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 Seymour 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 Seymour 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 Seymour 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Seymour Heights: Seymour Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Seymour Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Seymour 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Seymour Heights is located in Sevier 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 Sevier County: Haywood (NC), Swain (NC), Blount, Cocke, Jefferson & Knox.
Below are the counties that are near Seymour Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Seymour Heights:
- Sevier County (The home county of Seymour Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seymour Heights, with the one closest to Seymour Heights listed first.
- Seymour
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Dupont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Boyds Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Waldens Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Catlettsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Henry Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Kodak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sevierville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Middle Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Pigeon Forge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wear Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seymour Heights, with the one closest to Seymour Heights listed first.
- Claxton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Panther ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Spring Hill
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Peak
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Clinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
- Bethel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
- Scarboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Leinarts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Norris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Robertsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seymour Heights, with the one closest to Seymour Heights listed first.
- Wildwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Cowan Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
- Walland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rocky Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
- Rockford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Miller Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Miller Cove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 267 people
- Eagleton Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
- Seaton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seaton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Alcoa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockgardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockgardens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
- Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
- Townsend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chelsey Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seymour Heights, with the one closest to Seymour Heights listed first.
- Bailey Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Carson Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Clevenger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Clevenger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
- Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
- Cosby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wilsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seymour Heights, with the one closest to Seymour Heights listed first.
- Blaine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lea Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Maples ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Dyers Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Massengill Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Oakland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Joppa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Lulaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Wa-Ni Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Washburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Hamblen County
- Collons Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seymour Heights, with the one closest to Seymour Heights listed first.
- Strawberry Plains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cook Mill
(13 miles [20.9 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Piedmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Rocky Valley
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Alena ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Flat Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Dandridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Edna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seymour Heights, with the one closest to Seymour Heights listed first.
- Kimberlin Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shooks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Riverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Moshina Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moshina Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshina Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,335 people
- Peters Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Colonial Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Ramsey Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsey Ferry is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 320 people
- Whites Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whites Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
- Bonny Kate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
- Wooddale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Thorn Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Arrowhead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seymour Heights, with the one closest to Seymour Heights listed first.
- Jena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Centersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Greenback
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Lenoir City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sharp Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Eaton Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Morganton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Trigonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seymour Heights, with the one closest to Seymour Heights listed first.
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seymour Heights, with the one closest to Seymour Heights listed first.
- Plainview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Luttrell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Paulette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Maynardville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Warwicktown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Warwicktown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Loyston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
- Graham County (NC)
- Fontana Dam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fontana Dam is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Dam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Fontana Dam has also been known as:
- Fontana Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana Dam <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Seymour Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Seymour Heights.
Cemeteries Near Seymour Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Seymour 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 Seymour Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Seymour Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Seymour Heights, with the one closest to Seymour Heights listed first.
- Chilhowee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Atchley Seymour Memory Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Trundles Crossroads Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bays Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holly Hills Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eusebia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (973 more) ...
- Hendron's UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ellejoy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 Seymour Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Seymour Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Seymour Heights, with the one closest to Seymour Heights listed first.
- Trundle Crossroad
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Trundle Crossroad is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trundle Crossroad
- Kimberlin Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ellejoy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ellejoy is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellejoy
- Shooks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Riverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Boyds Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Asbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Asbury is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Bank ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
- Hornet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hornet is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornet
- Notime ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Notime is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notime
- Waldens Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Thorn Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wooddale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Rockford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Mayo ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mayo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,366 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Seymour Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Seymour Heights.
Newspapers Published in Seymour 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 220 newspapers that have been published in the area around Seymour Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Seymour Heights, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Seymour Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Seymour Heights:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sevier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Blount County
- Cocke County
- Grainger County
- Hamblen County
- Jefferson County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- Monroe County
- Union County
- Graham 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 Seymour Heights, 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- Seymour Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |