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 South Mapleton Hills (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 South Mapleton Hills. 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 South Mapleton Hills ...
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 South Mapleton Hills: S. Mapleton Hills
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
South Mapleton Hills is located in Bradley 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 Bradley County: Murray (GA), Whitfield (GA), Hamilton, McMinn, Meigs & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near South Mapleton Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Mapleton Hills:
- Bradley County (The home county of South Mapleton Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Mapleton Hills, with the one closest to South Mapleton Hills listed first.
- Countryside Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Hopewell Estates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Hopewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Bellefounte
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- East Cleveland
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Cleveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bent Tree Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- Charleston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Etola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- South Cleveland
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Wildwood Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- McDonald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Mapleton Hills, with the one closest to South Mapleton Hills listed first.
- Brayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Summer City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Mapleton Hills, with the one closest to South Mapleton Hills listed first.
- Birchwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Collegedale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Harrison Ferry is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,769 people
- Lakesite
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
- Soddy Lake Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Soddy Lake Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Lake Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,190 people
- Apison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Apison is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apison
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,469 people
- Howardville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Ooltewah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Dweller
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lake Dweller is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dweller
- Soddy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Auburn Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 929 people
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Mapleton Hills, with the one closest to South Mapleton Hills listed first.
- Calhoun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lamontville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Luskville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Claxton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Riceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goodsprings
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Etowah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Athens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grady
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Englewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mecca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Niota
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Mapleton Hills, with the one closest to South Mapleton Hills listed first.
- East View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Beta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Goodfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Calico
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Decatur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cute ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Sewee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Akeman Crossroad
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Mapleton Hills, with the one closest to South Mapleton Hills listed first.
- Epperson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Jalapa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Rural Vale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Mapleton Hills, with the one closest to South Mapleton Hills listed first.
- Chestuee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Ocoee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Benton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oldfort
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Parksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Ball Play
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Delano
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Archville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Chable ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Servilla
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Chanceytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Mapleton Hills, with the one closest to South Mapleton Hills listed first.
- Graysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Bryan Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Ogden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Lakewood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Sequatchie County
- Center Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Catoosa County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Mapleton Hills, with the one closest to South Mapleton Hills listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,371 people
- Catoosa Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
- Graysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Ringgold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dafron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dafron is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
- Ellie Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
- Poplar Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Boynton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Lakeview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Newnan Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
- Midway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Fannin County (GA)
- Fry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fry is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- Murray County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Mapleton Hills, with the one closest to South Mapleton Hills listed first.
- Tennga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gregory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gregory is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Cisco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Temple Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Sumac
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sumac is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Crandall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Eton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Mapleton Hills, with the one closest to South Mapleton Hills listed first.
- John Ross Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- John Ross Estates is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
- Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
- Dewberry Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dewberry Town is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
- Park City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Park City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Rossville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitfield County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Mapleton Hills, with the one closest to South Mapleton Hills listed first.
- Red Clay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Parrett Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Parrett Crossing is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrett Crossing
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Cohutta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Varnell
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Plainview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Plainview is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
- Ruralvale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Waring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Tunnel Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Mapleton Hills, see our County-by-County Page for South Mapleton Hills.
Cemeteries Near South Mapleton Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Mapleton Hills.
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 South Mapleton Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Mapleton Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Mapleton Hills, with the one closest to South Mapleton Hills listed first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Eldredge Camp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Carr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tasso Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tasso Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chambers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Candies Creek Company Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beaty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Unity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (672 more) ...
- Bellefounte Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hennegers Chapel 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 South Mapleton Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Mapleton Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Mapleton Hills, with the one closest to South Mapleton Hills listed first.
- Tasso
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tasso is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasso
- Cleveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Climer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Climer is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climer
- Etola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Charleston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lamontville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Black Fox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Black Fox is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Fox
- Brittsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brittsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittsville
- Ocoee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sanford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sanford is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Snow Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- McDonald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Big Spring is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Benton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Mapleton Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Mapleton Hills.
Newspapers Published in South Mapleton Hills ...
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 South Mapleton Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Mapleton Hills, 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 South Mapleton Hills.
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 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 South Mapleton Hills:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Bradley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Hamilton County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Polk County
- Rhea County
- Sequatchie County
- Catoosa County
- Fannin County
- Murray County
- Walker County
- Whitfield 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 South Mapleton Hills, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Mapleton Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |