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 Timber Ridge (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 Timber Ridge. 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.
Name Variations for Timber Ridge ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Timber Ridge: Timber Rdg. (or less commonly used: Timber Rdge. or Timber Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Timber Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Timber Ridge.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Timber Ridge is located in Greene County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Greene County: Madison (NC), Cocke, Hamblen, Hawkins, Unicoi & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Timber Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Timber Ridge:
- Greene County (The home county of Timber Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Bright Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Mosheim
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Midway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greeneville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sirenburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
- Albany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Forest Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people
- Warrensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Marvin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Bolton Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Parrottsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Del Rio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Myers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Myers is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
- Bybee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Nough
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Nough is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nough
- Jimtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Jaybird
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Newport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tom Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tom Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Edwina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Wyatt Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Bean Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Marshalls Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Beans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beans is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Wa-Ni Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Bowen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Silver City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Whitesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Monte Vista Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- Bright ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Morristown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Casablanca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Collons Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Yount Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Trent Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Duck Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Bulls Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Persia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Strahl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Kepler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Amis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Rogersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Red Bridge Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Mooresburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresburg Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresburg Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg Springs
- Population from the 2010 Census: 941 people
- Surgoinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Leadvale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- Baneberry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- White Pine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Edna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Talbott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dandridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rock Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Flat Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Jefferson City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sullivan County
- Blair Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
- Unicoi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Flag Pond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Clear Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Ernestville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Bumpus Cove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Banner Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Erwin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Limestone
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Nolichucky ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Nolichucky is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
- Mill Brook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Oakland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Conklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Conklin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Ducktown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ducktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 457 people
- Big Sandy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Big Sandy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Estimated population in 2014: 542 people
- Bowmantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Telford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Leesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Locust Mount
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Kansas City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kansas City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Haywood County (NC)
- Mount Sterling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- 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 Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Allenstand
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Hot Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Allegheny
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Chapel Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Cutshalltown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- Hurricane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- White Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Rock is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bluff is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Stackhouse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lynch is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Walnut
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Foster Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Timber Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Timber Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Timber Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Timber Ridge.
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 Timber Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Timber Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Susong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Midway Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Andrew Johnson National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bible Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beersheba Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Price Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (873 more) ...
- McCurry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wisecarver Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crosby Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Timber Ridge had a population of 40 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Bright Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Rader
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rader is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
- Pate Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pate Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pate Hill
- Mosheim
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Caney Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Branch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Branch
- Midway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Ottinger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ottinger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottinger
- Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sirenburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
- Derby ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Derby is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Limestone Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Springs
- Albany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Mohawk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mohawk is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Timber Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Timber Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Timber Ridge ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Timber Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Timber Ridge, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Timber Ridge.
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 helpful 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 Timber Ridge:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cocke County
- Grainger County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Jefferson County
- Sullivan County
- Unicoi County
- Washington 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 Timber Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Timber Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |