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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 Cheeks Crossroads (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 Cheeks Crossroads. 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 Cheeks Crossroads ...
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 Cheeks Crossroads: Cheeks Xrds.
- While the name of this community is Cheeks Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Cheeks Crossroads may originally have been Cheek's Crossroads.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Cheeks Crossroads might be written as Cheek Crossroads.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cheeks Crossroads. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cheeks Crossroads.
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 doctors 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.
Cheeks Crossroads is located in Hamblen 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 Hamblen County: Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hawkins & Jefferson.
Below are the counties that are near Cheeks Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cheeks Crossroads:
- Hamblen County (The home county of Cheeks Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cheeks Crossroads, with the one closest to Cheeks Crossroads listed first.
- East Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Bright ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Silver City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Whitesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Morristown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Monte Vista Estates
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Casablanca
(6 miles [9.7 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
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cheeks Crossroads, with the one closest to Cheeks Crossroads listed first.
- Caney Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Evans Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
- Raven Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Springdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Lone Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Tazewell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Tazewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Head of Barren
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Sandlick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Big Barren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Goin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cheeks Crossroads, with the one closest to Cheeks Crossroads listed first.
- Bybee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Parrottsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Clevenger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clevenger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
- Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
- Jaybird
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Jimtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Wilsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Bailey Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Newport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Carson Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- West Myers
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Edwina
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Del Rio
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cheeks Crossroads, with the one closest to Cheeks Crossroads listed first.
- Wyatt Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Bean Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marshalls Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Beans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beans is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Bowen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Thorn Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Wa-Ni Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Dyers Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Rutledge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Massengill Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Lulaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Washburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cheeks Crossroads, with the one closest to Cheeks Crossroads listed first.
- Beulah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Warrensburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Marvin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Midway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mosheim
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Romeo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Albany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Bright Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Ottway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sirenburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
- Baileyton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cheeks Crossroads, with the one closest to Cheeks Crossroads listed first.
- Yount Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Duck Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Trent Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Xenophon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Sneedville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Alanthus Hill
(23 miles [37 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
- Kyles Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Willis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cheeks Crossroads, with the one closest to Cheeks Crossroads listed first.
- Mooresburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Red Bridge Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
- Bulls Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Galbraith Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Mooresburg Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mooresburg Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg Springs
- Population from the 2010 Census: 941 people
- Persia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Rogersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Strahl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Amis
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Eidson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Kepler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Surgoinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cheeks Crossroads, with the one closest to Cheeks Crossroads listed first.
- Leadvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- White Pine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Edna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Talbott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baneberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rock Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Jefferson City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dandridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Alena ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- New Market
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- Piedmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Knox County
- Zacharytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cheeks Crossroads, with the one closest to Cheeks Crossroads listed first.
- Henry Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Kodak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millican Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- East Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Harrisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cheeks Crossroads, with the one closest to Cheeks Crossroads listed first.
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Luttrell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cheeks Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Cheeks Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Cheeks Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cheeks Crossroads.
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 Cheeks Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cheeks Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cheeks Crossroads, with the one closest to Cheeks Crossroads listed first.
- Hamblen Memory Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dodson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Thomason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heath Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morelock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bent Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mays Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hyatt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (919 more) ...
- Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Creechs Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Livingston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<4>
While we didn't find Cheeks Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cheeks Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cheeks Crossroads, with the one closest to Cheeks Crossroads listed first.
- Russellville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bright ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Springvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Springvale is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Whitesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Morristown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mooresburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Witt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Witt is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt
- Bulls Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bean Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marshalls Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Noeton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Noeton is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noeton
- Beulah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Saint Clair
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Clair is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Galbraith Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Thula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thula is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thula
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cheeks Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cheeks Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Cheeks Crossroads ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cheeks Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cheeks Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cheeks Crossroads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Cheeks Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hamblen County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Cocke County
- Grainger County
- Greene County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Jefferson County
- Knox County
- Sevier County
- Union 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | 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 Cheeks Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cheeks Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |