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 Black Creek (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 Black Creek. 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 Black Creek ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Black Creek: Black Crk. (or less commonly used: Black Ck. or Black Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Black Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Black Creek.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Black Creek is located in Scott 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 Scott County: McCreary (KY), Anderson, Campbell, Fentress, Morgan & Pickett.
Below are the counties that are near Black Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Black Creek:
- Scott County (The home county of Black Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- West Robbins
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- West Robbins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
- Robbins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Elgin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- Helenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Huntsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hughett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- Winona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Winona is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Verdun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Verdun is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdun
- Oneida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Oneida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Oneida is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneida
- Norma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Norma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Estimated population in 2014: 147 people
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Fraterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fraterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
- Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
- Oliver Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Top
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Top is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Top
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Former names for Rocky Top:
- Coal Creek
- Lake City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Top <1>
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Leinarts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Stanfill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stanfill is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfill
- Shea
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Shea is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shea
- Silica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Silica is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
- Caryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Elk Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Elk Valley is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
- Jacksboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- LaFollette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- LaFollette is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
- LaFollette has also been known as:
- Big Creek Gap
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <1>
- Pine Crest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Demory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Demory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demory
- Habersham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Habersham is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Habersham
- Jellico
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Hebbertsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Rogers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rogers is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
- Fairfield Glade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Pomeroy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Gernt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Armathwaite
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Allardt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Jamestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Grimsley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pall Mall
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Little Crab
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Clarkrange
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Wilder
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Mill Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Sunbright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Burrville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Annadel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Glades
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Deer Lodge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Mahan Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mahan Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Village
- Lavender
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Lancing
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wartburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bucklick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Nemo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Pickett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Cedar Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Chanute
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Kelley Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kelley Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
- Bazel Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Dyllis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dyllis is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
- McCreary County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Strunk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Pine Knot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Revelo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Smith Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Stearns
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Whitley City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Marshes Siding
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Wiborg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Wayne County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Parmleysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Mount Pisgah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Slickford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Ritner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Sumpter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Whitley County (KY)
- Ayers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ayers is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Black Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Black Creek.
Cemeteries Near Black Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Black Creek.
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 Black Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Black Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Black Creek Cross Roads Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Smithers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Foote Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foote Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Foote Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Elgin.
- Parker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Parker Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Elgin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16833 <2>
- Goad Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Love Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Baptist Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Memorial Cemetery
- The Baptist Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brickyard Cemetery
- Robbins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (828 more) ...
- Shepard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Todd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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>
While we didn't find Black Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Black Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Robbins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elgin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- New River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Glenmary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Helenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rugby
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hughett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- Huntsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Oneida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Armathwaite
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Burrville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sunbright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jeffers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jeffers is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
- Doctors ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Doctors is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctors
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Black Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Black Creek.
Newspapers Published in Black Creek ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Black Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Black Creek, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Black Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Black Creek:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Scott County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Campbell County
- Cumberland County
- Fentress County
- Morgan County
- Pickett County
- Roane County
- McCreary County
- Wayne County
- Whitley 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> | 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- Black Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Black Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |