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 Broyles (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 Broyles. 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.
Broyles is located in Campbell 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 Campbell County: McCreary (KY), Whitley (KY), Anderson, Claiborne, Scott & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Broyles. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Broyles:
- Campbell County (The home county of Broyles)
- The following are listed by their distance from Broyles, with the one closest to Broyles listed first.
- Elk Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Elk Valley is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
- Stanfill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stanfill is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfill
- Habersham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Habersham is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Habersham
- LaFollette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Jellico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morley is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Jacksboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fincastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fincastle is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
- White Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Caryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Silica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Silica is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
- Boy ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boy is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
- Demory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Demory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demory
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broyles, with the one closest to Broyles listed first.
- Rocky Top
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Fraterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fraterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
- Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
- Norris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
- Bethel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
- Clinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Leinarts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Panther ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Peak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Claxton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Oliver Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broyles, with the one closest to Broyles listed first.
- Clairfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clairfield is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairfield
- Hamlin Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hamlin Town is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Town
- Speedwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pruden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pruden is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Goin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Big Barren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Minton Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
- Sandlick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Cumberland Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fentress County
- Gernt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broyles, with the one closest to Broyles listed first.
- Bayless ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bayless is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,396 people
- Heiskell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Copper Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Copper Ridge is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Ridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
- Halls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Halls is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broyles, with the one closest to Broyles listed first.
- Mahan Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mahan Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Village
- Mill Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Petros
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Petros is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
- Population from the 2010 Census: 583 people
- Tupper Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tupper Town is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupper Town
- Sunbright
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broyles, with the one closest to Broyles listed first.
- Straight Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Straight Fork is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Fork
- Montgomery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Norma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Norma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Estimated population in 2014: 147 people
- Isham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Isham is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
- State Line
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- State Line is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Smoky Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smoky Junction is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Junction
- Winona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winona is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Winfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Huntsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oneida
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- West Oneida
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Oneida is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneida
- Helenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Verdun
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Verdun is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdun
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broyles, with the one closest to Broyles listed first.
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Braden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Braden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Phebe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Loyston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
- Loo ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Warwicktown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Warwicktown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
- Maynardville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paulette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Plainview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Bell County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Broyles, with the one closest to Broyles listed first.
- Pearl
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Frakes
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Frakes is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frakes
- Pruden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pruden is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Fonde
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fonde is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonde
- Capito
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Capito is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capito
- Yellow Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Premier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Premier is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
- Edgewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Stony Fork Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
- Middlesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ingram
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ingram is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Knox County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Broyles, with the one closest to Broyles listed first.
- Bryants Store
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Store
- Wheeler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeler is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Warren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Trosper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trosper is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
- McCreary County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Broyles, with the one closest to Broyles listed first.
- Strunk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Pine Knot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Revelo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Stearns
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitley City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Marshes Siding
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Wiborg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Whitley County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Broyles, with the one closest to Broyles listed first.
- Ayers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ayers is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Lot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lot is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
- Red Ash
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Ash is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Saxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saxton is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Pleasant View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Packard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Packard is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
- Emlyn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Emlyn is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
- Nevisdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nevisdale is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
- Williamsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Verne
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Verne is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Siler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Siler is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Broyles, see our County-by-County Page for Broyles.
Cemeteries Near Broyles ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Broyles.
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 Broyles - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Broyles covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Broyles, with the one closest to Broyles listed first.
- Reynolds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hatfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Broyles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gibson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Walden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Samp Meredith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hatmaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Henry Ayers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Baird Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lawson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (933 more) ...
- Beard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ayers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Broyles in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Broyles.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Broyles, with the one closest to Broyles listed first.
- Elk Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Elk Valley is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
- Pine Mountain ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Mountain is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Newcomb
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Newcomb is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Pioneer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buckeye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buckeye is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- LaFollette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Jellico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fincastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fincastle is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
- Caryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lot is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
- Red Ash
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Ash is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bowl ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bowl is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowl
- Saxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saxton is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Jeffers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffers is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Broyles. See our List of 1890's Communities around Broyles.
Newspapers Published in Broyles ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Broyles.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Broyles, 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 Broyles.
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 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 Broyles:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Campbell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Claiborne County
- Fentress County
- Knox County
- Morgan County
- Scott County
- Union County
- Bell County
- Knox County
- McCreary 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> | 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 Broyles, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Broyles) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |