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 Brooks Ford (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 Brooks Ford. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Brooks Ford is located in Hancock 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 Hancock County: Claiborne, Grainger, Hawkins, Lee (VA) & Scott (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Brooks Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brooks Ford:
- Hancock County (The home county of Brooks Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooks Ford, with the one closest to Brooks Ford listed first.
- Trent Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Sneedville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kyles Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Willis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Duck Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Yount Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Xenophon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Alanthus Hill
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooks Ford, with the one closest to Brooks Ford listed first.
- Caney Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Evans Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
- Raven Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Springdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Tazewell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lone Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- New Tazewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Harrogate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shawanee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Head of Barren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Cumberland Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooks Ford, with the one closest to Brooks Ford listed first.
- Bean Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Beans
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beans is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Marshalls Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Thorn Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Bowen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Rutledge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wa-Ni Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooks Ford, with the one closest to Brooks Ford listed first.
- Romeo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Marvin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Baileyton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Albany
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Ottway
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Midway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mosheim
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jearoldstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Beulah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Warrensburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Bolton Estates
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooks Ford, with the one closest to Brooks Ford listed first.
- Bright ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Whitesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- East Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Silver City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Casablanca
(23 miles [37 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- 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
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooks Ford, with the one closest to Brooks Ford listed first.
- Eidson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Rogersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Galbraith Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Amis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Mooresburg Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mooresburg Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg Springs
- Population from the 2010 Census: 941 people
- Red Bridge Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
- Mooresburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Surgoinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kepler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Persia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Strahl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Greenland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Bulls Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooks Ford, with the one closest to Brooks Ford listed first.
- Blair Gap
(25 miles [40.2 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Morrison City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooks Ford, with the one closest to Brooks Ford listed first.
- Fall Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ducktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ducktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 457 people
- Bell County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooks Ford, with the one closest to Brooks Ford listed first.
- Callaway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Callaway is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Miracle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Miracle is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Varilla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Varilla is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varilla
- Calvin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Stoney Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stoney Fork is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork
- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooks Ford, with the one closest to Brooks Ford listed first.
- Cranks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Cawood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
- Bobs Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
- Mary Alice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
- Dizney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dizney is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
- Kenvir
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kenvir is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenvir
- Ages
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ages is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ages
- Draper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Draper is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Evarts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Redbud
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Redbud is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Verda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Verda is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verda
- Twila
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Twila is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
- Bailey Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bailey Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brooks Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Brooks Ford.
Cemeteries Near Brooks Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brooks Ford.
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 Brooks Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brooks Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brooks Ford, with the one closest to Brooks Ford listed first.
- Riley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Alder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Collins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Trent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mallett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Neely Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jaynes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (686 more) ...
- Trent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Brooks Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brooks Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brooks Ford, with the one closest to Brooks Ford listed first.
- Sneedville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lee Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lee Valley is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Valley
- Eidson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Kyles Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alumwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alumwell is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alumwell
- Luther
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Luther is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Choptack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Choptack is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptack
- Gillenwater ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gillenwater is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillenwater
- Vogel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vogel is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel
- Fisher Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fisher Creek is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Creek
- Xenophon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Rogersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Galbraith Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Amis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Austins Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Austins Mill is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austins Mill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brooks Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brooks Ford.
Newspapers Published in Brooks Ford ...
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 Brooks Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brooks Ford, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brooks Ford.
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 helpful 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 Brooks Ford:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Grainger County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Hawkins County
- Sullivan County
- Washington County
- Bell County
- Harlan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Brooks Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Brooks Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |