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 Swann (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 Swann. 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.
Swann 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 Swann. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Swann:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Swann)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swann, with the one closest to Swann listed first.
- Dandridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Baneberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Edna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- White Pine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Leadvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- Alena ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Piedmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Talbott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jefferson City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Rocky Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- Blount County
- Cowan Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swann, with the one closest to Swann listed first.
- Evans Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
- Raven Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Caney Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Lone Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Springdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swann, with the one closest to Swann listed first.
- Bailey Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Clevenger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clevenger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
- Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
- Wilsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Carson Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Jaybird
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Newport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bybee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Jimtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Edwina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Bridgeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Wilton Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swann, with the one closest to Swann listed first.
- Dyers Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Wa-Ni Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Massengill Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Marshalls Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Lulaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Maples ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Rutledge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bowen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Blaine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Joppa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Lea Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swann, with the one closest to Swann listed first.
- Beulah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Warrensburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sirenburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
- Bright Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Midway
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cedar Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Marvin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Mosheim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Albany
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Romeo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swann, with the one closest to Swann listed first.
- Monte Vista Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- Collons Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Morristown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Casablanca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- East Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Silver City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Bright ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Whitesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock County
- Yount Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- 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 Swann, with the one closest to Swann listed first.
- Bulls Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Red Bridge Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
- Galbraith Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Mooresburg Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mooresburg Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg Springs
- Population from the 2010 Census: 941 people
- Persia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swann, with the one closest to Swann listed first.
- Thorn Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Lyonton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Peters Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Mascot
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Zacharytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown
- Kimberlin Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Riverdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Skaggston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Skaggston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggston
- Wooddale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Mayo ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mayo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,366 people
- McMillan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- McMillan is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swann, with the one closest to Swann listed first.
- Millican Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- East Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Harrisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Henry Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Catlettsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Sevierville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kodak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Middle Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Pittman Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pittman Center is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Boyds Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Pigeon Forge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oak City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swann, with the one closest to Swann listed first.
- Luttrell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Plainview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Maynardville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haywood County (NC)
- Mount Sterling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Madison County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swann, with the one closest to Swann listed first.
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bluff is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Hot Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Swann, see our County-by-County Page for Swann.
Cemeteries Near Swann ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Swann.
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 Swann - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Swann covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Swann, with the one closest to Swann listed first.
- Swann Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Swann Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dandridge Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tryon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Holt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Swannsylvania Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rutherford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (884 more) ...
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Dandridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
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 Swann in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Swann.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Swann, with the one closest to Swann listed first.
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sandy Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Dandridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Edna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Fox ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fox is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Carson Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- White Pine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Horeb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Horeb is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Flat Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Rankin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rankin is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Leadvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- Allensville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allensville is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Newport
(9 miles [14.5 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 Swann. See our List of 1890's Communities around Swann.
Newspapers Published in Swann ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Swann.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Swann, 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 Swann.
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 Swann:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Claiborne County
- Cocke County
- Grainger County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Knox County
- Sevier County
- Union County
- Haywood County
- Madison 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 Swann, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Swann) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |