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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Butcher. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Butcher to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Butcher, please Contact Us.
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 Butcher (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 Butcher. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Butcher is historic, it would have been located within present day Hawkins County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hawkins County: Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Sullivan, Washington, Lee (VA) & Scott (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Butcher. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Butcher:
- Hawkins County (The home county of Butcher)
- The following are listed by their distance from Butcher, with the one closest to Butcher listed first.
- Strahl
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Persia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Amis
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Kepler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Rogersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Surgoinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Bulls Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blossom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Greenland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Eidson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Red Bridge Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
- Galbraith Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butcher, with the one closest to Butcher listed first.
- Caney Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Evans Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
- Raven Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butcher, with the one closest to Butcher listed first.
- Parrottsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bybee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Jimtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Del Rio
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- West Myers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- West Myers is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
- Bridgeport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Jaybird
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Newport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butcher, with the one closest to Butcher listed first.
- Bean Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wyatt Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Marshalls Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Beans
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Beans is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Thorn Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Bowen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Wa-Ni Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- 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 Butcher, with the one closest to Butcher listed first.
- Romeo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Baileyton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Albany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Ottway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Marvin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Mosheim
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Midway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jearoldstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Bolton Estates
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Forest Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people
- Greeneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butcher, with the one closest to Butcher listed first.
- Whitesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Silver City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Bright ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- East Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Monte Vista Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- Morristown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Casablanca
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Collons Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butcher, with the one closest to Butcher listed first.
- Willis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Willis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Kyles Ford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trent Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Yount Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Duck Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Sneedville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Xenophon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Alanthus Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butcher, with the one closest to Butcher listed first.
- Leadvale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- White Pine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baneberry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Talbott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butcher, with the one closest to Butcher listed first.
- Blair Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
- Fordtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Beartown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Beechwood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Borden Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Cherokee Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Colonial Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Horace ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Morrison City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Bloomingdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Unicoi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butcher, with the one closest to Butcher listed first.
- Bumpus Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Clear Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Ernestville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Flag Pond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butcher, with the one closest to Butcher listed first.
- Ducktown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ducktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 457 people
- Fall Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mill Brook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Big Sandy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Big Sandy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Estimated population in 2014: 542 people
- Limestone
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bowmantown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Locust Mount
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Harmony
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Leesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Telford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Nolichucky ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nolichucky is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
- Madison County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Butcher, with the one closest to Butcher listed first.
- Allenstand
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Allegheny
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Chapel Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Cutshalltown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- White Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Rock is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Hurricane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Butcher, see our County-by-County Page for Butcher.
Cemeteries Near Butcher ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Butcher.
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 Butcher - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Butcher covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Butcher, with the one closest to Butcher listed first.
- Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Burns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Everhart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McClellan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Webster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Strahl Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Louderback Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tunnel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (853 more) ...
- Carmichael Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tunnel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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.
While we didn't find Butcher in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Butcher.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Butcher, with the one closest to Butcher listed first.
- Strahl
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Romeo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Persia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Otes
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Otes is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otes
- Amis
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- New Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Austins Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Austins Mill is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austins Mill
- Pilot Knob
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Knob is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Albany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Ottway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Rogersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Marvin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Locust Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Locust Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Springs
- Van Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Van Hill is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Butcher. See our List of 1890's Communities around Butcher.
Newspapers Published in Butcher ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Butcher.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Butcher, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Butcher.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Butcher:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hawkins County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Cocke County
- Grainger County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Jefferson County
- Sullivan County
- Unicoi County
- Washington County
- Madison County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Butcher, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Butcher) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |