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 Alumwell (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 Alumwell. 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.
Alumwell is located in Hawkins 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 Hawkins County: Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Sullivan, Washington, Lee (VA) & Scott (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Alumwell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alumwell:
- Hawkins County (The home county of Alumwell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alumwell, with the one closest to Alumwell listed first.
- Eidson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Rogersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Amis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Surgoinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kepler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Persia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Strahl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Greenland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Galbraith Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- New Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Red Bridge Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
- Blossom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alumwell, with the one closest to Alumwell listed first.
- Caney Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Evans Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
- Raven Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Springdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alumwell, with the one closest to Alumwell listed first.
- Bean Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Beans
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beans is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Marshalls Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Thorn Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Bowen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Wa-Ni Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alumwell, with the one closest to Alumwell listed first.
- Romeo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Baileyton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Marvin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Ottway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Albany
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Jearoldstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Mosheim
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Midway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Bolton Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Centersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Centersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Greeneville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alumwell, with the one closest to Alumwell listed first.
- Whitesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bright ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Silver City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- East Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Casablanca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Morristown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Monte Vista Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alumwell, with the one closest to Alumwell listed first.
- Kyles Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Willis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Willis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Trent Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Duck Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Sneedville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Yount Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Xenophon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Alanthus Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alumwell, with the one closest to Alumwell listed first.
- Leadvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- White Pine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alumwell, with the one closest to Alumwell listed first.
- Blair Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
- Beartown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Morrison City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Borden Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Cherokee Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Kingsport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Beechwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Horace ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Colonial Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fordtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Bloomingdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Orebank
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alumwell, with the one closest to Alumwell listed first.
- Fall Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ducktown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ducktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 457 people
- Harmony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Locust Mount
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Big Sandy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Big Sandy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Estimated population in 2014: 542 people
- Mill Brook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Oakland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Bowmantown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Limestone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Gray
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Spurgeon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alumwell, with the one closest to Alumwell listed first.
- Cranks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Cawood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
- Bobs Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
- Dizney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dizney is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
- Holmes Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
- Kenvir
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kenvir is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenvir
- Redbud
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Redbud is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Mary Alice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
- Darkmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Darkmont is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkmont
- Short Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Short Town is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Town
- Draper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Draper is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Evarts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Verda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Verda is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verda
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alumwell, see our County-by-County Page for Alumwell.
Cemeteries Near Alumwell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alumwell.
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 Alumwell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alumwell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alumwell, with the one closest to Alumwell listed first.
- Sizemore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Klepper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rogers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Courtney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Klepper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gilley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Henard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Delp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Snapp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Herron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gillenwater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Klepper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (695 more) ...
- Amyx Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Absalom Starnes Looney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Alumwell had a population of 25 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alumwell, with the one closest to Alumwell listed first.
- Gillenwater ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gillenwater is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillenwater
- Eidson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Vogel ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vogel is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel
- Fisher Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher Creek is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Creek
- Rogersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Amis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Kyles Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Choptack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Choptack is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptack
- Austins Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Austins Mill is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austins Mill
- Lee Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lee Valley is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Valley
- Surgoinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Persia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Strahl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Stony Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stony Point is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- New Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alumwell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alumwell.
Newspapers Published in Alumwell ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alumwell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alumwell, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alumwell.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Alumwell:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hawkins County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Grainger County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Jefferson County
- Sullivan County
- Washington County
- Harlan 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 Alumwell, 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- Alumwell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |