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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Swanay. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Swanay to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Swanay, 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 Swanay (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 Swanay. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Swanay 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 Swanay. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Swanay:
- Greene County (The home county of Swanay)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanay, with the one closest to Swanay listed first.
- Jearoldstown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Milburnton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Centersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Centersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Rheatown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Baileyton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Afton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ottway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Bolton Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Horse Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Horse Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 284 people
- Pleasant View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanay, with the one closest to Swanay listed first.
- Pine Crest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Central
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Watauga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Biltmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Elizabethton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gap Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Woodby Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Woodby Hill is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
- Tolley Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Hampton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hunter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Siam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanay, with the one closest to Swanay listed first.
- Whitesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Silver City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Bright ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- East Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanay, with the one closest to Swanay listed first.
- Kyles Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Willis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Willis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Trent Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Duck Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Yount Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanay, with the one closest to Swanay listed first.
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Blossom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Kepler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Church Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Canton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Greenland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Surgoinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Block City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Green Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Mount Carmel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rotherwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanay, with the one closest to Swanay listed first.
- Blair Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
- Fordtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Colonial Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Borden Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Beartown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Cherokee Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Kingsport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Colby ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Horace ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Unicoi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanay, with the one closest to Swanay listed first.
- Bumpus Cove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Banner Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Ernestville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Erwin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Unicoi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Whispering Pines
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Flag Pond
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Limestone Cove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanay, with the one closest to Swanay listed first.
- Ducktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ducktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 457 people
- Big Sandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Big Sandy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Estimated population in 2014: 542 people
- Locust Mount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Fall Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Bowmantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Limestone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Telford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Madison County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanay, with the one closest to Swanay listed first.
- Allegheny
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Allenstand
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Cutshalltown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- Chapel Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- White Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- White Rock is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Foster Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Hurricane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Mitchell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanay, with the one closest to Swanay listed first.
- Richlands
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Bailey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Huntdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Relief
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Yancey County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanay, with the one closest to Swanay listed first.
- Sioux
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Ramseytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Swanay, see our County-by-County Page for Swanay.
Cemeteries Near Swanay ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Swanay.
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 Swanay - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Swanay covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Swanay, with the one closest to Swanay listed first.
- Crawford Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Family Cemetery
- The Crawford Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Coney West Cemetery
- Pine Grove Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- The Moore Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wash Moore Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Providence Presbyterian Churchyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allegheny Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (980 more) ...
- Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Haws Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [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.
Swanay 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 Swanay, with the one closest to Swanay listed first.
- Jearoldstown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Maltsberger ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Maltsberger is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltsberger
- Cedar Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Lane is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lane
- Milburnton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Christie ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Christie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Lovelace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lovelace is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
- Newmansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Newmansville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Locust Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Springs
- Mill Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Locust Mount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Fall Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Statemount ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Statemount is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statemount
- Rheatown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Bowmantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Swanay. See our List of 1890's Communities around Swanay.
Newspapers Published in Swanay ...
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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Swanay.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Swanay, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Swanay.
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 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 Swanay:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Sullivan County
- Unicoi County
- Washington County
- Madison County
- Mitchell County
- Yancey 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 Swanay, 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 '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- Swanay) 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. |