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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 Capps Crossing (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 Capps Crossing. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Capps Crossing ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Capps Crossing: Capps Xing.
- While the name of this community is Capps Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Capps Crossing may originally have been Capp's Crossing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Capps Crossing might be written as Capp Crossing.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Capps Crossing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Capps Crossing.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Capps Crossing is located in Claiborne 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 Claiborne County: Bell (KY), Whitley (KY), Campbell, Grainger, Hancock, Union & Lee (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Capps Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Capps Crossing:
- Claiborne County (The home county of Capps Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Capps Crossing, with the one closest to Capps Crossing listed first.
- Goin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
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- Big Barren
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Speedwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sandlick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Head of Barren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Minton Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
- New Tazewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lone Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
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- Clairfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clairfield is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairfield
- Harrogate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shawanee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County
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- Hamlin Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hamlin Town is located in Claiborne County
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- Pruden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pruden is located in Claiborne County
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- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capps Crossing, with the one closest to Capps Crossing listed first.
- Andersonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
- Norris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
- Panther ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
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- Rocky Top
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <2>
- Fraterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fraterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
- Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
- Clinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capps Crossing, with the one closest to Capps Crossing listed first.
- Flat Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County
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- Stockville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stockville is located in Campbell County
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- Girlton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Girlton is located in Campbell County
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- Victory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Victory is located in Campbell County
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- Boy ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boy is located in Campbell County
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- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
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- Fincastle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fincastle is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
- White Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Campbell County
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- Morley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morley is located in Campbell County
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- Demory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Demory is located in Campbell County
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- Habersham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Habersham is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Habersham
- LaFollette
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- 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 <2>
- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capps Crossing, with the one closest to Capps Crossing listed first.
- Washburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Joppa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Lulaville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Lea Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Maples ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Rutledge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Blaine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Massengill Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Thorn Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
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- Bowen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Wa-Ni Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Beans
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Beans is located in Grainger County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Dyers Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capps Crossing, with the one closest to Capps Crossing listed first.
- Collons Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Casablanca
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capps Crossing, with the one closest to Capps Crossing listed first.
- Alanthus Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Xenophon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Yount Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capps Crossing, with the one closest to Capps Crossing listed first.
- Strawberry Plains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Market
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Talbott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alena ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Rocky Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capps Crossing, with the one closest to Capps Crossing listed first.
- Corryton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Zacharytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown
- Bayless ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bayless is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,396 people
- Copper Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Copper Ridge is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Ridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
- Ridgeview Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ridgeview Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,979 people
- Maloneyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Maloneyville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloneyville
- Skaggston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Skaggston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggston
- Halls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Halls is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Mascot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- Murphy Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Murphy Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Hills
- Sentertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sentertown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentertown
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- John Sevier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- John Sevier is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sevier
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capps Crossing, with the one closest to Capps Crossing listed first.
- Braden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Braden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Phebe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Loo ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Maynardville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loyston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
- Warwicktown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Warwicktown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
- Luttrell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Paulette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Bell County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Capps Crossing, with the one closest to Capps Crossing listed first.
- Yellow Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Premier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Premier is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
- Stony Fork Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
- Capito
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Capito is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capito
- Edgewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Edgewood is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Middlesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fonde
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fonde is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonde
- Pruden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pruden is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Frakes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frakes is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frakes
- Pearl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Ingram
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ingram is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Calvin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Calvin is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Wasioto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Harlan County (KY)
- Pathfork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
- Knox County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Capps Crossing, with the one closest to Capps Crossing listed first.
- Wheeler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wheeler is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Warren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Warren is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Bryants Store
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Store
- Trosper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Trosper is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
- Artemus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Artemus is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Flat Lick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Barbourville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bimble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dewitt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dewitt is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
- Whitley County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Capps Crossing, with the one closest to Capps Crossing listed first.
- Lot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lot is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
- Siler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Siler is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Fairview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Packard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Packard is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
- Nevisdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nevisdale is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
- Red Ash
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Red Ash is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Saxton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saxton is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Verne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Verne is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Louden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Louden is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Pleasant View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Ayers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ayers is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Emlyn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Emlyn is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
- Williamsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Capps Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Capps Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Capps Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Capps Crossing.
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 Capps Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Capps Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Capps Crossing, with the one closest to Capps Crossing listed first.
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Capps Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greasy Hollow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Weaver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Norton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Norton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stiner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brogan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (1116 more) ...
- Treece Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hopper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cole Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Capps Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Capps Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Capps Crossing, with the one closest to Capps Crossing listed first.
- New Prospect ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Prospect is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Goin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Pleasant ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Phebe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Little Barren
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Little Barren is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Barren
- Big Barren
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Speedwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sharps Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sandlick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Minkton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Minkton is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minkton
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Loo ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Head of Barren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Capps Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Capps Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Capps Crossing ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Capps Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Capps Crossing, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Capps Crossing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Capps Crossing:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Claiborne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Campbell County
- Grainger County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Jefferson County
- Knox County
- Union County
- Bell County
- Harlan County
- Knox County
- Whitley County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Capps Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Capps Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |