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 Sentinel Heights (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 Sentinel Heights. 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 Sentinel Heights ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Sentinel Heights: Sentinel Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sentinel Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sentinel Heights.
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 hospitals and 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.
Sentinel Heights 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 Sentinel Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sentinel Heights:
- Rhea County (The home county of Sentinel Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sentinel Heights, with the one closest to Sentinel Heights listed first.
- Bryan Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cumberland Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Graysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Ogden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Spring City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Roddy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sentinel Heights, with the one closest to Sentinel Heights listed first.
- Summer City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Brayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Pikeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ninemile
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Brockdell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Pailo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Winesap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sentinel Heights, with the one closest to Sentinel Heights listed first.
- Etola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Hopewell Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Hopewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Countryside Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Charleston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bent Tree Acres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- Bellefounte
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Cleveland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- East Cleveland
(24 miles [38.6 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
- South Cleveland
(25 miles [40.2 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
- McDonald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mineral Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sentinel Heights, with the one closest to Sentinel Heights listed first.
- Burke
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Jewett
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Newton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Lake Tansi Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Lantana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Crab Orchard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Erasmus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Todd Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Crossville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Greenbriar Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sentinel Heights, with the one closest to Sentinel Heights listed first.
- Lakewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Birchwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sale Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Top
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Soddy Lake Heights
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Soddy - Daisy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Mowbray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mowbray is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowbray
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,615 people
- Lakesite
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
- Caramel Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
- Crabtree Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Crabtree Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 763 people
- Loudon County
- Luttrell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Marion County
- Condra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sentinel Heights, with the one closest to Sentinel Heights listed first.
- Lamontville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Riceville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Athens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Claxton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Luskville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Niota
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Prigmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Goodsprings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Bell Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Englewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Etowah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sentinel Heights, with the one closest to Sentinel Heights listed first.
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Beta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Calico
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Goodfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Decatur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Cute ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Akeman Crossroad
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Sewee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Surprise
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Monroe County
- Sweetwater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sentinel Heights, with the one closest to Sentinel Heights listed first.
- Chestuee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Benton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Delano
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ocoee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sentinel Heights, with the one closest to Sentinel Heights listed first.
- Pioneer Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Glen Alice
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Lakemont Heights
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sentinel Heights, with the one closest to Sentinel Heights listed first.
- Dunlap
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Center Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Daus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Cartwright
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sentinel Heights, with the one closest to Sentinel Heights listed first.
- Chalybeate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Sweetgum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sentinel Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Sentinel Heights.
Cemeteries Near Sentinel Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sentinel Heights.
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 Sentinel Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sentinel Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sentinel Heights, with the one closest to Sentinel Heights listed first.
- Dyers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shaver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shaver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Buttram Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- French Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Abel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Craven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Porter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Norman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cranmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (773 more) ...
- Corvin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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 Sentinel Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sentinel Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sentinel Heights, with the one closest to Sentinel Heights listed first.
- Dayton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Evensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Evensville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evensville
- Graysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Ogden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Cotton Port ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cotton Port is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Port
- Pineland ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pineland is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineland
- Morgan Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan Springs is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Springs
- Coulterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coulterville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulterville
- Beta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Summer City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Big Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Spring is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Sale Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Goodfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Brayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Brittsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brittsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sentinel Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sentinel Heights.
Newspapers Published in Sentinel Heights ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sentinel Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sentinel Heights, 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 Sentinel Heights.
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 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 Sentinel Heights:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Rhea County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Bradley County
- Cumberland County
- Hamilton County
- Loudon County
- Marion County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Polk County
- Roane County
- Sequatchie County
- Van Buren 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> | 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 Sentinel Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sentinel Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |