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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Sirenburg. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sirenburg to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sirenburg, 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 Sirenburg (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 Sirenburg. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Sirenburg is historic, it would have been located within present day Greene 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 Greene County: Madison (NC), Cocke, Hamblen, Hawkins, Unicoi & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Sirenburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sirenburg:
- Greene County (The home county of Sirenburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sirenburg, with the one closest to Sirenburg listed first.
- Cedar Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Bright Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Warrensburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Camp Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Camp Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Mosheim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Greeneville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Forest Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people
- Water Fork Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Water Fork Mill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Fork Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 445 people
- Albany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sirenburg, with the one closest to Sirenburg listed first.
- Del Rio
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Parrottsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Myers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Myers is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
- Nough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nough is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nough
- Bridgeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bybee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jimtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Tom Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tom Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Jaybird
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Newport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Edwina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sirenburg, with the one closest to Sirenburg listed first.
- Wyatt Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Marshalls Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Bean Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beans
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beans is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Wa-Ni Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Dyers Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sirenburg, with the one closest to Sirenburg listed first.
- Silver City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Monte Vista Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- Whitesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Morristown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bright ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Casablanca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Collons Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sirenburg, with the one closest to Sirenburg listed first.
- Bulls Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Persia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Strahl
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Red Bridge Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
- Rogersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Galbraith Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Mooresburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Amis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Kepler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Mooresburg Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresburg Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg Springs
- Population from the 2010 Census: 941 people
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sirenburg, with the one closest to Sirenburg listed first.
- Baneberry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Leadvale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- White Pine
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Edna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Dandridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Talbott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rock Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Flat Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Alena ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Jefferson City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Piedmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sirenburg, with the one closest to Sirenburg listed first.
- East Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Pittman Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pittman Center is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Harrisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Millican Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Unicoi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sirenburg, with the one closest to Sirenburg listed first.
- Flag Pond
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Clear Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Ernestville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Bumpus Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sirenburg, with the one closest to Sirenburg listed first.
- Limestone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nolichucky ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nolichucky is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
- Mill Brook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Oakland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Conklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Conklin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Big Sandy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Sandy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Estimated population in 2014: 542 people
- Bowmantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Ducktown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ducktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 457 people
- Telford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Leesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Buncombe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sirenburg, with the one closest to Sirenburg listed first.
- Sandymush
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sandymush is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandymush
- Sandymush has also been known as:
- Sandy Mush
- Alexander
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leicester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Haywood County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sirenburg, with the one closest to Sirenburg listed first.
- Mount Sterling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Teague ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Teague is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Madison County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sirenburg, with the one closest to Sirenburg listed first.
- Hot Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allenstand
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lynch is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Hurricane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Chapel Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Stackhouse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Cutshalltown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- White Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- White Rock is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Spring Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Allegheny
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Walnut
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sirenburg, see our County-by-County Page for Sirenburg.
Cemeteries Near Sirenburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sirenburg.
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 Sirenburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sirenburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sirenburg, with the one closest to Sirenburg listed first.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kilgore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Faubion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawson, Wills & Arrington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mooneyham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mooneyham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beersheba Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harneds Chapel Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Haire Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Susong Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Justis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (752 more) ...
- Justis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cutshall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cutshall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.
Sirenburg 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 Sirenburg, with the one closest to Sirenburg listed first.
- Caney Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Caney Branch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Branch
- Salem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Cedar Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Ottinger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ottinger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottinger
- Bright Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Del Rio
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Limestone Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Limestone Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Springs
- Pate Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pate Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pate Hill
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Parrottsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Paint Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Rock is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Timber Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Timber Ridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Bridgeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Nough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nough is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nough
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sirenburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sirenburg.
Newspapers Published in Sirenburg ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sirenburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sirenburg, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sirenburg.
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 helpful 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 Sirenburg:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cocke County
- Grainger County
- Hamblen County
- Hawkins County
- Jefferson County
- Sevier County
- Unicoi County
- Washington County
- Buncombe County
- Haywood County
- Madison 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 Sirenburg, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sirenburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |