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 Winslow (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 Winslow. 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 hospitals 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.
Winslow is located in Morgan 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 Morgan County: Anderson, Cumberland, Fentress, Roane & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Winslow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Winslow:
- Morgan County (The home county of Winslow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winslow, with the one closest to Winslow listed first.
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
- Coal Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Coal Hill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Coalfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Oakdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Petros
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Petros is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
- Population from the 2010 Census: 583 people
- Tupper Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tupper Town is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupper Town
- Harriman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deermont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Nemo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Wartburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mahan Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mahan Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Village
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winslow, with the one closest to Winslow listed first.
- Oliver Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Robertsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Scarboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Leinarts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Spring Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Claxton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Peak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Clinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fraterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fraterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
- Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
- Rocky Top
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Top is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Top
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Former names for Rocky Top:
- Coal Creek
- Lake City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Top <1>
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winslow, with the one closest to Winslow listed first.
- Kiser
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Friendsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Louisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- McMullens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- McMullens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
- Big Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Alcoa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Binfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Binfield is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
- Brick Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Fairway Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winslow, with the one closest to Winslow listed first.
- Shea
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Shea is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shea
- Silica
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silica is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
- Caryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Crest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
- Jacksboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winslow, with the one closest to Winslow listed first.
- Rogers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rogers is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
- Hebbertsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Center Ford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
- Lake Pomeroy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Crab Orchard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Glade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Woodlands
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Jewett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Greenbriar Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winslow, with the one closest to Winslow listed first.
- Volunteer Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Volunteer Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Village
- Farragut
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Aire
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Aire is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Aire
- Estimated population in 2014: 512 people
- Boyd
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Virtue
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Virtue is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
- Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
- Karns
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 4,425 people
- Concord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Ebenezer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Hunting Hills West
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hunting Hills West is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills West
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,970 people
- Middlebrook Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Middlebrook Acres is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 593 people
- Heiskell
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winslow, with the one closest to Winslow listed first.
- White Wing Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Eaton Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Lenoir City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sharp Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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 south)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Loudon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Luttrell
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Centersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Greenback
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winslow, with the one closest to Winslow listed first.
- Prigmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Bell Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winslow, with the one closest to Winslow listed first.
- Surprise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Akeman Crossroad
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Sewee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winslow, with the one closest to Winslow listed first.
- Sweetwater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Vonore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winslow, with the one closest to Winslow listed first.
- Roddy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Lakewood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Spring City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winslow, with the one closest to Winslow listed first.
- Dyllis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dyllis is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
- Kries
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Bazel Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Kelley Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kelley Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
- Bear ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Kingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Laddie Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Emory Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Bradbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bradbury is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winslow, with the one closest to Winslow listed first.
- Hembree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hembree is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hembree
- Smoky Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Smoky Junction is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Junction
- Hughett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- Montgomery
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Montgomery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Norma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Norma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Estimated population in 2014: 147 people
- Glenmary
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Elgin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- Robbins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Robbins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Robbins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
- Winona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Winona is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- New River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Straight Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Straight Fork is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Fork
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Winslow, see our County-by-County Page for Winslow.
Cemeteries Near Winslow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winslow.
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 Winslow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Winslow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Winslow, with the one closest to Winslow listed first.
- Ritter Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Coalhill MB Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- DeArmond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Elverton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Adkinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Adkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Emory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Davis-Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Osborne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Clacks Gap Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dyllis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (1064 more) ...
- Kaklan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Massengil Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Adcox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
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 Winslow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Winslow.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Winslow, with the one closest to Winslow listed first.
- Elverton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Elverton is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elverton
- DeArmond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- DeArmond is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeArmond
- Coalfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Whetstone ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whetstone is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Kries
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Scandlyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Scandlyn is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandlyn
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
- Oakdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Crookedfork ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crookedfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crookedfork
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Harriman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oliver Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Deermont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Emory Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Kingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Winslow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Winslow.
Newspapers Published in Winslow ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Winslow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Winslow, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Winslow.
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 helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Winslow:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Blount County
- Campbell County
- Cumberland County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Scott 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 Winslow, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Winslow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |