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 West View Park (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 West View Park. 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.
Name Variations for West View Park ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West View Park: W. View Park
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West View Park. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West View Park.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
West View Park 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 West View Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West View Park:
- Sullivan County (The home county of West View Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from West View Park, with the one closest to West View Park listed first.
- Beartown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Cherokee Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Horace ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Morrison City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Borden Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Kingsport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beechwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Bloomingdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Orebank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Colonial Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from West View Park, with the one closest to West View Park listed first.
- Watauga
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Central
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Biltmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Pine Crest
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Elizabethton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Siam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Gap Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Hampton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from West View Park, with the one closest to West View Park listed first.
- Jearoldstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Milburnton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Centersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Centersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Baileyton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rheatown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Ottway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Afton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Romeo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Albany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Bolton Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from West View Park, with the one closest to West View Park listed first.
- Willis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Willis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Kyles Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from West View Park, with the one closest to West View Park listed first.
- Greenvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Rotherwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Frisco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Waycross
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Mount Carmel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Block City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Green Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Church Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Blossom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Greenland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Unicoi County
- The following are listed by their distance from West View Park, with the one closest to West View Park listed first.
- Whispering Pines
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Bumpus Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Unicoi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Erwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from West View Park, with the one closest to West View Park listed first.
- Fall Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Spurgeon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Harmony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Gray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Ducktown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ducktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 457 people
- Locust Mount
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Flourville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Big Sandy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Big Sandy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Estimated population in 2014: 542 people
- Bowmantown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Austin Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West View Park, see our County-by-County Page for West View Park.
Cemeteries Near West View Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West View Park.
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 West View Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West View Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West View Park, with the one closest to West View Park listed first.
- Sevier Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Kingsport Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cloud Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Neil Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Groseclose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Webb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bear Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Phipps Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waterman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dichner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (811 more) ...
- Cloud Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Click Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
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 West View Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West View Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West View Park, with the one closest to West View Park listed first.
- Rotherwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Kingsport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Horace ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Eden Ridge ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eden Ridge is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Ridge
- Butterfly ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Butterfly is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfly
- Bloomingdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Cloverbottom ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cloverbottom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverbottom
- Hemlock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hemlock is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Orebank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Arcadia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Arcadia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Harbour
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harbour is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Church Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Slaughter ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Slaughter is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West View Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around West View Park.
Newspapers Published in West View Park ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around West View Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West View Park, there are papers which were published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West View Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 West View Park:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sullivan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Greene County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Unicoi County
- Washington 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> | 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 West View Park, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West View Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |