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 Sylco (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 Sylco. 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 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.
Sylco is located in Polk 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 Polk County: Fannin (GA), Murray (GA), Cherokee (NC), Bradley, McMinn & Monroe.
Below are the counties that are near Sylco. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sylco:
- Polk County (The home county of Sylco)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylco, with the one closest to Sylco listed first.
- Chable ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Parksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Ball Play
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Archville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Oldfort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Ocoee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Benton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Chanceytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Copperhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ducktown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Belltown Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Belltown Hill is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylco, with the one closest to Sylco listed first.
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Wildwood Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- Cleveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Cleveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- South Cleveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Bellefounte
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Charleston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Hopewell Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Hopewell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Bent Tree Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- McDonald
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylco, with the one closest to Sylco listed first.
- Howardville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Apison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Apison is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apison
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,469 people
- Collegedale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ooltewah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Auburn Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Auburn Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 929 people
- Ryall Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ryall Springs is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryall Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,166 people
- Harrison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylco, with the one closest to Sylco listed first.
- Luskville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Claxton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Calhoun
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Etowah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Goodsprings
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Grady
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Riceville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mecca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Lamontville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Englewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nonaburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Athens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Meigs County
- East View
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylco, with the one closest to Sylco listed first.
- Epperson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Coker Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Rural Vale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Jalapa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Jacktown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Tellico Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Catoosa County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylco, with the one closest to Sylco listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
- Ringgold
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fannin County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylco, with the one closest to Sylco listed first.
- Fry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fry is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- Pierceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- McCaysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Epworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pantertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- Chestnut Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Blue Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cutcane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cutcane is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
- Greens Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Morganton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hemp
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hemp is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
- Gilmer County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylco, with the one closest to Sylco listed first.
- Santaluca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- Cherry Log
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- White Path
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Tails Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- Northcutt
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Northcutt is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
- Ellijay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- East Ellijay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rolston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rolston is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
- Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
- Yukon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Murray County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylco, with the one closest to Sylco listed first.
- Tennga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cisco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Temple Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Crandall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sumac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sumac is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Eton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chatsworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ball Ground
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Wells ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wells is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Carters
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Carters is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Union County (GA)
- Bethlehem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Whitfield County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylco, with the one closest to Sylco listed first.
- Ruralvale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Red Clay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Cohutta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Parrett Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Parrett Crossing is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrett Crossing
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Plainview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
- Varnell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Waring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Union Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Point is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people
- Dalton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,368 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <1>
- Crown Mill Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
- Rocky Face
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tunnel Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylco, with the one closest to Sylco listed first.
- Burger Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Liberty
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Hothouse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Postell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Pleasant Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Vests
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Culberson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Hiwassee Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Ogreeta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Unaka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Grape Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sylco, see our County-by-County Page for Sylco.
Cemeteries Near Sylco ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sylco.
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 Sylco - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sylco covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sylco, with the one closest to Sylco listed first.
- Curbow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Beckler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hillard - Ladd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Price Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hooker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hooker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ball Play Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mueller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mueller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (549 more) ...
- McNair Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McNair Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Parker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sylco had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sylco, with the one closest to Sylco listed first.
- Chable ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Alaculsy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alaculsy is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaculsy
- Doogan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Doogan is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doogan
- Parksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Fetzerton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fetzerton is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetzerton
- Conasauga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oldfort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Cisco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ocoee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Benton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Reliance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Felker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Felker is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felker
- Pierceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Ducktown
(12 miles [19.3 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 Sylco. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sylco.
Newspapers Published in Sylco ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sylco.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sylco, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sylco.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Sylco:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Polk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradley County
- Hamilton County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Catoosa County
- Fannin County
- Gilmer County
- Murray County
- Union County
- Whitfield County
- Cherokee 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 Sylco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sylco) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |