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 Tremont (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 Tremont. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Tremont is located in Blount 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 Blount County: Graham (NC), Swain (NC), Knox, Loudon, Monroe & Sevier.
Below are the counties that are near Tremont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tremont:
- Blount County (The home county of Tremont)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tremont, with the one closest to Tremont listed first.
- Townsend
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bank
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Miller Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Miller Cove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 267 people
- Walland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cowan Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
- Rocky Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
- Seaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Seaton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Happy Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Happy Valley is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Chelsey Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Wildwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Sixmile
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sixmile is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Eagleton Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tremont, with the one closest to Tremont listed first.
- Cosby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tremont, with the one closest to Tremont listed first.
- Cook Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
- Dumplin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Piedmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Strawberry Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tremont, with the one closest to Tremont listed first.
- Kimberlin Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Shooks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Bonny Kate
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
- Peters Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Arrowhead
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Colonial Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Topside
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Topside is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
- Estimated population in 2014: 346 people
- Riverdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Whites Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whites Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
- Ramsey Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsey Ferry is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 320 people
- Moshina Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Moshina Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshina Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,335 people
- Humes Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Humes Ferry is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,348 people
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tremont, with the one closest to Tremont listed first.
- Jena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Greenback
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Trigonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Centersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Morganton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tremont, with the one closest to Tremont listed first.
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tremont, with the one closest to Tremont listed first.
- Elkmont ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elkmont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
- Wear Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Chalet Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chalet Village is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
- Starkeytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Starkeytown is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkeytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 431 people
- Waldens Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Gatlinburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Forge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dupont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Middle Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Sevierville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Seymour Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
- Pittman Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pittman Center is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tremont, with the one closest to Tremont listed first.
- Topton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rhodo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rhodo is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodo
- Buffalo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Buffalo is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Andrews
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Graham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tremont, with the one closest to Tremont listed first.
- Fontana Dam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fontana Dam is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Dam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Fontana Dam has also been known as:
- Fontana Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana Dam <1>
- Yellow Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Stecoah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Cheoah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cheoah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
- Lake Santeetlah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Santeetlah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Santeetlah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Lake Santeetlah has also been known as:
- Santeetla
- Santeetlah
- Santultah
- Thunderbird Mountain
- Thunderbird
- Robbinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Jackson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tremont, with the one closest to Tremont listed first.
- Whittier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
- Wilmot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Dillsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Creek is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek
- Sylva
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sylva is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,739 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylva <1>
- Macon County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tremont, with the one closest to Tremont listed first.
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Tellico
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tellico is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico
- Leatherman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Swain County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tremont, with the one closest to Tremont listed first.
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Forney ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forney is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Judson ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Judson is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Almond
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bryson City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wesser
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wesser is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nantahala
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Nantahala is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
- Unahala
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Unahala is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unahala
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tremont, see our County-by-County Page for Tremont.
Cemeteries Near Tremont ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tremont.
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 Tremont - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tremont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tremont, with the one closest to Tremont listed first.
- Headrick Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brickey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Little Greenbrier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Burns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckaleechee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Myers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elkmont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Loudon County Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caylors Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckaleechee Campground Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (583 more) ...
- Tuckaleechee Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fighting creek 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>
While we didn't find Tremont in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tremont.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tremont, with the one closest to Tremont listed first.
- Line Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Line Spring is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Spring
- Wear Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Hornet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hornet is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornet
- Proctor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Proctor is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Gatlinburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waldens Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Ellejoy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ellejoy is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellejoy
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Pigeon Forge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Henderson Springs is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Springs
- Seaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Seaton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Fairfax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfax is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tuskeegee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tuskeegee is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Judson ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Judson is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Middle Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tremont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tremont.
Newspapers Published in Tremont ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tremont.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tremont, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tremont.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Tremont:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Blount County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cocke County
- Jefferson County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- Monroe County
- Sevier County
- Cherokee County
- Graham County
- Jackson County
- Macon County
- Swain 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 Tremont, 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- Tremont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |