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 Austins Mill (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 Austins Mill. 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.
Name Variations for Austins Mill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Austins Mill: Austins Ml. (or less commonly used: Austins Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Austins Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Austins Mill may originally have been Austin's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Austins Mill might be written as Austin Mill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Austins Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Austins Mill.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 doctors 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.
Austins Mill 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 Austins Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Austins Mill:
- Hawkins County (The home county of Austins Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Austins Mill, with the one closest to Austins Mill listed first.
- Rogersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Persia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Strahl
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Amis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Kepler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Bulls Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eidson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Galbraith Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Red Bridge Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
- Surgoinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresburg Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mooresburg Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg Springs
- Population from the 2010 Census: 941 people
- Mooresburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- 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 Austins Mill, with the one closest to Austins Mill listed first.
- Caney Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Evans Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Austins Mill, with the one closest to Austins Mill listed first.
- Bybee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Parrottsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Jimtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Del Rio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jaybird
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Newport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Myers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Myers is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
- Wilsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Austins Mill, with the one closest to Austins Mill listed first.
- Bean Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wyatt Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Marshalls Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Beans
(20 miles [32.2 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Bowen
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Wa-Ni Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Rutledge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Austins Mill, with the one closest to Austins Mill listed first.
- Romeo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Marvin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Baileyton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Albany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Ottway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Mosheim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Midway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jearoldstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Bolton Estates
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Fairview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Forest Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people
- Beulah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Austins Mill, with the one closest to Austins Mill listed first.
- Whitesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Bright ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- East Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Morristown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Casablanca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Monte Vista Estates
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Collons Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Austins Mill, with the one closest to Austins Mill listed first.
- Kyles Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Trent Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- 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
- Willis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Willis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Duck Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Sneedville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Xenophon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Alanthus Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Austins Mill, with the one closest to Austins Mill listed first.
- Leadvale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- White Pine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Baneberry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Talbott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Austins Mill, with the one closest to Austins Mill 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Cherokee Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Beechwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Fordtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Borden Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Kingsport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Colonial Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Horace ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Austins Mill, with the one closest to Austins Mill listed first.
- Ducktown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ducktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 457 people
- Fall Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mill Brook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Oakland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Big Sandy
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Big Sandy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Estimated population in 2014: 542 people
- Locust Mount
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Limestone
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bowmantown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Harmony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Leesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Telford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Nolichucky ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nolichucky is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Austins Mill, with the one closest to Austins Mill listed first.
- Cranks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Cawood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Austins Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Austins Mill.
Cemeteries Near Austins Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Austins Mill.
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 Austins Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Austins Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Austins Mill, with the one closest to Austins Mill listed first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lyons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Carmichael Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chestnut Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mitchel Crest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bacon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (774 more) ...
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Self Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Austins Mill had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Austins Mill, with the one closest to Austins Mill listed first.
- Persia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Rogersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Strahl
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Otes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Otes is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otes
- Amis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Saint Clair
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Choptack
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Choptack is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptack
- White Horn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Horn is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horn
- Romeo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Pilot Knob
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pilot Knob is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Alumwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alumwell is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alumwell
- Bulls Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Marvin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- New Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- 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 Austins Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Austins Mill.
Newspapers Published in Austins Mill ...
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 Austins Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Austins Mill, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Austins Mill.
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 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 Austins Mill:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hawkins County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Cocke 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> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Austins Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Austins Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |