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 Dry Hill (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 Dry Hill. 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.
Dry Hill is located in 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 Dry Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dry Hill:
- Johnson County (The home county of Dry Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Hill, with the one closest to Dry Hill listed first.
- High Health ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Butler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Norris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Norris is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Trade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Fuller
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- 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
- Shingletown
(17 miles [27.4 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 Dry Hill, with the one closest to Dry Hill 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
- Buladeen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- 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
- Roan Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Siam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Hampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- 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
- Burbank
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burbank is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Elizabethton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Biltmore
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Hill, with the one closest to Dry Hill listed first.
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Cedar Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Holston Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Ruthton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Childress
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Bluff City
(20 miles [32.2 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 <1>
- Hunter Hills
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Forest Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Bristol
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Galloway Mill
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Collingwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Unicoi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Hill, with the one closest to Dry Hill listed first.
- Limestone Cove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Whispering Pines
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Unicoi
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Dry Hill, with the one closest to Dry Hill listed first.
- Carnegie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- 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
- Austin Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Oakland Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Oakland Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
- Johnson City
(23 miles [37 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 <1>
- North Johnson City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- North Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
- Camelot Two
(24 miles [38.6 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Midway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Oak Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Onks
(27 miles [43.5 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 Dry Hill, with the one closest to Dry Hill listed first.
- Ashland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Creston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Todd
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Grayson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Roten
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Brownwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Fleetwood
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Warrensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Avery County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Hill, with the one closest to Dry Hill listed first.
- Mount Gilead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Whaley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whaley is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Beech Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Banner Elk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sugar Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Seven Devils
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Minneapolis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Vale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Vale is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Grandfather
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Dale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
- Burke County (NC)
- Jonas Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Caldwell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Hill, with the one closest to Dry Hill listed first.
- Blowing Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mortimer is located in Caldwell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Mulberry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Rufus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Mitchell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Hill, with the one closest to Dry Hill listed first.
- Buladean
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Bakersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Relief
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Penland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bailey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Spruce Pine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Huntdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Watauga County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Hill, with the one closest to Dry Hill listed first.
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Rominger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Mabel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Sugar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zionville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Vilas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Matney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Matney is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Valle Crucis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Foscoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shulls Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Norris ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Norris is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Boone
(16 miles [25.7 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 <1>
- Yancey County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Hill, with the one closest to Dry Hill listed first.
- Green Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Double Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dry Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Dry Hill.
Cemeteries Near Dry Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dry Hill.
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 Dry Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dry Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dry Hill, with the one closest to Dry Hill listed first.
- Dugger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Julius Dugger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dry Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wolfe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cable Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dugger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dugger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dugger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Midway Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wagner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (977 more) ...
- Lakeview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] 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 <2>
- Wagner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Dry Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dry Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dry Hill, with the one closest to Dry Hill listed first.
- Stump Knob ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stump Knob is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Knob
- Casper ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Casper is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casper
- Ironville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ironville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Lineback ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lineback is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineback
- High Health ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Doeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Doeville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doeville
- Elk Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Mills is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
- Butler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leander
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Leander is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Pandora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pandora is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- 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
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sweetwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sweetwater is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Reese
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Reese is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dry Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dry Hill.
Newspapers Published in Dry Hill ...
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 Dry Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dry Hill, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dry Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Dry Hill:
- 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
- Mitchell County
- Watauga County
- Yancey 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Dry Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Dry Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |