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 Cordell (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 Cordell. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Cordell is located in Scott 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 Scott County: McCreary (KY), Anderson, Campbell, Fentress, Morgan & Pickett.
Below are the counties that are near Cordell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cordell:
- Scott County (The home county of Cordell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cordell, with the one closest to Cordell listed first.
- Winona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Winona is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Norma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Norma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Estimated population in 2014: 147 people
- Hughett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- Montgomery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Montgomery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Straight Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Straight Fork is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Fork
- Huntsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Smoky Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Smoky Junction is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Junction
- New River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Hembree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hembree is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hembree
- Robbins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Helenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cordell, with the one closest to Cordell listed first.
- Fraterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fraterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
- Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
- Rocky Top
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Top is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Top
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Former names for Rocky Top:
- Coal Creek
- Lake City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Top <1>
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Oliver Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Leinarts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Norris
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bethel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
- Clinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
- Robertsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Peak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Claxton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cordell, with the one closest to Cordell listed first.
- Shea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shea is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shea
- Silica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Silica is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
- Caryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stanfill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stanfill is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfill
- Jacksboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Elk Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Valley is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
- LaFollette
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- LaFollette is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
- LaFollette has also been known as:
- Big Creek Gap
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <1>
- Pine Crest
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Demory
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Demory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demory
- Fincastle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fincastle is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
- Boy ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Boy is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cordell, with the one closest to Cordell listed first.
- Hebbertsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Rogers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cordell, with the one closest to Cordell listed first.
- Gernt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Armathwaite
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Allardt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Jamestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Grimsley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cordell, with the one closest to Cordell listed first.
- Heiskell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Volunteer Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Volunteer Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Village
- Bayless ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bayless is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,396 people
- Karns
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cordell, with the one closest to Cordell listed first.
- Mill Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Mahan Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mahan Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Village
- Sunbright
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Petros
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Petros is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
- Population from the 2010 Census: 583 people
- Annadel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Burrville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Lancing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wartburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Lodge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Lavender
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Glades
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cordell, with the one closest to Cordell listed first.
- Kelley Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kelley Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
- Dyllis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dyllis is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Bazel Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Bear ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
- Kries
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Emory Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cordell, with the one closest to Cordell listed first.
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Loyston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- McCreary County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cordell, with the one closest to Cordell listed first.
- Strunk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Pine Knot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Revelo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Smith Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Stearns
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Whitley City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Marshes Siding
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Wayne County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cordell, with the one closest to Cordell listed first.
- Parmleysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Mount Pisgah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Whitley County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cordell, with the one closest to Cordell listed first.
- Ayers
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ayers is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Fairview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Lot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lot is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
- Red Ash
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Ash is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Saxton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saxton is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Pleasant View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Emlyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emlyn is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cordell, see our County-by-County Page for Cordell.
Cemeteries Near Cordell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cordell.
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 Cordell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cordell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cordell, with the one closest to Cordell listed first.
- Byrges Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bull Creek United Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Phillip Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rob Sexton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oscar Jeffers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Winona Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Slick Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock Cemetery
- The Slick Rock Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sexton Cemetery
- Bowling Harness Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lloyd Mtn. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hatfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Norma Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (913 more) ...
- Phillip Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hamon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rector Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Cordell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cordell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cordell, with the one closest to Cordell listed first.
- Hughett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- Norma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Norma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Estimated population in 2014: 147 people
- Jeffers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffers is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
- Huntsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Robbins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Helenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- Glenmary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Mill Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Buckeye
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Pioneer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bowl ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bowl is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowl
- Doctors ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Doctors is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctors
- Oneida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cordell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cordell.
Newspapers Published in Cordell ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cordell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cordell, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cordell.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Cordell:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Scott County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Campbell County
- Cumberland County
- Fentress County
- Knox County
- Morgan County
- Roane County
- Union County
- McCreary County
- Wayne County
- Whitley 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cordell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cordell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |