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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Clinch River. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Clinch River to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Clinch River, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Clinch River (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 Clinch River. 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 Clinch River ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Clinch River: Clinch Riv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Clinch River. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clinch River.
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 and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Clinch River is historic, it would have been located within present day Grainger 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 Grainger County: Claiborne, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Knox & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Clinch River. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clinch River:
- Grainger County (The home county of Clinch River)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinch River, with the one closest to Clinch River listed first.
- Rutledge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Washburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
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- Thorn Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
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- Lulaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
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- Bowen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
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- Joppa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
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- Beans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beans is located in Grainger County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Massengill Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Wa-Ni Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
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- Marshalls Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
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- Dyers Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Maples ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
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- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinch River, with the one closest to Clinch River listed first.
- Andersonville
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinch River, with the one closest to Clinch River listed first.
- Flat Hollow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County
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- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
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- Girlton ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Girlton is located in Campbell County
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- Stockville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stockville is located in Campbell County
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- Victory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Victory is located in Campbell County
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- Boy ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Boy is located in Campbell County
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- Fincastle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fincastle is located in Campbell County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
- Demory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Demory is located in Campbell County
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- White Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Campbell County
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- Morley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morley is located in Campbell County
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- Habersham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Habersham is located in Campbell County
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- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinch River, with the one closest to Clinch River listed first.
- Lone Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Springdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
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- Raven Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Evans Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
- Caney Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Head of Barren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- New Tazewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tazewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sandlick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Big Barren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
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- Goin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
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- Minton Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
- Cocke County
- Bybee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinch River, with the one closest to Clinch River listed first.
- Beulah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
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- Warrensburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
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- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinch River, with the one closest to Clinch River listed first.
- Collons Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Morristown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bright ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Monte Vista Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- East Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Whitesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Silver City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
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- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinch River, with the one closest to Clinch River listed first.
- Xenophon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Alanthus Hill
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Yount Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Duck Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Sneedville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trent Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinch River, with the one closest to Clinch River listed first.
- Mooresburg Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mooresburg Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg Springs
- Population from the 2010 Census: 941 people
- Mooresburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Galbraith Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Red Bridge Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
- Bulls Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Eidson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
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- Persia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
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- Rogersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinch River, with the one closest to Clinch River listed first.
- Jefferson City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Talbott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Market
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Alena ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Flat Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Rocky Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- Edna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
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- Strawberry Plains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- White Pine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dandridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Piedmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
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- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinch River, with the one closest to Clinch River listed first.
- Zacharytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
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- Corryton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Skaggston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Skaggston is located in Knox County
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- Mascot
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- Lyonton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
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- Maloneyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Maloneyville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloneyville
- Ridgeview Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeview Heights is located in Knox County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 1,979 people
- Thorn Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
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- Bayless ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bayless is located in Knox County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 1,396 people
- Copper Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Copper Ridge is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Ridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- McMillan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- McMillan is located in Knox County
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- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinch River, with the one closest to Clinch River listed first.
- Henry Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
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- Kodak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Boyds Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinch River, with the one closest to Clinch River listed first.
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Luttrell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Maynardville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loo ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Plainview
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Braden
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Braden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Phebe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Warwicktown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Warwicktown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Paulette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Bell County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinch River, with the one closest to Clinch River listed first.
- Middlesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Premier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Premier is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
- Stony Fork Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
- Yellow Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Edgewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Capito
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Capito is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capito
- Fonde
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fonde is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonde
- Pruden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pruden is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Calvin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Calvin is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Varilla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Varilla is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varilla
- Miracle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Miracle is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Wasioto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinch River, with the one closest to Clinch River listed first.
- Pathfork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
- Twila
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Twila is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
- Knox County (KY)
- Wheeler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeler is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clinch River, see our County-by-County Page for Clinch River.
Cemeteries Near Clinch River ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clinch River.
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 Clinch River - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clinch River covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clinch River, with the one closest to Clinch River listed first.
- Hopson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ritter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bunch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Janeway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rosenbalm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Seymoure Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Days Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bunchtown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (1126 more) ...
- Epperson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hodges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Clinch River in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clinch River.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clinch River, with the one closest to Clinch River listed first.
- Lone Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Liberty Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Springdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Washburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Rutledge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Tazewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Head of Barren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Lulaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Bowen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Thorn Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Sandlick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Tazewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Ambro ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ambro is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambro
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clinch River. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clinch River.
Newspapers Published in Clinch River ...
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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clinch River.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clinch River, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clinch River.
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 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 Clinch River:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Grainger County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Campbell County
- Claiborne County
- Cocke County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Jefferson County
- Knox County
- Sevier County
- Union County
- Bell County
- Harlan County
- Knox County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Clinch River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clinch River) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |