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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 Seaton (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 Seaton. 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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

Seaton is located in Blount 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 Blount County: Graham (NC), Swain (NC), Knox, Loudon, Monroe & Sevier.

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

  • Blount County     (The home county of Seaton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seaton, with the one closest to Seaton listed first.
    • Rocky Branch
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
      • Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
    • Cowan Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
      • Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
    • Walland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Miller Cove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Miller Cove is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cove
      • Estimated population in 2014: 267 people
    • Chelsey Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
    • Wildwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Eagleton Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
    • Rockgardens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rockgardens is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
      • Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
    • Maryville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Alcoa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Alcoa is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <1>
    • Rockford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Rockford is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
    • Townsend
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sixmile
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seaton, with the one closest to Seaton listed first.
    • Spring Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
    • Claxton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Peak
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Scarboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Panther ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Panther is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
    • Oak Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Clinton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Robertsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grainger County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seaton, with the one closest to Seaton listed first.
    • Cook Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
    • Dumplin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Strawberry Plains
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Piedmont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rocky Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
    • New Market
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seaton, with the one closest to Seaton listed first.
    • Bonny Kate
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Arrowhead
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Topside
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Topside is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
      • Estimated population in 2014: 346 people
    • Colonial Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Colonial Village is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Shooks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Whites Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Whites Village is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
    • Aldenwood Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
      • Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
    • Humes Ferry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Humes Ferry is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 8,348 people
    • Ramsey Ferry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Ramsey Ferry is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 320 people
    • Kimberlin Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ebenezer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingston Woods
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Kingston Woods is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Woods
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,790 people
    • Knoxville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Loudon County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seaton, with the one closest to Seaton listed first.
    • Ipe ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ipe is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
    • Halfway Town ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
    • Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
    • Toqua ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Vonore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ballplay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Acorn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Belltown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Roane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seaton, with the one closest to Seaton listed first.
    • Bear ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bear is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
    • Selkirk ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Selkirk is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
    • Cave Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Bradbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Sevier County
  • Graham County (NC)
  • Swain County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seaton, with the one closest to Seaton listed first.
    • Bushnell ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Forney ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Judson ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Almond
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Seaton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Seaton.

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

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

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

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, Seaton had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Notime ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Notime is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notime
  • Blockhouse
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Blockhouse is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
  • Bank ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bank is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
  • Maryville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Montvale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Montvale is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montvale
  • Rockford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockford is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
  • Hornet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hornet is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornet
  • Ellejoy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellejoy is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellejoy
  • Chandler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Chandler is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
  • Clover Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Clover Hill is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
  • Mentor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mentor is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
  • Mint
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mint is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Seaton ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Seaton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Seaton, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Seaton.

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 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 Seaton:

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