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 Upper Shady (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 Upper Shady. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Upper Shady is located in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County: Carter, Hawkins, Johnson, Washington, Bristol City (VA), Scott (VA) & Washington (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Upper Shady. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Upper Shady:
- Sullivan County (The home county of Upper Shady)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Shady, with the one closest to Upper Shady listed first.
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Holston Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Ruthton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Forest Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Hunter Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
- Cedar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Bristol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Collingwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bluff City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <1>
- Childress
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Walnut Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Akard Addition
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Cross
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cross is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Shady, with the one closest to Upper Shady listed first.
- Buladeen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Fish Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Hunter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Siam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Biltmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Elizabethton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Watauga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Roan Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Shell Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Central
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Gap Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Heaton Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Shady, with the one closest to Upper Shady listed first.
- Winchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Fuller
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Mountain City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Shingletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- High Health ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Butler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Trade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Norris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Norris is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
- Unicoi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Shady, with the one closest to Upper Shady listed first.
- Whispering Pines
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Limestone Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Upper Shady, with the one closest to Upper Shady listed first.
- Austin Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Carnegie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- East Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
- Oakland Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
- South Gate Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Gate Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
- Johnson City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
- Former names for Johnson City:
- Blue Plum Station
- Haynesville
- Johnsons Depot
- Johnsons Tank
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <1>
- North Johnson City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
- Flourville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Camelot Two
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Camelot Two is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Two
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,582 people
- Oak Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Spurgeon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Gray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ashe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Shady, with the one closest to Upper Shady listed first.
- Grayson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Ashland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Roten
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Creston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Apple Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Comet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Comet is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Brandon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Lansing
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Warrensville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Todd
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sturgills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Helton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Helton is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Brownwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Avery County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Shady, with the one closest to Upper Shady listed first.
- Mount Gilead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Whaley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Whaley is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Beech Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Banner Elk
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Elk Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Seven Devils
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sugar Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Minneapolis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Grandfather
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Newland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Vale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Vale is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Chestnut Dale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
- Linville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Caldwell County (NC)
- Blowing Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell County (NC)
- Buladean
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Watauga County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Shady, with the one closest to Upper Shady listed first.
- Mabel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Zionville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Sugar Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rominger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Vilas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Matney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Matney is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Norris ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Norris is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Valle Crucis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sands
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sands is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Boone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Boone is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <1>
- Moretz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Foscoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Upper Shady, see our County-by-County Page for Upper Shady.
Cemeteries Near Upper Shady ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Upper Shady.
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 Upper Shady - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Upper Shady covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Upper Shady, with the one closest to Upper Shady listed first.
- Phillipps Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Crosswhite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Crosswhite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cole Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cole Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gentry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gentry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (823 more) ...
- Morley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blevins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blevins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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 Upper Shady in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Upper Shady.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Upper Shady, with the one closest to Upper Shady listed first.
- Little Doe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Little Doe is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Doe
- Pandora
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pandora is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Doeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Doeville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doeville
- Mountain City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Holston Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Silver Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Silver Lake is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- High Health ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Laurel Bloomery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ruthton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Beidlemans ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Beidlemans is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beidlemans
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Butler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ironville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ironville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Casper ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Casper is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casper
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Upper Shady. See our List of 1890's Communities around Upper Shady.
Newspapers Published in Upper Shady ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Upper Shady.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Upper Shady, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Upper Shady.
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 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 Upper Shady:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sullivan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Johnson County
- Unicoi County
- Washington County
- Ashe County
- Avery County
- Caldwell County
- Mitchell County
- Watauga 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 Upper Shady, 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' (or 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- Upper Shady) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |