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 Wood (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 Wood. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Wood is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Cherokee (NC), Graham (NC), Blount, Loudon, McMinn & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near Wood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wood:
- Monroe County (The home county of Wood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- Sweetwater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Madisonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vonore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Acorn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Belltown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Ballplay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Jalapa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Jacktown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Tellico Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rural Vale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Anderson County
- Oak Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- McMullens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- McMullens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Kiser
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Brick Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Big Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Friendsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Binfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Binfield is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
- Chilhowee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Fairway Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
- Walnut Hill Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Walnut Hill Estates is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,394 people
- Happy Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Happy Valley is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Sixmile
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sixmile is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Louisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- Charleston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefounte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Etola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Cumberland County
- Jewett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- Boyd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Virtue
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Virtue is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
- Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
- Farragut
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Aire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Aire is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Aire
- Estimated population in 2014: 512 people
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- Luttrell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Loudon City Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Loudon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morganton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Trigonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Greenback
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Centersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Jena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Eaton Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Lenoir City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sharp Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- Bell Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Prigmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Niota
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Manila
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Englewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Athens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nonaburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Mecca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Grady
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Etowah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Goodsprings
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Riceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Claxton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- Surprise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Sewee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Cute ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Akeman Crossroad
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Decatur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Calico
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Goodfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Beta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- East View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- Harriman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Coal Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Coal Hill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Oakdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- Delano
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Servilla
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Chestuee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Benton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Archville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- Lakewood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Roddy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Spring City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bryan Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- Cave Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Pioneer Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Bradbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bradbury is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Laddie Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Kingston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Midtown Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
- Midtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Glen Alice
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Postoak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Lakemont Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Cardiff
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wood, see our County-by-County Page for Wood.
Cemeteries Near Wood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wood.
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 Wood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- Glaze Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- West View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dickey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Greenbriar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Heiskell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richardson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sweetwater Valley Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Northpoint Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Small Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Small Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (811 more) ...
- Union McMinn Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shearman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forkners Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Wood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- Reagan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reagan is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Sweetwater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Prigmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Hiwassee College
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hiwassee College is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee College
- Gudger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gudger is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gudger
- Madisonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Erie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Erie is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Regret ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Regret is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regret
- Philadelphia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Verd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Verd is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Verd
- Ho ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ho is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ho
- Surprise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Athens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pattie Gap ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pattie Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattie Gap
- Sewee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wood.
Newspapers Published in Wood ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wood, 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 Wood.
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 Wood:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Blount County
- Bradley County
- Cumberland County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Morgan County
- Polk County
- Rhea County
- Roane 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 Wood, 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 from Point A (ie- Wood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |