Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Elva. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Elva to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Elva, 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 Elva (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 Elva. 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 and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Elva is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Elva. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elva:
- Scott County (The home county of Elva)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elva, with the one closest to Elva listed first.
- Foster Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
- Verdun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Verdun is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdun
- West Oneida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Oneida is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneida
- Oneida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Isham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Isham is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
- State Line
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- State Line is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Helenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Huntsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Robbins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- West Robbins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
- Robbins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elva, with the one closest to Elva listed first.
- Stanfill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stanfill is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfill
- Elk Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Elk Valley is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
- Jellico
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Silica
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Silica is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
- Caryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shea is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shea
- Jacksboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elva, with the one closest to Elva listed first.
- Gernt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Armathwaite
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Pall Mall
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Allardt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Little Crab
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Cooper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Grimsley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elva, with the one closest to Elva listed first.
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Burrville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Mill Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Sunbright
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Glades
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Deer Lodge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Annadel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Lavender
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Mahan Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mahan Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Village
- Pickett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elva, with the one closest to Elva listed first.
- Cedar Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Chanute
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Static
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Static is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Byrdstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clinton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elva, with the one closest to Elva listed first.
- Alpha
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Savage
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Savage is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Static
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Cumberland City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Albany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- McCreary County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elva, with the one closest to Elva listed first.
- Revelo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Smith Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Pine Knot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Strunk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Stearns
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitley City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marshes Siding
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Wiborg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Greenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Pulaski County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elva, with the one closest to Elva listed first.
- Alpine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Alpine is located in Pulaski County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Sloans Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
- Tateville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Bronston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Burnside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Northfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Northfield is located in Pulaski County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Wayne County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elva, with the one closest to Elva listed first.
- Parmleysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Mount Pisgah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Ritner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Slickford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Sumpter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Shearer Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Monticello
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Murl
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Murl is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
- Frazer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Mill Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Parnell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Rankin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Whitley County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elva, with the one closest to Elva listed first.
- Ayers
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ayers is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Emlyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Emlyn is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
- Williamsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Pleasant View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Red Ash
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Red Ash is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Saxton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Saxton is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Lot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lot is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elva, see our County-by-County Page for Elva.
Cemeteries Near Elva ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elva.
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 Elva - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elva covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elva, with the one closest to Elva listed first.
- Terry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Slavens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spradlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Boyatt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kidd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grave Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (737 more) ...
- King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Blevins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Elva in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elva.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elva, with the one closest to Elva listed first.
- Oneida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parmleysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Winfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Pisgah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Isham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Isham is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
- Helenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coopersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coopersville is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Doctors ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Doctors is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctors
- New River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Huntsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ritner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Rugby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Armathwaite
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Robbins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bowl ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bowl is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowl
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elva. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elva.
Newspapers Published in Elva ...
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 Elva.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elva, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elva.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Elva:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Scott County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Campbell County
- Fentress County
- Morgan County
- Pickett County
- Clinton County
- McCreary County
- Pulaski County
- Wayne County
- Whitley 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 Elva, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elva) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |