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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 Strawberry Plains (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 Strawberry Plains. 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 Strawberry Plains ...

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 Strawberry Plains: Strawberry Plns.

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 doctors and 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.

Strawberry Plains is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Knox & Sevier.

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Strawberry Plains)
  • Anderson County
  • Blount County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strawberry Plains, with the one closest to Strawberry Plains listed first.
    • Wildwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockford is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
    • Cowan Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 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
    • Eagleton Village
      (23 miles [37 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
    • Rocky Branch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
      • Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
    • Walland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Alcoa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Alcoa is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <1>
    • Miller Cove
      (25 miles [40.2 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
    • Rockgardens
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockgardens is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
      • Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
    • Seaton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Louisville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Maryville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chelsey Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
  • Campbell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strawberry Plains, with the one closest to Strawberry Plains listed first.
    • Forkvale ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Forkvale is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
    • Girlton ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Girlton is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlton
    • Boy ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Boy is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
    • Flat Hollow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hatmaker ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
    • Demory
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Crest
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
    • Victory
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Stockville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Stockville is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
  • Claiborne County
  • Cocke County
  • Grainger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strawberry Plains, with the one closest to Strawberry Plains listed first.
    • Blaine
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lea Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Maples ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Maples is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
    • Joppa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Dyers Ferry
      (12 miles [19.3 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
      (12 miles [19.3 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
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Oakland is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
    • Lulaville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lulaville is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
    • Washburn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Wa-Ni Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
    • Rutledge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bowen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Beans
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Beans is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
  • Greene County
  • Hamblen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strawberry Plains, with the one closest to Strawberry Plains listed first.
    • Collons Ferry
      (16 miles [25.7 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
    • Monte Vista Estates
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
    • Casablanca
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
    • Morristown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Bright ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bright is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
    • East Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • East Village is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
    • Silver City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Silver City is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Knox County
  • Sevier County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strawberry Plains, with the one closest to Strawberry Plains listed first.
    • Luttrell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Plainview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Maynardville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Paulette
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Warwicktown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Warwicktown is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
      • Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
    • Gabe ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Gabe is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
    • Haynes ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Haynes is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
    • Loo ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Loo is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
    • Lost Creek ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lost Creek is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
    • Loyston ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rhodelia ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Rhodelia is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
    • Long Hollow ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Phebe ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Phebe is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe

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

Cemeteries Near Strawberry Plains ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Strawberry Plains.

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 Strawberry Plains - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Strawberry Plains, with the one closest to Strawberry Plains 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Strawberry Plains had a population of 273 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Lyonton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyonton is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
  • Hodges
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hodges is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
  • Mascot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Mascot is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
  • Highpoint ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Highpoint is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
  • Thorn Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Skaggston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Wooddale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • McMillan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • McMillan is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
  • Mayo ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mayo is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,366 people
  • Lucilla ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lucilla is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucilla
  • New Market
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lea Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Strawberry Plains ...

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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Strawberry Plains.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Strawberry Plains, 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 Strawberry Plains.

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 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 Strawberry Plains:

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 Strawberry Plains, 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- Strawberry Plains) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.