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 Windy Hills (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 Windy Hills. 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.
Windy Hills is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Madison (NC), Cocke, Hamblen, Hawkins, Unicoi & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Windy Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Windy Hills:
- Greene County (The home county of Windy Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windy Hills, with the one closest to Windy Hills listed first.
- Greeneville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people
- Bolton Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Camp Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Henshaw ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Henshaw is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
- Estimated population in 2014: 470 people
- Water Fork Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Water Fork Mill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Fork Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 445 people
- Pleasant View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
- Tusculum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tusculum is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
- Afton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Albany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Bright Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windy Hills, with the one closest to Windy Hills listed first.
- Wolf Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Parrottsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Del Rio
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Myers
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- West Myers is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
- Nough
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nough is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nough
- Bybee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Jimtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Jaybird
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Newport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tom Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tom Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Edwina
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Wilsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windy Hills, with the one closest to Windy Hills listed first.
- Bean Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Marshalls Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windy Hills, with the one closest to Windy Hills listed first.
- Whitesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- East Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Bright ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Monte Vista Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- Morristown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Casablanca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Hancock County
- Yount Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windy Hills, with the one closest to Windy Hills listed first.
- Bulls Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Strahl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Persia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Kepler
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Amis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Rogersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blossom
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Surgoinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Red Bridge Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
- Galbraith Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Greenland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Mooresburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windy Hills, with the one closest to Windy Hills listed first.
- Leadvale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- Baneberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- White Pine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Edna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windy Hills, with the one closest to Windy Hills listed first.
- Blair Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
- Fordtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Colonial Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Unicoi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windy Hills, with the one closest to Windy Hills listed first.
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Flag Pond
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Clear Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Bumpus Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Ernestville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Banner Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Erwin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Unicoi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windy Hills, with the one closest to Windy Hills listed first.
- Limestone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nolichucky ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nolichucky is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
- Mill Brook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Conklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Conklin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Big Sandy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Big Sandy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Estimated population in 2014: 542 people
- Ducktown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ducktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 457 people
- Telford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bowmantown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Leesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Locust Mount
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Kansas City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kansas City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Fall Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Haywood County (NC)
- Mount Sterling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Madison County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windy Hills, with the one closest to Windy Hills listed first.
- Allenstand
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Allegheny
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Chapel Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Cutshalltown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- White Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- White Rock is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Hot Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hurricane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Stackhouse
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Foster Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bluff is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Walnut
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Walnut is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lynch is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Spring Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Mitchell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windy Hills, with the one closest to Windy Hills listed first.
- Bailey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Huntdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Richlands
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Yancey County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windy Hills, with the one closest to Windy Hills listed first.
- Sioux
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Ramseytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Higgins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Windy Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Windy Hills.
Cemeteries Near Windy Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Windy Hills.
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 Windy Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Windy Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Windy Hills, with the one closest to Windy Hills listed first.
- Andrew Johnson National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harmony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McCurry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Price Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fortner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Susong Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beersheba Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (955 more) ...
- Mountain View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Midway Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lamb Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Family Cemetery
- The Lamb Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lamb Cemetery
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 Windy Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Windy Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Windy Hills, with the one closest to Windy Hills listed first.
- Timber Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Timber Ridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Derby ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Derby is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Camp Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Rader
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rader is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
- Henshaw ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Henshaw is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
- Estimated population in 2014: 470 people
- Tusculum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tusculum is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Bright Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Albany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Afton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mosheim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Limestone Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Limestone Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Springs
- Upchurch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Upchurch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upchurch
- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Windy Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Windy Hills.
Newspapers Published in Windy Hills ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Windy Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Windy Hills, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Windy Hills.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Windy Hills:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cocke County
- Grainger County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Jefferson County
- Sullivan County
- Unicoi County
- Washington County
- Haywood County
- Madison County
- Mitchell County
- Yancey 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 Windy Hills, 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- Windy Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |