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 Alanthus Hill (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 Alanthus Hill. 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.
Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock 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 Hancock County: Claiborne, Grainger, Hawkins, Lee (VA) & Scott (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Alanthus Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alanthus Hill:
- Hancock County (The home county of Alanthus Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alanthus Hill, with the one closest to Alanthus Hill listed first.
- Xenophon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Sneedville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Duck Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Trent Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Yount Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Kyles Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Willis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Willis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alanthus Hill, with the one closest to Alanthus Hill listed first.
- Caney Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Evans Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
- Tazewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Raven Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Springdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Shawanee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- New Tazewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harrogate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Head of Barren
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Lone Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Minton Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
- Sandlick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alanthus Hill, with the one closest to Alanthus Hill listed first.
- Thorn Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Bean Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Beans
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Beans is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Bowen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Wyatt Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Marshalls Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Rutledge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Washburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Wa-Ni Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Lulaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Joppa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Massengill Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Greene County
- Marvin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alanthus Hill, with the one closest to Alanthus Hill listed first.
- Bright ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Casablanca
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- East Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Whitesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Collons Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Morristown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Silver City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Monte Vista Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alanthus Hill, with the one closest to Alanthus Hill listed first.
- Mooresburg Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mooresburg Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg Springs
- Population from the 2010 Census: 941 people
- Mooresburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Galbraith Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Red Bridge Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
- Eidson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Rogersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Amis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Persia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Bulls Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Strahl
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Kepler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Surgoinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alanthus Hill, with the one closest to Alanthus Hill listed first.
- Talbott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rock Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alanthus Hill, with the one closest to Alanthus Hill listed first.
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Braden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Braden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Phebe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Loo ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Bell County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alanthus Hill, with the one closest to Alanthus Hill listed first.
- Calvin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Varilla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Varilla is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varilla
- Callaway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Callaway is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Miracle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Miracle is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Middlesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jenson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jenson is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
- Kettle Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
- Stoney Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stoney Fork is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork
- Straight Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Wasioto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Premier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Premier is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
- Stony Fork Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
- Arjay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arjay is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arjay
- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alanthus Hill, with the one closest to Alanthus Hill listed first.
- Pathfork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
- Twila
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Twila is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
- Mary Alice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
- South Wallins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- South Wallins is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallins
- Bobs Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
- Cawood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
- Coldiron
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wallins Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Cranks
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Harlan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Loyall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Loyall is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Baxter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tacky Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tacky Town is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacky Town
- Knox County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alanthus Hill, with the one closest to Alanthus Hill listed first.
- Flat Lick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Wheeler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeler is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Dewitt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dewitt is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
- Trosper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trosper is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
- Walker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walker is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Warren
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Warren is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Scalf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scalf is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf
- Leslie County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alanthus Hill, with the one closest to Alanthus Hill listed first.
- Helton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Helton is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Warbranch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Warbranch is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warbranch
- Chappell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chappell is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell
- Mozelle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mozelle is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alanthus Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Alanthus Hill.
Cemeteries Near Alanthus Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alanthus Hill.
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 Alanthus Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alanthus Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alanthus Hill, with the one closest to Alanthus Hill listed first.
- Parkey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Edd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Breeding Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Overton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Owen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Montgomery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lemarr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Suber Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fugate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (855 more) ...
- Overton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Overton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wolfenbarger 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Alanthus Hill had a post office and no railroad service. In 2014, Alanthus Hill had a population of 2,498 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alanthus Hill, with the one closest to Alanthus Hill listed first.
- Yellow Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Yellow Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
- Xenophon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Ritchie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ritchie is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
- Sneedville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tazewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Luther
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Luther is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Cubage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cubage is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cubage
- Bacchus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bacchus is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacchus
- Springdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Creech
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Creech is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech
- Duo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Duo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duo
- New Tazewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Thorn Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Harrogate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tate Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tate Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alanthus Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alanthus Hill.
Newspapers Published in Alanthus Hill ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alanthus Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alanthus Hill, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alanthus Hill.
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 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 Alanthus Hill:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Grainger County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Hawkins County
- Jefferson County
- Union County
- Bell County
- Harlan County
- Knox County
- Leslie 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> | 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 Alanthus Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alanthus Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |