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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 Amis (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 Amis. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Amis 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 Amis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Amis:

  • Hawkins County     (The home county of Amis)
  • Claiborne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amis, with the one closest to Amis listed first.
    • Caney Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Evans Ferry
      (28 miles [45.1 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Cocke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amis, with the one closest to Amis listed first.
    • Bybee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Parrottsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Grainger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amis, with the one closest to Amis listed first.
    • Bean Station
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Wyatt Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
    • Marshalls Ferry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
    • Beans
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Beans is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
    • Thorn Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Bowen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Greene County
  • Hamblen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amis, with the one closest to Amis listed first.
    • Whitesburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bright ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 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
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Silver City is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • East Village
      (19 miles [30.6 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
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Monte Vista Estates
      (25 miles [40.2 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 Amis, with the one closest to Amis listed first.
    • Kyles Ford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Willis
      (12 miles [19.3 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
      (14 miles [22.5 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Yount Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Sneedville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Xenophon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Xenophon is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
    • Alanthus Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 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 Amis, with the one closest to Amis listed first.
    • Leadvale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • White Pine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amis, with the one closest to Amis listed first.
    • Blair Gap
      (15 miles [24.1 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherokee Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
    • Beechwood Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
    • Borden Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
    • Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Kingsport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Morrison City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Morrison City is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
    • Colonial Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Fordtown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Horace ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Horace is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
    • Bloomingdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington County
  • Harlan County (KY)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Amis, see our County-by-County Page for Amis.

Cemeteries Near Amis ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Amis.

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 Amis - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Amis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Amis, with the one closest to Amis listed first.

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 in 1895, Amis had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Amis, with the one closest to Amis listed first.

  • Rogersville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Austins Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Austins Mill is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austins Mill
  • Strahl
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Gillenwater ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Gillenwater is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillenwater
  • New Hope
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • New Hope is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • Alumwell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Alumwell is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alumwell
  • Vogel ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Vogel is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel
  • Persia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Surgoinsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fisher Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Fisher Creek is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Creek
  • Otes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Otes is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otes
  • Romeo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Van Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Van Hill is located in Hawkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hill
    • Stony Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Stony Point is located in Hawkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
    • Eidson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Amis. See our List of 1890's Communities around Amis.

Newspapers Published in Amis ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Amis.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Amis, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Amis.

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 Amis:

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 Amis, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Amis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.