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 Tellico Hills (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 Tellico Hills. 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 and doctors 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.
Tellico Hills is located in McMinn 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 McMinn County: Bradley, Loudon, Meigs, Monroe, Polk & Roane.
Below are the counties that are near Tellico Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tellico Hills:
- McMinn County (The home county of Tellico Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tellico Hills, with the one closest to Tellico Hills listed first.
- Athens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Niota
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manila
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Englewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Nonaburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Riceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goodsprings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Grady
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Prigmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Etowah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Claxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Bledsoe County
- Summer City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tellico Hills, with the one closest to Tellico Hills listed first.
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- McMullens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- McMullens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
- Brick Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Kiser
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tellico Hills, with the one closest to Tellico Hills listed first.
- Charleston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefounte
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Etola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Countryside Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Hopewell Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Hopewell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- East Cleveland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Cleveland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bent Tree Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- South Cleveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Wildwood Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- Cumberland County
- Jewett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tellico Hills, with the one closest to Tellico Hills listed first.
- Birchwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lakewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Sale Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tellico Hills, with the one closest to Tellico Hills listed first.
- Luttrell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Loudon City Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Loudon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Morganton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Trigonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Centersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Greenback
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Lenoir City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eaton Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tellico Hills, with the one closest to Tellico Hills listed first.
- Sewee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Cute ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Decatur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Surprise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Goodfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Akeman Crossroad
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Calico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Beta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- East View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tellico Hills, with the one closest to Tellico Hills listed first.
- Sweetwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madisonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jalapa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Rural Vale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Tellico Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jacktown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Belltown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Acorn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Epperson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Ballplay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Vonore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coker Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tellico Hills, with the one closest to Tellico Hills listed first.
- Delano
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chestuee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Servilla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Benton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Archville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Ocoee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Parksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Oldfort
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Chable ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Ball Play
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Chanceytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tellico Hills, with the one closest to Tellico Hills listed first.
- Lakewood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Spring City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roddy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Bryan Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Graysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Ogden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tellico Hills, with the one closest to Tellico Hills listed first.
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Pioneer Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- Glen Alice
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Cave Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Lakemont Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Midtown Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
- Midtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Postoak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Rockwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cardiff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- College Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tellico Hills, with the one closest to Tellico Hills listed first.
- Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Pleasant Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tellico Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Tellico Hills.
Cemeteries Near Tellico Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tellico Hills.
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 Tellico Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tellico Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tellico Hills, with the one closest to Tellico Hills listed first.
- Malone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sullins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Slacks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Slacks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McMahan Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Matlock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (798 more) ...
- Cate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McMinn Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Cumberland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Tellico Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tellico Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tellico Hills, with the one closest to Tellico Hills listed first.
- Athens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mount Verd
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mount Verd is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Verd
- Fiketon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fiketon is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiketon
- Reagan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reagan is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Riceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Nonaburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Grady
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Gudger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gudger is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gudger
- Sewee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Prigmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Sanford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sanford is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ho ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ho is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ho
- Sweetwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cute ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tellico Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tellico Hills.
Newspapers Published in Tellico Hills ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tellico Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tellico Hills, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tellico Hills.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Tellico Hills:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to McMinn County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Blount County
- Bradley County
- Cumberland County
- Hamilton County
- Loudon County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Polk County
- Rhea County
- Roane 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 Tellico Hills, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tellico Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |