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 Wellsville (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 Wellsville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Wellsville is located in Blount 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 Blount County: Graham (NC), Swain (NC), Knox, Loudon, Monroe & Sevier.
Below are the counties that are near Wellsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wellsville:
- Blount County (The home county of Wellsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellsville, with the one closest to Wellsville listed first.
- Brick Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Chilhowee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Binfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Binfield is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
- Walnut Hill Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Happy Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Happy Valley is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Sixmile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sixmile is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Big Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Fairway Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
- McMullens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McMullens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
- Friendsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kiser
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellsville, with the one closest to Wellsville listed first.
- Scarboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Oak Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill
(28 miles [45.1 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Claxton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellsville, with the one closest to Wellsville listed first.
- Boyd
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Virtue
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Farragut
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Topside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Topside is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
- Estimated population in 2014: 346 people
- Aldenwood Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
- Ebenezer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Kingston Woods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kingston Woods is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Woods
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,790 people
- Arrowhead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Bonny Kate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
- Middlebrook Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Middlebrook Acres is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 593 people
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellsville, with the one closest to Wellsville listed first.
- Jena
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Trigonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Greenback
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Morganton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Centersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Loudon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lenoir City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sharp Estates
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Loudon City Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Philadelphia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Eaton Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellsville, with the one closest to Wellsville listed first.
- Bell Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Manila
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Nonaburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Englewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mecca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Niota
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Prigmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Grady
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Meigs County
- Surprise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- 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 Wellsville, with the one closest to Wellsville listed first.
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
- Vonore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ballplay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Acorn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Belltown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Madisonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jacktown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Tellico Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetwater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellsville, with the one closest to Wellsville listed first.
- Cave Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Bradbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bradbury is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Bear ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Dyllis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dyllis is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
- Kingston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Laddie Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellsville, with the one closest to Wellsville listed first.
- Wear Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Dupont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Seymour Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
- Elkmont ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Elkmont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
- Seymour
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waldens Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Starkeytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Starkeytown is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkeytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 431 people
- Oak City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellsville, with the one closest to Wellsville listed first.
- Boiling Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Unaka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Coalville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Coalville is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Graham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellsville, with the one closest to Wellsville listed first.
- Fontana Dam
(18 miles [29 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Lake Santeetlah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Santeetlah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Santeetlah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Lake Santeetlah has also been known as:
- Santeetla
- Santeetlah
- Santultah
- Thunderbird Mountain
- Thunderbird
- Robbinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cheoah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cheoah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
- Stecoah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Bear Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Creek is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Swain County (NC)
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wellsville, see our County-by-County Page for Wellsville.
Cemeteries Near Wellsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wellsville.
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 Wellsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wellsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wellsville, with the one closest to Wellsville listed first.
- Four Mile Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Nelson Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Williamsons Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allegheny Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kagleys Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Centenary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lambert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bakers Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Crossroads Tabernacle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (617 more) ...
- Henley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chota Memorial
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chota Memorial
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chota Memorial is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Toqua.
- The Chota Memorial has also been known as:
- Chota Cherokee Memorial
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1410522 <2>
- Lower Chilhowee MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Wellsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wellsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wellsville, with the one closest to Wellsville listed first.
- Allegheny Springs ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Allegheny Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny Springs
- Brick Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Citico ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Citico is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citico
- Mint
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mint is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint
- Mountainville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mountainville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Chilhowee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Trigonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Greenback
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McGhee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McGhee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGhee
- Caringer ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Caringer is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caringer
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clover Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clover Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Meadow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
- Morganton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wellsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wellsville.
Newspapers Published in Wellsville ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wellsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wellsville, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wellsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Wellsville:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Blount County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Roane County
- Sevier County
- Cherokee County
- Graham County
- Swain 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> | 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wellsville) 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 Wellsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |