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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 Blossom (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 Blossom. 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 doctors and 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.

Blossom is located in Hawkins County.

To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties 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 Blossom. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blossom:

  • Hawkins County     (The home county of Blossom)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blossom, with the one closest to Blossom listed first.
    • Greenland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chimneytop ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimneytop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
      • Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
    • New Canton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Canton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
      • New Canton is located in Hawkins County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to New Canton
      • From Blossom to New Canton
    • Church Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
      • Church Hill is located in Hawkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,643 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Hill <3>
    • Surgoinsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Block City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Block City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
      • Block City is located in Hawkins County
    • Green Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
      • Green Village is located in Hawkins County
    • Mount Carmel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Solitude ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Solitude. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
      • Solitude is located in Hawkins County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Solitude
      • From Blossom to Solitude
    • Kepler
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rotherwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rotherwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
      • Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rotherwood
      • From Blossom to Rotherwood
    • Waycross
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waycross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
      • Waycross is located in Hawkins County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
  • Carter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blossom, with the one closest to Blossom listed first.
    • Watauga
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Pine Crest
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
      • Pine Crest is located in Carter County
    • Central
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
      • Central is located in Carter County
    • Biltmore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Elizabethton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Grainger County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blossom, with the one closest to Blossom listed first.
    • Jearoldstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Baileyton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baileyton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyton
      • Baileyton is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baileyton <3>
    • Milburnton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Centersville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Morelock ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morelock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
      • Morelock is located in Greene County
    • Ottway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ottway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
      • Ottway is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ottway
      • From Blossom to Ottway
    • Romeo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Romeo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
      • Romeo is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Romeo
      • From Blossom to Romeo
    • Fairview
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Greene County
    • Rheatown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Albany
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Albany. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Albany is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Albany
      • From Blossom to Albany
    • Afton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Bolton Estates
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolton Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
      • Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
  • Hamblen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blossom, with the one closest to Blossom listed first.
    • Whitesburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Hamblen County
    • Bright ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bright have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
      • Bright is located in Hamblen County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
    • East Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
      • East Village is located in Hamblen County
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blossom, with the one closest to Blossom listed first.
    • Kyles Ford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Willis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
      • Willis is located in Hancock County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
    • Trent Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trent Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
      • Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
    • Duck Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Sneedville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Yount Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blossom, with the one closest to Blossom listed first.
    • Blair Gap
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
      • Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
    • Beartown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Borden Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borden Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
      • Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
    • Cherokee Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
      • Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
    • Kingsport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Beechwood Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beechwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
      • Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
    • Colonial Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
      • Colonial Heights is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,934 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <3>
    • Fordtown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fordtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
      • Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fordtown
      • From Blossom to Fordtown
    • Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Horace ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
      • Horace is located in Sullivan County
    • Morrison City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
      • Morrison City is located in Sullivan County
    • Bloomingdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bloomingdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
      • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bloomingdale
      • From Blossom to Bloomingdale
  • Unicoi County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blossom, with the one closest to Blossom listed first.
    • Bumpus Cove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bumpus Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
      • Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
    • Erwin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
      • Erwin is located in Unicoi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <3>
    • Unicoi
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Banner Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banner Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
      • Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
    • Indian Creek ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
      • Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
    • Whispering Pines
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clear Branch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ernestville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ernestville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
      • Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
    • Loganton ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
      • Loganton is located in Unicoi County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blossom, with the one closest to Blossom listed first.
    • Fall Branch
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Ducktown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ducktown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
      • Ducktown is located in Washington County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 457 people
    • Harmony
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harmony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Harmony is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harmony
      • From Blossom to Harmony
    • Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Locust Mount
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Sandy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
      • Big Sandy is located in Washington County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 542 people
    • Bowmantown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowmantown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
      • Bowmantown is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bowmantown
      • From Blossom to Bowmantown
    • Oakland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Gray
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Gray is located in Washington County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <3>
    • Mill Brook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mill Brook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
      • Mill Brook is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mill Brook
      • From Blossom to Mill Brook
    • Spurgeon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Limestone
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Blossom ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blossom.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Yankee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yankee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yankee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morrison Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ball Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ball Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ball Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beech Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Patterson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mowell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Price Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Glenn Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Glenn Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Glenn Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hawkins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whims Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whims Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whims Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Grove Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Oak Glenn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Glenn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Glenn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (835 more) ...
    • Loyd Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loyd Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Christian Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Wills Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Blossom had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Mole
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mole have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole
    • Mole is located in Hawkins County
  • Chimneytop ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimneytop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
    • Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
  • Church Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
    • Church Hill is located in Hawkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,643 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Hill <3>
  • New Canton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Canton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
    • New Canton is located in Hawkins County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to New Canton
    • From Blossom to New Canton
  • Stony Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
    • Stony Point is located in Hawkins County
  • Surgoinsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Van Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hill
    • Van Hill is located in Hawkins County
  • Lovelace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
    • Lovelace is located in Greene County
  • Harbour
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour
    • Harbour is located in Sullivan County
  • New Hope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • New Hope is located in Hawkins County
  • Jearoldstown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fall Branch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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    • Solitude ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Solitude. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
      • Solitude is located in Hawkins County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Solitude
      • From Blossom to Solitude
    • Starnes ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starnes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starnes
      • Starnes is located in Hawkins County
    • Opossum ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opossum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opossum
      • Opossum is located in Hawkins County

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

Newspapers Published in Blossom ...

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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blossom.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blossom, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blossom.

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 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 Blossom:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blossom. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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- Blossom) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blossom. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4602, Longitude: -82.7504       In this case, the coordinates for Blossom have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Blossom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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