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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Sink. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sink to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sink, please Contact Us.
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 Sink (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 Sink. 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 southwest 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Sink is historic, it would have been located within present day Monroe 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 Monroe County: Cherokee (NC), Graham (NC), Blount, Loudon, McMinn & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near Sink. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sink:
- Monroe County (The home county of Sink)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sink, with the one closest to Sink listed first.
- Belltown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Jacktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Tellico Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Acorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Ballplay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Jalapa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Madisonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Vale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Coker Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Epperson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
- Vonore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sink, with the one closest to Sink listed first.
- Chilhowee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Brick Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- McMullens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- McMullens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Happy Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Valley is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Kiser
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Big Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Binfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Binfield is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
- Friendsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sixmile
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sixmile is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Walnut Hill Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Hill Estates is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,394 people
- Fairway Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
- Chelsey Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sink, with the one closest to Sink listed first.
- Charleston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bellefounte
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sink, with the one closest to Sink listed first.
- Boyd
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Virtue
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Virtue is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
- Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sink, with the one closest to Sink listed first.
- Trigonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Morganton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Jena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Greenback
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Centersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Loudon City Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Luttrell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Loudon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lenoir City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sharp Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- Eaton Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sink, with the one closest to Sink listed first.
- Mecca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Nonaburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Englewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Manila
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Grady
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Bell Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Etowah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Niota
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goodsprings
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Athens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Prigmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Claxton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Luskville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sink, with the one closest to Sink listed first.
- Sewee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Surprise
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Cute ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Decatur
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Akeman Crossroad
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Goodfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sink, with the one closest to Sink listed first.
- Servilla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Delano
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Archville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Chestuee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Chanceytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Ducktown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Benton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belltown Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Belltown Hill is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
- Copperhill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Parksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sink, with the one closest to Sink listed first.
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Cave Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- Fannin County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sink, with the one closest to Sink listed first.
- Pantertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- Fry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fry is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- McCaysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sink, with the one closest to Sink listed first.
- Unaka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Pleasant Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Hiwassee Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Vests
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Ogreeta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Boiling Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Postell
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Grape Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Burger Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Marble
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Murphy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coalville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coalville is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Graham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sink, with the one closest to Sink listed first.
- Lake Santeetlah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lake Santeetlah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Santeetlah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Lake Santeetlah has also been known as:
- Santeetla
- Santeetlah
- Santultah
- Thunderbird Mountain
- Thunderbird
- Yellow Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Fontana Dam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- 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 <2>
- Robbinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sink, see our County-by-County Page for Sink.
Cemeteries Near Sink ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sink.
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 Sink - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sink covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sink, with the one closest to Sink listed first.
- Sink Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beulah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Druid Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lulah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stevens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mahan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eleazar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazar Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eleazar Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Tellico Plains.
- The Eleazar Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eleazar UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11689 <4>
- Coppenger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (535 more) ...
- Coppenger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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.
Sink itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sink, with the one closest to Sink listed first.
- Belltown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Tellico Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Acorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Mount Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Tevis
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tevis is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tevis
- Ballplay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Ho ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ho is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ho
- Jalapa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Rafter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rafter is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rafter
- Hopewell Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hopewell Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Springs
- Mecca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Rural Vale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Madisonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gudger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gudger is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gudger
- Nonaburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sink. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sink.
Newspapers Published in Sink ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sink.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sink, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sink.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Sink:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Bradley County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Polk County
- Roane County
- Fannin County
- Cherokee County
- Graham County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Sink, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sink) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |