford listed first.
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Pioneer Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Catoosa County (GA)
- Mount Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,371 people
- Fannin County (GA)
- Fry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fry is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- Murray County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanford, with the one closest to Sanford listed first.
- Tennga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cisco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gregory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gregory is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Temple Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Whitfield County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanford, with the one closest to Sanford listed first.
- Red Clay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Parrett Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Cohutta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanford, with the one closest to Sanford listed first.
- Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Pleasant Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Burger Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sanford, see our County-by-County Page for Sanford.
Cemeteries Near Sanford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sanford.
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 Sanford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sanford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sanford, with the one closest to Sanford listed first.
- Britton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Womack Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Erwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Swafford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Eastanallee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Eastanallee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Weir Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hanks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (723 more) ...
- Riceville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sanford had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sanford, with the one closest to Sanford listed first.
- Calhoun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Charleston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Luskville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Folger ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Folger is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
- Lamontville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Patty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Patty is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patty
- Etola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Tasso
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tasso is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasso
- Carlock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Carlock is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlock
- Williamsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Athens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Goodfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Beta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Big Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Big Spring is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sanford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sanford.
Newspapers Published in Sanford ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sanford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sanford, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sanford.
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 Sanford:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to McMinn County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Bradley County
- Hamilton County
- Loudon County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Polk County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Catoosa County
- Fannin County
- Murray 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> | 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 Sanford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sanford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |