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 Unitia (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 Unitia. 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 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.
Unitia is located in Loudon 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 Loudon County: Blount, Knox, McMinn, Monroe & Roane.
Below are the counties that are near Unitia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Unitia:
- Loudon County (The home county of Unitia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Unitia, with the one closest to Unitia listed first.
- Centersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Greenback
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lenoir City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sharp Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- Jena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Morganton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Eaton Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Trigonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Loudon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Loudon City Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unitia, with the one closest to Unitia listed first.
- Scarboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Oak Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Robertsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Claxton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Peak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Oliver Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Leinarts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Panther ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Bethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unitia, with the one closest to Unitia listed first.
- Kiser
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Friendsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McMullens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McMullens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
- Big Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Binfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Binfield is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
- Brick Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Louisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairway Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
- Walnut Hill Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill Estates is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,394 people
- Maryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Alcoa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unitia, with the one closest to Unitia listed first.
- Boyd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Virtue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Virtue is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
- Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
- Belle Aire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Belle Aire is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Aire
- Estimated population in 2014: 512 people
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Farragut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Aldenwood Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
- Kingston Woods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston Woods is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Woods
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,790 people
- Middlebrook Acres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Middlebrook Acres is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 593 people
- Oak Grove Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 4,425 people
- Topside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Topside is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
- Estimated population in 2014: 346 people
- Arrowhead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unitia, with the one closest to Unitia listed first.
- Bell Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Prigmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Manila
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Niota
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Englewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nonaburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Mecca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unitia, with the one closest to Unitia listed first.
- Surprise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Sewee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unitia, with the one closest to Unitia listed first.
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
- Vonore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Madisonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Acorn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Ballplay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Belltown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Jacktown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Tellico Plains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unitia, with the one closest to Unitia listed first.
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
- Coal Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Hill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Coalfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Tupper Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tupper Town is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupper Town
- Harriman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Petros
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Petros is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
- Population from the 2010 Census: 583 people
- Deermont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unitia, with the one closest to Unitia listed first.
- Cave Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Bradbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bradbury is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Bear ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Kries
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- Dyllis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dyllis is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
- Kingston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Laddie Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unitia, with the one closest to Unitia listed first.
- Seymour Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
- Dupont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Seymour
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oak City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Wear Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Graham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Unitia, with the one closest to Unitia listed first.
- Fontana Dam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Unitia, see our County-by-County Page for Unitia.
Cemeteries Near Unitia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Unitia.
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 Unitia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Unitia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Unitia, with the one closest to Unitia listed first.
- Unitia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Leeper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Prater Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Friendsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Douthit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McDonald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Axley's Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axley's Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Axley's Chapel Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the south of Lenoir City.
- The Axley's Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Axley Cemetery
- Axley's Chapel UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8772 <3>
- Cloyds Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cloyds Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the north of Greenback.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10633 <3>
- Ish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bowman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (931 more) ...
- McKelvey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Keener Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Big Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Unitia had a population of 142 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Unitia, with the one closest to Unitia listed first.
- Kiser
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Disco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Disco is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Meadow is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
- Coytee ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coytee is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coytee
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Griffitts ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Griffitts is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffitts
- Greenback
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ewing ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ewing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Boyd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Morganton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Brick Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Clover Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clover Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Virtue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Virtue is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
- Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
- Louisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Unitia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Unitia.
Newspapers Published in Unitia ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Unitia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Unitia, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Unitia.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Unitia:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Loudon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Blount County
- Knox County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Roane County
- Sevier County
- Graham 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 from Point A (ie- Unitia) 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 Unitia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |