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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 Clairfield (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 Clairfield. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Clairfield is located in Claiborne County.

To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties 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 Clairfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clairfield:

  • Claiborne County     (The home county of Clairfield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clairfield, with the one closest to Clairfield listed first.
    • Hamlin Town
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Town
      • Hamlin Town is located in Claiborne County
    • Pruden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Speedwell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Minton Mill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minton Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
      • Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
    • Cumberland Gap
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Goin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
      • Goin is located in Claiborne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Goin
      • From Clairfield to Goin
    • Harrogate
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrogate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrogate
      • Harrogate is located in Claiborne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,362 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrogate <2>
    • Shawanee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Big Barren
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Barren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
      • Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Big Barren
      • From Clairfield to Big Barren
    • Sandlick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sandlick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
      • Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sandlick
      • From Clairfield to Sandlick
    • Head of Barren
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • New Tazewell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clairfield, with the one closest to Clairfield listed first.
    • Andersonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Norris
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
      • Norris is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,612 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norris <2>
    • Rocky Top
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Anderson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
    • Fraterville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fraterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
      • Fraterville is located in Anderson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
    • Panther ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panther have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
      • Panther is located in Anderson County
  • Campbell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clairfield, with the one closest to Clairfield listed first.
    • White Oak
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Morley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Habersham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Stockville ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
      • Stockville is located in Campbell County
    • Flat Hollow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jellico
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Fincastle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fincastle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
      • Fincastle is located in Campbell County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
    • Boy ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
      • Boy is located in Campbell County
    • Girlton ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girlton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlton
      • Girlton is located in Campbell County
    • LaFollette
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Demory
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Elk Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Grainger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clairfield, with the one closest to Clairfield listed first.
    • Washburn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Washburn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
      • Washburn is located in Grainger County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Washburn
      • From Clairfield to Washburn
    • Joppa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lulaville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lulaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
      • Lulaville is located in Grainger County
    • Lea Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Maples ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maples have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
      • Maples is located in Grainger County
    • Rutledge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hancock County
    • Alanthus Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanthus Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
      • Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clairfield, with the one closest to Clairfield listed first.
    • Bayless ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayless have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless
      • Bayless is located in Knox County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,396 people
    • Copper Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Ridge
      • Copper Ridge is located in Knox County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
    • Corryton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Zacharytown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Scott County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clairfield, with the one closest to Clairfield listed first.
    • Braden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Phebe ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phebe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
      • Phebe is located in Union County
    • Long Hollow ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Rhodelia ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhodelia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
      • Rhodelia is located in Union County
    • Loo ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
      • Loo is located in Union County
    • Lost Creek ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
      • Lost Creek is located in Union County
    • Loyston ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loyston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
      • Loyston is located in Union County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Loyston
      • From Clairfield to Loyston
    • Haynes ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haynes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
      • Haynes is located in Union County
    • Maynardville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynardville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynardville
      • Maynardville is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maynardville <2>
    • Warwicktown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warwicktown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
      • Warwicktown is located in Union County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
    • Gabe ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gabe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
      • Gabe is located in Union County
    • Paulette
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paulette. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
      • Paulette is located in Union County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Paulette
      • From Clairfield to Paulette
  • Bell County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clairfield, with the one closest to Clairfield listed first.
    • Pruden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fonde
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pearl
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pearl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
      • Pearl is located in Bell County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pearl
      • From Clairfield to Pearl
    • Frakes
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Capito
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Capito. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capito
      • Capito is located in Bell County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Capito
      • From Clairfield to Capito
    • Yellow Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Premier
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Premier. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
      • Premier is located in Bell County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Premier
      • From Clairfield to Premier
    • Edgewood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
      • Edgewood is located in Bell County (KY)
    • Stony Fork Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Middlesboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Ingram
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ingram. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
      • Ingram is located in Bell County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ingram
      • From Clairfield to Ingram
    • Wasioto
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Harlan County (KY)
  • Knox County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clairfield, with the one closest to Clairfield listed first.
    • Wheeler
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Warren
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Trosper
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trosper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
      • Trosper is located in Knox County (KY)
    • Artemus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artemus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
      • Artemus is located in Knox County (KY)
    • Flat Lick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
      • Flat Lick is located in Knox County (KY)
    • Barbourville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barbourville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
      • Barbourville is located in Knox County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,974 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barbourville <2>
    • Bimble
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bimble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bimble
      • Bimble is located in Knox County (KY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bimble <2>
    • Heidrick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Cannon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
      • Cannon is located in Knox County (KY)
    • Dewitt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewitt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
      • Dewitt is located in Knox County (KY)
    • Hinkle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinkle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
      • Hinkle is located in Knox County (KY)
    • Walker
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Walker is located in Knox County (KY)
  • McCreary County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clairfield, with the one closest to Clairfield listed first.
    • Strunk
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strunk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
      • Strunk is located in McCreary County (KY)
    • Pine Knot
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Revelo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Revelo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
      • Revelo is located in McCreary County (KY)
  • Whitley County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clairfield, with the one closest to Clairfield listed first.
    • Lot
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Packard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Packard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
      • Packard is located in Whitley County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Packard
      • From Clairfield to Packard
    • Fairview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Siler
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Nevisdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Ash
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Ash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
      • Red Ash is located in Whitley County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Red Ash
      • From Clairfield to Red Ash
    • Saxton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saxton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
      • Saxton is located in Whitley County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saxton
      • From Clairfield to Saxton
    • Pleasant View
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Verne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Louden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Emlyn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ayers
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clairfield, see our County-by-County Page for Clairfield.

Cemeteries Near Clairfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clairfield.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clairfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clairfield, with the one closest to Clairfield listed first.

  • Bostica Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bostica Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bostica Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • King Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • King Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chadwell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chadwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chadwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • John A. Partin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hatfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hatfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hayes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bowman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Childress Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Childress Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Childress Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lawson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Rogers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Green Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Smith Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Clairfield had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Clairfield, with the one closest to Clairfield listed first.

  • Speedwell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
    • Pleasant is located in Claiborne County
  • Stockville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
    • Stockville is located in Campbell County
  • Lot
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Saxton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saxton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
    • Saxton is located in Whitley County (KY)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Saxton
    • From Clairfield to Saxton
  • Red Ash
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Ash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
    • Red Ash is located in Whitley County (KY)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Red Ash
    • From Clairfield to Red Ash
  • Jellico
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Pine Mountain ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
    • Pine Mountain is located in Campbell County
  • Fincastle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fincastle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
    • Fincastle is located in Campbell County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
  • Phebe ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phebe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
    • Phebe is located in Union County
  • New Prospect ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
    • New Prospect is located in Union County
  • Carpenter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
    • Carpenter is located in Whitley County (KY)
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    • Powells River ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powells River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells River
      • Powells River is located in Campbell County
    • Ray ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
      • Ray is located in Union County
    • Long Hollow ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clairfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clairfield.

Newspapers Published in Clairfield ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clairfield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clairfield, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clairfield.

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 websites either 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 Clairfield:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clairfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Clairfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Clairfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clairfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5506, Longitude: -83.9488    









 

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