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 (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. 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 ...
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: W. View
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West View. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West View.
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 is located in Hamilton 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 Hamilton County: Catoosa (GA), Dade (GA), Walker (GA), Whitfield (GA), Bledsoe, Bradley, Marion, Meigs, Rhea & Sequatchie.
Below are the counties that are near West View. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West View:
- Hamilton County (The home county of West View)
- The following are listed by their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Ryall Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ryall Springs is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryall Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,166 people
- East Brainerd
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd
- Auburn Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Auburn Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 929 people
- Apison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Apison is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apison
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,469 people
- Collegedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ooltewah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Howardville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Brainerd Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brainerd Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Hills
- East Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harrison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 450 people
- Ridgeside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ridgeside is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Mineral Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- McDonald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Wildwood Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- Bent Tree Acres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Cleveland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- East Cleveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Countryside Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Hopewell Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Bellefounte
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Whiteside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Vulcan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Powells Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Condra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Whitwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Calhoun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lamontville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- East View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Oldfort
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Ball Play
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Ocoee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Parksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Benton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chable ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Chestuee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Rhea County
- Graysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Cartwright
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Center Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Daus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Dunlap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Bryant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Eliza
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Catoosa County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Graysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Mount Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,371 people
- Ringgold
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Poplar Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Catoosa Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
- Dafron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dafron is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
- Ellie Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
- Boynton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Newnan Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
- Fort Oglethorpe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lakeview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Wildwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Morganville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Trenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cole City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Stewart Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Rising Fawn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Hill City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hill City is located in Gordon County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Resaca Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
- Resaca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sugar Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Murray County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Gregory
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gregory is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Sumac
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sumac is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Temple Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Cisco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tennga
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Crandall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chatsworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Ground
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Dewberry Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dewberry Town is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
- John Ross Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- John Ross Estates is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
- Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
- Park City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Park City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Rossville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lytle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lytle is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 37,115 people
- Warren Terrace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Terrace is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,720 people
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Orchard Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Orchard Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 232 people
- Chickamauga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fantasy Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
- Happy Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Happy Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
- Flintstone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Whitfield County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Cohutta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Parrett Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Parrett Crossing is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrett Crossing
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Red Clay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Varnell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tunnel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Plainview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
- Crow ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Waring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Rocky Face
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Trickum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Ruralvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Dalton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,368 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West View, see our County-by-County Page for West View.
Cemeteries Near West View ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West View.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West View covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Parker's Gap Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Boyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Morris Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old Graysville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pollard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gilliland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blackwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gordy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Standifer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Silverdale Lookout Tower Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (632 more) ...
- New Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crumley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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 in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West View.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Graysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Apison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Apison is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apison
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,469 people
- Ooltewah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ringgold
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Howardville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Tyner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tyner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Catoosa Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
- Keith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keith is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Boynton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Jersey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jersey is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey
- Harrison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cohutta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Red Clay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Post Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Post Oak is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Kings Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Point is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West View. See our List of 1890's Communities around West View.
Newspapers Published in West View ...
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.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West View, 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 West View.
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 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:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hamilton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradley County
- Marion County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Polk County
- Rhea County
- Sequatchie County
- Jackson County
- Catoosa County
- Dade County
- Gordon County
- Murray County
- Walker County
- Whitfield 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- West View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |