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 Temple (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 Temple. 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 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 Temple 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 Union Temple. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Union Temple:
- Greene County (The home county of Union Temple)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Temple, with the one closest to Union Temple listed first.
- Centersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Centersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Jearoldstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Milburnton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Rheatown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Baileyton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Afton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bolton Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Ottway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Pleasant View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
- Tusculum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tusculum is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Forest Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Temple, with the one closest to Union Temple listed first.
- Pine Crest
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Central
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Watauga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Biltmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Gap Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Woodby Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Woodby Hill is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
- Elizabethton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tolley Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Temple, with the one closest to Union Temple listed first.
- Parrottsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Bybee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Del Rio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Temple, with the one closest to Union Temple listed first.
- Bean Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wyatt Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Temple, with the one closest to Union Temple listed first.
- Whitesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Silver City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- East Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Bright ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Temple, with the one closest to Union Temple listed first.
- Kyles Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Trent Valley
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Yount Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- 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 Union Temple, with the one closest to Union Temple listed first.
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Blossom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Kepler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Strahl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Surgoinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Amis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Church Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Canton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Persia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Green Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Rogersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Block City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Temple, with the one closest to Union Temple listed first.
- Blair Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
- Fordtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Colonial Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Borden Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Kingsport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Beartown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Cherokee Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Horace ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Colby ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Morrison City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Unicoi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Temple, with the one closest to Union Temple listed first.
- Bumpus Cove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Banner Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Clear Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Ernestville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Erwin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Flag Pond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Unicoi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Whispering Pines
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Limestone Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Temple, with the one closest to Union Temple listed first.
- Mill Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Ducktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ducktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 457 people
- Limestone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Big Sandy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Big Sandy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Estimated population in 2014: 542 people
- Bowmantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Locust Mount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Leesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Fall Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Telford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harmony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Nolichucky ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nolichucky is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
- Madison County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Temple, with the one closest to Union Temple listed first.
- Allegheny
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Allenstand
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Cutshalltown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- White Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- White Rock is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Chapel Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Foster Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Hurricane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Hot Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stackhouse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Walnut
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Walnut is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Mitchell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Temple, with the one closest to Union Temple listed first.
- Richlands
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Bailey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Huntdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Relief
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Yancey County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Temple, with the one closest to Union Temple listed first.
- Sioux
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Ramseytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Higgins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Union Temple, see our County-by-County Page for Union Temple.
Cemeteries Near Union Temple ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Union Temple.
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 Temple - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Union Temple covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Union Temple, with the one closest to Union Temple listed first.
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- The Moore Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wash Moore Cemetery
- Pleasant Vale Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Family Cemetery
- The Crawford Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Coney West Cemetery
- Pine Grove Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Houston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Providence Presbyterian Churchyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Caney Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fortner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wiley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (1002 more) ...
- Phillips Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Union Temple in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Union Temple.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Union Temple, with the one closest to Union Temple listed first.
- Newmansville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Newmansville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Maltsberger ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Maltsberger is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltsberger
- Swanay ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Swanay is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanay
- Locust Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Locust Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Springs
- Upchurch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Upchurch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upchurch
- Statemount ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Statemount is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statemount
- Jearoldstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Rheatown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Milburnton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Cedar Lane
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Lane is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lane
- Mill Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Ottway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Afton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Limestone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Christie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Christie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Union Temple. See our List of 1890's Communities around Union Temple.
Newspapers Published in Union Temple ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Union Temple.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Union Temple, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Union Temple.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Union Temple:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Cocke County
- Grainger County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Sullivan County
- Unicoi County
- Washington County
- Madison County
- Mitchell County
- Yancey 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Union Temple) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Temple, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |