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 Union Grove (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 Union Grove. 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 Union Grove ...
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 Union Grove: Union Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Union Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Union Grove.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Union Grove is located in Meigs 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 Meigs County: Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Rhea & Roane.
Below are the counties that are near Union Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Union Grove:
- Meigs County (The home county of Union Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Grove, with the one closest to Union Grove listed first.
- Decatur
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Goodfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Calico
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Cute ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Beta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Akeman Crossroad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Sewee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Surprise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- East View
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Grove, with the one closest to Union Grove listed first.
- Summer City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Ninemile
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Brayton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Pikeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Winesap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Grove, with the one closest to Union Grove listed first.
- Charleston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Etola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Bellefounte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Countryside Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Hopewell Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Hopewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Bent Tree Acres
(22 miles [35.4 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
- East Cleveland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Cleveland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- South Cleveland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- McDonald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Grove, with the one closest to Union Grove listed first.
- Jewett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Burke
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Crab Orchard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Tansi Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Grove, with the one closest to Union Grove listed first.
- Birchwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Sale Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Soddy Lake Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Soddy Lake Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Lake Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,190 people
- Soddy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Flat Top
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Soddy - Daisy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Lakesite
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
- Mowbray
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mowbray is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowbray
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,615 people
- Lake Dweller
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Dweller is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dweller
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Grove, with the one closest to Union Grove listed first.
- Luttrell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Loudon City Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Loudon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Grove, with the one closest to Union Grove listed first.
- Riceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lamontville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Niota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Prigmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Calhoun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Claxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Bell Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Englewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Manila
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Luskville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Goodsprings
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Grady
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Grove, with the one closest to Union Grove listed first.
- Sweetwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Madisonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jalapa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Rural Vale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Tellico Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Belltown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Jacktown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Epperson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Acorn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Vonore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Grove, with the one closest to Union Grove listed first.
- Chestuee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Delano
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Benton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ocoee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Servilla
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Parksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Archville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Oldfort
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Grove, with the one closest to Union Grove listed first.
- Lakewood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Bryan Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Spring City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cumberland Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Graysville
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Roddy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Ogden
(18 miles [29 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 Union Grove, with the one closest to Union Grove listed first.
- Pioneer Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Glen Alice
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Lakemont Heights
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- Rockwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Postoak
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Cardiff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- College Grove
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Midtown Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Emory Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Cave Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Union Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Union Grove.
Cemeteries Near Union Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Union Grove.
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 Union Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Union Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Union Grove, with the one closest to Union Grove listed first.
- Decatur Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Clear Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Old Walnut Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Goodfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Goodfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethsadia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dennis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Idlewild Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Correll Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (858 more) ...
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Union Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Union Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Union Grove, with the one closest to Union Grove listed first.
- Decatur
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Goodfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Breedenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Breedenton is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedenton
- Fiketon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fiketon is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiketon
- Cute ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Cotton Port ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cotton Port is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Port
- Pineland ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pineland is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineland
- Beta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Folger ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Folger is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
- Riceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sewee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mount Verd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Verd is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Verd
- Big Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Big Spring is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Lamontville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Union Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Union Grove.
Newspapers Published in Union Grove ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Union Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Union Grove, 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 Union Grove.
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 Union Grove:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Meigs County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Bradley County
- Cumberland County
- Hamilton County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Monroe County
- Polk County
- Rhea County
- Roane 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 Union Grove, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Union Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |