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 Church Hill (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 Church Hill. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 west 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.
Church Hill is located in 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 Church Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Church Hill:
- Hawkins County (The home county of Church Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
- Block City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Green Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- New Canton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Mount Carmel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Blossom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Greenland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Rotherwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Frisco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Waycross
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Greenvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
- Watauga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Pine Crest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Central
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Biltmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Elizabethton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
- Jearoldstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Milburnton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Baileyton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Centersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Centersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Ottway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Fairview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Rheatown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Romeo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Afton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Albany
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Bolton Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Hamblen County
- Whitesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
- Willis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Willis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Kyles Ford
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Trent Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Sneedville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Duck Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Yount Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
- Blair Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
- Beartown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Cherokee Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Borden Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Kingsport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Morrison City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Beechwood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Horace ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Colonial Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Fordtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Bloomingdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- 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 Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
- Bumpus Cove
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Erwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Unicoi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whispering Pines
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
- Fall Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Ducktown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ducktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 457 people
- Gray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Mount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Spurgeon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Big Sandy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Sandy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Estimated population in 2014: 542 people
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Bowmantown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Oak Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Leesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
- Holmes Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
- Cranks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Church Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Church Hill.
Cemeteries Near Church Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Church Hill.
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 Church Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Church Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
- Patterson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Christian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Loyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Click Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Yankee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (812 more) ...
- Mowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Larkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Church Hill had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Church Hill had a population of 6,643 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
- New Canton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Mole
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mole is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Blossom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Harbour
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harbour is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour
- Rotherwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Opossum ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Opossum is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opossum
- Stony Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stony Point is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Butterfly ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Butterfly is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfly
- Starnes ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Starnes is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starnes
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Cloverbottom ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverbottom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverbottom
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Surgoinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lovelace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lovelace is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
- Fall Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Church Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Church Hill.
Newspapers Published in Church Hill ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Church Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Church Hill, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Church Hill.
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 Church Hill:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hawkins County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Sullivan County
- Unicoi County
- Washington County
- Harlan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Church Hill, 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 from Point A (ie- Church Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |