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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 Wartburg (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 Wartburg. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Wartburg is located in Morgan County and is the County Seat.

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 Morgan County: Anderson, Cumberland, Fentress, Roane & Scott.

Below are the counties that are near Wartburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wartburg:

  • Morgan County     (The home county of Wartburg)
  • Anderson County
  • Campbell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wartburg, with the one closest to Wartburg listed first.
    • Shea
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Silica
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Silica is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
      • Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
    • Caryville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jacksboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Crest
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
    • Stanfill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wartburg, with the one closest to Wartburg listed first.
    • Rogers
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Rogers is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
    • Hebbertsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Pomeroy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairfield Glade
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Ford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
    • Woodlands
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
      • Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
    • Crab Orchard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenbriar Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
    • Crossville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Woody
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Creston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Dykes Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
    • Howard Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Fentress County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wartburg, with the one closest to Wartburg listed first.
    • Armathwaite
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
      • Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
    • Gernt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Gernt is located in Fentress County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
      • Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
    • Allardt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Grimsley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarkrange
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Cumberland Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
      • Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
    • Jamestown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilder
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wartburg, with the one closest to Wartburg listed first.
    • Volunteer Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Volunteer Village is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Village
    • Karns
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Oak Grove Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Farragut
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Belle Aire
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Belle Aire is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Aire
      • Estimated population in 2014: 512 people
    • Boyd
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Virtue
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Virtue is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
      • Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
    • Heiskell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Concord
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Loudon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wartburg, with the one closest to Wartburg listed first.
    • White Wing Ferry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
    • Vancouver ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Vancouver is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
    • Eaton Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lenoir City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sharp Estates
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
      • Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
    • Loudon City Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
    • Loudon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rhea County
  • Roane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wartburg, with the one closest to Wartburg listed first.
    • Bazel Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Bazel Town is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
    • Kelley Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Kelley Town is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
    • Emory Gap
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Dyllis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cardiff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • College Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • College Grove is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
      • Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
    • Kries
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Midtown Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
    • Midtown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Midtown is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
    • Kingston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Laddie Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Laddie Village is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
    • Postoak
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Rockwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Scott County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wartburg, see our County-by-County Page for Wartburg.

Cemeteries Near Wartburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wartburg.

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 Wartburg - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wartburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wartburg, with the one closest to Wartburg listed first.

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 Wartburg had a population of 206 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Wartburg had a population of 901 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Wartburg, with the one closest to Wartburg listed first.

  • Montgomery ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Montgomery is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Nemo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lancing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Emory ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Emory is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
  • Deermont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Crookedfork ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Crookedfork is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crookedfork
  • Annadel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Whetstone ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Whetstone is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
  • Islandford ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Islandford is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islandford
  • Oakdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Oakdale is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Sunbright
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mill Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wartburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wartburg.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Wartburg ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wartburg.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Wartburg. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Wartburg and those printed in the larger area surrounding Wartburg.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of Wartburg.

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 helpful 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 Wartburg:

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>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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Wartburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Wartburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.