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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 Clinton (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 Clinton. 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 Clinton ...

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.

The city of Clinton was originally named Burrville

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Clinton. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clinton.

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.

A Few Details for Clinton ...

While it's still very early in our research, we found that:

  • Clinton was established in 1801.

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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Clinton is located in Anderson County and is the County Seat.

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 Anderson County: Campbell, Knox, Loudon, Morgan, Roane, Scott & Union.

Below are the counties that are near Clinton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clinton:

  • Anderson County     (The home county of Clinton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
    • Peak
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Leinarts
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Claxton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Panther ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Panther is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
    • Bethel
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bethel is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
    • Fraterville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Fraterville is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
      • Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
    • Spring Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
    • Rocky Top
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Andersonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Norris
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairview ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Fairview is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Robertsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Blount County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
    • Louisville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Rockford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockford is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
    • Alcoa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Alcoa is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <1>
    • Friendsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Eagleton Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
    • Rockgardens
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockgardens is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
      • Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
    • Big Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Kiser
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Maryville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Wildwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • McMullens
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • McMullens is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
      • Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
    • Binfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Campbell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
    • Pine Crest
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
    • Hatmaker ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
    • Shea
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Caryville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Demory
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jacksboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Forkvale ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Forkvale is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
    • Silica
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Silica is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
      • Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
    • Boy ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Boy is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
    • Girlton ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Girlton is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlton
    • LaFollette
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Fincastle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Fincastle is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
  • Claiborne County
  • Grainger County
  • Jefferson County
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
    • Heiskell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Powell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Karns
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Volunteer Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Volunteer Village is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Village
    • Oak Grove Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Oak Grove Heights is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 4,425 people
    • Dante
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cumberland Estates
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cumberland Estates is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Estates
      • Estimated population in 2014: 304 people
    • Hunting Hills West
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hunting Hills West is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills West
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,970 people
    • Halls
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Halls is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
    • Bayless ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bayless is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,396 people
    • Middlebrook Acres
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Middlebrook Acres is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook Acres
      • Estimated population in 2014: 593 people
    • Fountain City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Fountain City is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
  • Loudon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
    • Vancouver ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Vancouver is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
    • White Wing Ferry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
    • Eaton Crossroads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lenoir City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Sharp Estates
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
      • Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
    • Centersville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Loudon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Loudon City Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
    • Alleghany ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Alleghany is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
      • Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
    • Greenback
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Jena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Morgan County
  • Roane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
    • Kelley Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Kelley Town is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
    • Bear ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bear is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
    • Ethel ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ethel is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
    • Wheat ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dyllis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Selkirk ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Selkirk is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
    • Bradbury
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kries
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bazel Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bazel Town is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
    • Cave Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Laddie Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Laddie Village is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
    • Kingston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Scott County
  • Sevier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
    • Seymour Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
    • Oak City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak City is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
    • Seymour
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kodak
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Boyds Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dupont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
    • Gabe ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Gabe is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
    • Paulette
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Loyston ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Warwicktown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Warwicktown is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
      • Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
    • Plainview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Lost Creek ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lost Creek is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
    • Maynardville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Loo ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Loo is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
    • Rhodelia ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rhodelia is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
    • Luttrell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Long Hollow ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Phebe ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Phebe is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe

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

Cemeteries Near Clinton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clinton.

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 Clinton - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Sunset Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Young - Cummings Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Talley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Jarnigan Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Duncan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lane Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Stair Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Barlow Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Altum Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Blowing Springs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Maples Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Yarnell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (1258 more) ...
    • Springfield Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Williams Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Henson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Clinton had a population of 1,198 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Clinton had a population of 10,119 people.

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

  • Peak
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Laurel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Laurel is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Hinds Creek ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hinds Creek is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds Creek
  • Bud ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bud is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
  • Heiskell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Offutt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Offutt is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt
  • Dossett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dossett is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dossett
  • Clinch River ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Clinch River is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch River
  • Panther ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Panther is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
  • Briceville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Briceville is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briceville
  • Marlow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Marlow is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
  • Treeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Treeville is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treeville
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Pedigo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Pedigo is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedigo
    • Fairview ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Fairview is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Twinville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Twinville is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinville

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Clinton ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clinton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Clinton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Clinton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Clinton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of Clinton.

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 Clinton:

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>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 Clinton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Clinton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.