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 Vestal (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 Vestal. 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.
Vestal is located in Knox 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 Knox County: Anderson, Blount, Grainger, Jefferson, Loudon, Roane, Sevier & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Vestal. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vestal:
- Knox County (The home county of Vestal)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vestal, with the one closest to Vestal listed first.
- Colonial Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Whites Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Whites Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
- Humes Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Humes Ferry is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,348 people
- Knoxville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Marble City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marble City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Arrowhead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Bonny Kate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
- Park City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Park City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Ramsey Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey Ferry is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 320 people
- Topside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Topside is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
- Estimated population in 2014: 346 people
- Shooks
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Plantation Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Plantation Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,073 people
- Aldenwood Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vestal, with the one closest to Vestal listed first.
- Spring Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Claxton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Peak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Panther ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scarboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Bethel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
- Andersonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
- Leinarts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Oak Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Robertsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Norris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vestal, with the one closest to Vestal listed first.
- Rockford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Alcoa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wildwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Eagleton Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
- Rockgardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rockgardens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
- Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
- Louisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rocky Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
- Seaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Seaton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Cowan Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
- Chelsey Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Fairway Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
- Walland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vestal, with the one closest to Vestal listed first.
- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Pine Crest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
- Boy ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Boy is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
- Demory
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Demory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demory
- Girlton ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Girlton is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlton
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vestal, with the one closest to Vestal listed first.
- Blaine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lea Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Maples ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Joppa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Dyers Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Massengill Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Lulaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vestal, with the one closest to Vestal listed first.
- Strawberry Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cook Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
- Dumplin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Rocky Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- Piedmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- New Market
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Alena ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Flat Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Jefferson City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dandridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rock Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vestal, with the one closest to Vestal listed first.
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Lenoir City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sharp Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- Centersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Eaton Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Jena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- White Wing Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Greenback
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Morganton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Loudon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trigonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Loudon City Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vestal, with the one closest to Vestal listed first.
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Vonore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vestal, with the one closest to Vestal listed first.
- Tupper Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tupper Town is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupper Town
- Coalfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
- Coal Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Coal Hill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vestal, with the one closest to Vestal listed first.
- Bear ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Kelley Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kelley Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
- Bradbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bradbury is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Cave Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Dyllis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dyllis is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
- Kries
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vestal, with the one closest to Vestal listed first.
- Seymour Heights
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Seymour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oak City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Boyds Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Dupont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Kodak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Henry Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Catlettsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Waldens Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Sevierville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pigeon Forge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wear Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Middle Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vestal, with the one closest to Vestal listed first.
- Paulette
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Plainview
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Warwicktown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Warwicktown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
- Luttrell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Loyston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
- Maynardville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Loo ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vestal, see our County-by-County Page for Vestal.
Cemeteries Near Vestal ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vestal.
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 Vestal - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vestal covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vestal, with the one closest to Vestal listed first.
- Flenniken - Cunningham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flenniken - Cunningham Cemetery
- The Flenniken - Cunningham Cemetery has also been known as:
- Baker Cemetery
- Simpson Graveyard
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McCarrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ginn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rudder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tipton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tipton Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Arrowhead.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19408 <2>
- McCall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (1122 more) ...
- Meridian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Gray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stanton 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.<3>
While we didn't find Vestal in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Vestal.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vestal, with the one closest to Vestal listed first.
- Knoxville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bearden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bearden is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
- Shooks
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Asbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Asbury is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Smithwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smithwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,661 people
- Rockford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Chandler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chandler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Dante
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dante is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Beverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beverly is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Fountain City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fountain City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
- Ebenezer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Mentor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mentor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bank ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
- Caswell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Caswell is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caswell
- Kimberlin Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vestal. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vestal.
Newspapers Published in Vestal ...
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 200 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vestal.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vestal, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vestal.
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 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 Vestal:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Knox County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Blount County
- Campbell County
- Grainger County
- Jefferson County
- Loudon County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Roane County
- Sevier County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
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| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Vestal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vestal) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |