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 Sweeton Hill (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 Sweeton Hill. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Sweeton Hill is located in Grundy 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 Grundy County: Coffee, Franklin, Marion, Sequatchie & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Sweeton Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sweeton Hill:
- Grundy County (The home county of Sweeton Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweeton Hill, with the one closest to Sweeton Hill listed first.
- Coalmont
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Gruetli
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Sartain Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Gruetli - Laager
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lankford Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Tracy City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Altamont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- White City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Palmer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beersheba Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Pelham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Monteagle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford County
- Cascade Hollow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweeton Hill, with the one closest to Sweeton Hill listed first.
- Pailo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Brockdell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweeton Hill, with the one closest to Sweeton Hill listed first.
- Ruthledge Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
- Stephenson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Winton Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Hillsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Forest Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Manchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Royal Oaks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- New Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Teal ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Naola ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Southgate Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Tullahoma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweeton Hill, with the one closest to Sweeton Hill listed first.
- Sand Switch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Sewanee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Marys
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Greenhaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Cowan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Decherd
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Estill Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Winchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Sal City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Winchester Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweeton Hill, with the one closest to Sweeton Hill listed first.
- Fairmount
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,825 people
- Signal Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Signal Terrace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Signal Terrace is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Terrace
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,519 people
- Walden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walden is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,183 people
- Summertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Summertown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 866 people
- Falling Water
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Falling Water is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Water
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,232 people
- Fountain Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Village
- Signal Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Signal Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hills
- Flat Top
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Mowbray
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mowbray is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowbray
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,615 people
- Lake Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Midvale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Midvale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Red Bank
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweeton Hill, with the one closest to Sweeton Hill listed first.
- Greentown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Condra
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Comfort
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Whitwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Powells Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Jasper
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Kimball
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Orme
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Orme is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- South Pittsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Richard City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Richard City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- Vulcan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweeton Hill, with the one closest to Sweeton Hill listed first.
- Cartwright
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Daus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Center Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Dunlap
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweeton Hill, with the one closest to Sweeton Hill listed first.
- Chalybeate
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Laurelburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweeton Hill, with the one closest to Sweeton Hill listed first.
- Viola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- Morrison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shellsford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- McMinnville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Trousdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Daylight
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Centertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Campaign
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweeton Hill, with the one closest to Sweeton Hill listed first.
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Long Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Bridgeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <1>
- Bryant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweeton Hill, with the one closest to Sweeton Hill listed first.
- Cole City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Wildwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sweeton Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Sweeton Hill.
Cemeteries Near Sweeton Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sweeton Hill.
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 Sweeton Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sweeton Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sweeton Hill, with the one closest to Sweeton Hill listed first.
- Coalmont Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bonnie Oak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Patrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hobbs Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Orange Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fults Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clouse Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tracy City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Reid Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burkett Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fall Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (639 more) ...
- Swiss Colony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gregg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Sweeton Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sweeton Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sweeton Hill, with the one closest to Sweeton Hill listed first.
- Gruetli
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Tracy City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Altamont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pelham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tatesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tatesville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatesville
- Beersheba Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Monteagle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tarlton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tarlton is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarlton
- Alto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alto is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Sewanee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Comfort
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Whitwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Shirleyton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shirleyton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirleyton
- Steppsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Steppsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steppsville
- Prairie Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Prairie Plains is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Plains
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sweeton Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sweeton Hill.
Newspapers Published in Sweeton Hill ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sweeton Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sweeton Hill, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sweeton Hill.
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 Sweeton Hill:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Grundy County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Bledsoe County
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Hamilton County
- Marion County
- Sequatchie County
- Van Buren County
- Warren County
- Jackson County
- Dade 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> | 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 Sweeton Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Sweeton Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |