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 Washington Ferry (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 Washington Ferry. 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 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.
Washington Ferry is located in Rhea 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 Rhea County: Bledsoe, Bradley, Cumberland, Meigs & Roane.
Below are the counties that are near Washington Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Washington Ferry:
- Rhea County (The home county of Washington Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Ferry, with the one closest to Washington Ferry listed first.
- Bryan Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Spring City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lakewood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Graysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Ogden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Roddy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Ferry, with the one closest to Washington Ferry listed first.
- Summer City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Ninemile
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Brayton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Pikeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Winesap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Brockdell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Pailo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Ferry, with the one closest to Washington Ferry listed first.
- Etola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Charleston
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bellefounte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Hopewell Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Hopewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Countryside Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Bent Tree Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- Cleveland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- East Cleveland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- South Cleveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- McDonald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mineral Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Ferry, with the one closest to Washington Ferry listed first.
- Jewett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Burke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Lake Tansi Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Crab Orchard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Newton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Lantana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Center Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
- Crossville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Greenbriar Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Erasmus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Howard Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Ferry, with the one closest to Washington Ferry listed first.
- Birchwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Sale Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Top
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Soddy Lake Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Soddy Lake Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Lake Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,190 people
- Soddy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Soddy - Daisy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Mowbray
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mowbray is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowbray
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,615 people
- Lakesite
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
- Caramel Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
- Crabtree Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crabtree Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 763 people
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Ferry, with the one closest to Washington Ferry listed first.
- Luttrell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Ferry, with the one closest to Washington Ferry listed first.
- Lamontville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Riceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Athens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Niota
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Prigmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Calhoun
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Claxton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Bell Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Luskville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Englewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Manila
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Goodsprings
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Ferry, with the one closest to Washington Ferry listed first.
- Calico
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Decatur
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Goodfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Beta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Cute ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Akeman Crossroad
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Sewee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- East View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Surprise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Ferry, with the one closest to Washington Ferry listed first.
- Sweetwater
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Madisonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Ferry, with the one closest to Washington Ferry listed first.
- Chestuee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Delano
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Benton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ocoee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Ferry, with the one closest to Washington Ferry listed first.
- Pioneer Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Glen Alice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Lakemont Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Rockwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- Postoak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Cardiff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- College Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Midtown Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
- Midtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Sequatchie County
- Dunlap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Washington Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Washington Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Washington Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Washington Ferry.
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 Washington Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Washington Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Washington Ferry, with the one closest to Washington Ferry listed first.
- Locke Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hazelwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mynatt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Waterhouse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Montgomery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Slave Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Poe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- DeArmond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hunter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Continue List (812 more) ...
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burttram Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eaves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
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 Washington Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Washington Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Washington Ferry, with the one closest to Washington Ferry listed first.
- Cotton Port ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cotton Port is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Port
- Breedenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Breedenton is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedenton
- Evensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Evensville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evensville
- Pineland ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pineland is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineland
- Goodfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Decatur
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Cute ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Big Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Big Spring is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Rhea Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rhea Springs is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Springs
- Spring City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Folger ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Folger is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
- Fiketon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fiketon is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiketon
- Tanbark ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tanbark is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanbark
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Washington Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Washington Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Washington Ferry ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Washington Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Washington Ferry, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Washington Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Washington Ferry:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Rhea County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Bradley County
- Cumberland County
- Hamilton County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Polk County
- Roane County
- Sequatchie 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 Washington Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Washington Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |