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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Cowanstown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cowanstown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cowanstown, 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 Cowanstown (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 Cowanstown. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Cowanstown is historic, it would have been located within present day Johnson 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 Johnson County: Ashe (NC), Avery (NC), Watauga (NC), Carter, Sullivan, Grayson (VA) & Washington (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Cowanstown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cowanstown:
- Johnson County (The home county of Cowanstown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowanstown, with the one closest to Cowanstown listed first.
- Norris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Norris is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
- High Health ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Butler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Trade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mountain City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Fuller
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Shingletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowanstown, with the one closest to Cowanstown listed first.
- Fish Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Roan Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shell Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Buladeen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Hampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Siam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Heaton Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Hunter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Burbank
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burbank is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Elizabethton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Biltmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Gap Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Tolley Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowanstown, with the one closest to Cowanstown listed first.
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Cedar Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Holston Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Ruthton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Childress
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Bluff City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <2>
- Hunter Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
- Piney Flats
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Forest Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Bristol
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Galloway Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Galloway Mill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 665 people
- Lella ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Akard Addition
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Unicoi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowanstown, with the one closest to Cowanstown listed first.
- Limestone Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Whispering Pines
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Unicoi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Erwin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Banner Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowanstown, with the one closest to Cowanstown listed first.
- East Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- East Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
- South Gate Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- South Gate Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
- Carnegie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- Austin Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Oakland Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oakland Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
- Johnson City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
- Former names for Johnson City:
- Blue Plum Station
- Haynesville
- Johnsons Depot
- Johnsons Tank
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <2>
- North Johnson City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- North Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
- Camelot Two
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Camelot Two is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Two
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,582 people
- Flourville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Green Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Onks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Onks is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onks
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,715 people
- Ashe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowanstown, with the one closest to Cowanstown listed first.
- Ashland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Todd
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Creston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Roten
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Brownwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Grayson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Fleetwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Apple Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Comet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Comet is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- West Jefferson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Warrensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Yates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Yates is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Avery County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowanstown, with the one closest to Cowanstown listed first.
- Mount Gilead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Whaley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Whaley is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Beech Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Banner Elk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elk Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Seven Devils
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Minneapolis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Vale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Vale is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Grandfather
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Newland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Dale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
- Montezuma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Burke County (NC)
- Jonas Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Caldwell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowanstown, with the one closest to Cowanstown listed first.
- Blowing Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mortimer is located in Caldwell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Mulberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Rufus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Patterson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Adako
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adako is located in Caldwell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adako
- Collettsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McDowell County (NC)
- Ashford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Mitchell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowanstown, with the one closest to Cowanstown listed first.
- Buladean
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Bakersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Red Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Richlands
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Tipton Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Penland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bailey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Relief
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Spruce Pine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Huntdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Altapass
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Watauga County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowanstown, with the one closest to Cowanstown listed first.
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Rominger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Sugar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mabel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Zionville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Matney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Matney is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Vilas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Valle Crucis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Foscoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shulls Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Norris ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Norris is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Boone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boone is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <2>
- Sands
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sands is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Yancey County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowanstown, with the one closest to Cowanstown listed first.
- Double Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Green Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Day Book
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Newdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Sioux
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cowanstown, see our County-by-County Page for Cowanstown.
Cemeteries Near Cowanstown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cowanstown.
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 Cowanstown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cowanstown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cowanstown, with the one closest to Cowanstown listed first.
- Dugger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Payne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dugger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crosswhite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stanberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stansberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Farthing Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meadows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dugger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dry Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wolfe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dugger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Continue List (961 more) ...
- Julius Dugger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cable Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bunton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunton Cemetery
- The Bunton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Buntontown Cemetery
- Buntown Road Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9944 <3>
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 Cowanstown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cowanstown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cowanstown, with the one closest to Cowanstown listed first.
- Casper ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Casper is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casper
- Stump Knob ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stump Knob is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Knob
- Ironville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ironville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Elk Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Mills is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
- Lineback ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lineback is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineback
- Leander
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leander is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Doeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Doeville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doeville
- High Health ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Sweetwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sweetwater is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Reese
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Reese is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Butler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fish Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Pandora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pandora is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Sugar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cowanstown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cowanstown.
Newspapers Published in Cowanstown ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cowanstown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cowanstown, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cowanstown.
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 professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Cowanstown:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Sullivan County
- Unicoi County
- Washington County
- Ashe County
- Avery County
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
- Watauga County
- Yancey 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 Cowanstown, 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> | 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> | 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- Cowanstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |