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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Sixmile (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 Sixmile. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Sixmile is located in Blount County.

To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Blount County: Graham (NC), Swain (NC), Knox, Loudon, Monroe & Sevier.

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

  • Blount County     (The home county of Sixmile)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sixmile, with the one closest to Sixmile listed first.
    • Walnut Hill Estates
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Happy Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Chelsey Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
    • Fairway Estates
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
      • Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
    • Maryville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Seaton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Binfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Chilhowee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Chilhowee is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
    • Brick Mill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Rockgardens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Rockgardens is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
      • Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
    • Miller Cove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Miller Cove is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cove
      • Estimated population in 2014: 267 people
    • Rocky Branch
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
      • Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
    • Big Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sixmile, with the one closest to Sixmile listed first.
    • Spring Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
    • Scarboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Claxton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Oak Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Peak
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Robertsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sixmile, with the one closest to Sixmile listed first.
    • Topside
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Topside is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
      • Estimated population in 2014: 346 people
    • Arrowhead
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Bonny Kate
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Aldenwood Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
      • Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
    • Ebenezer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Kingston Woods
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Kingston Woods is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Woods
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,790 people
    • Boyd
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Concord
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Colonial Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Colonial Village is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Belle Aire
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Belle Aire is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Aire
      • Estimated population in 2014: 512 people
    • Virtue
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Virtue is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
      • Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
    • Shooks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Farragut
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Loudon County
  • McMinn County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sixmile, with the one closest to Sixmile listed first.
    • Ipe ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ipe is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
    • Halfway Town ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
    • Toqua ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
    • Vonore
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Acorn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Ballplay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Belltown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Madisonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jacktown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jacktown is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
      • Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
    • Tellico Plains
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sweetwater
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Roane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sixmile, with the one closest to Sixmile listed first.
    • Cave Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Selkirk ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Selkirk is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
    • Bear ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bear is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
    • Bradbury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wheat ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ethel ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ethel is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
  • Sevier County
  • Graham County (NC)
  • Swain County (NC)

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

Cemeteries Near Sixmile ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sixmile.

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

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

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

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Sixmile in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sixmile.

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

  • Montvale
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Montvale is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montvale
  • Blockhouse
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Blockhouse is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
  • Mint
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mint is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint
  • Clover Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Clover Hill is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
  • Allegheny Springs ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Allegheny Springs is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny Springs
  • Maryville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Chilhowee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Chilhowee is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
  • Seaton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Brick Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ipe ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ipe is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
  • Notime ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Notime is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notime
  • Citico ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Citico is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citico
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
    • Mountainville ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mountainville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
    • Mentor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Mentor is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor

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

Newspapers Published in Sixmile ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sixmile.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sixmile, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sixmile.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Sixmile:

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 Sixmile, 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 from Point A (ie- Sixmile) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.