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 Fisher Creek (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 Fisher Creek. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Fisher Creek ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Fisher Creek: Fisher Crk. (or less commonly used: Fisher Ck. or Fisher Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fisher Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fisher Creek.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Fisher Creek is located in Hawkins 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 Hawkins County: Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Sullivan, Washington, Lee (VA) & Scott (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Fisher Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fisher Creek:
- Hawkins County (The home county of Fisher Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fisher Creek, with the one closest to Fisher Creek listed first.
- Eidson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Surgoinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Greenland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Kepler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Rogersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Strahl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Blossom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Church Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Persia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fisher Creek, with the one closest to Fisher Creek listed first.
- Caney Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Evans Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
- Raven Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fisher Creek, with the one closest to Fisher Creek listed first.
- Bean Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Marshalls Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Beans
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beans is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Thorn Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fisher Creek, with the one closest to Fisher Creek listed first.
- Baileyton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Romeo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Jearoldstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Ottway
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Albany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Marvin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Milburnton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Mosheim
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Centersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Centersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Bolton Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fisher Creek, with the one closest to Fisher Creek listed first.
- Whitesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bright ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Silver City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- East Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Casablanca
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Morristown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fisher Creek, with the one closest to Fisher Creek listed first.
- Kyles Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Trent Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Sneedville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Duck Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Yount Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Xenophon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Alanthus Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fisher Creek, with the one closest to Fisher Creek listed first.
- Blair Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
- Beartown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Morrison City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Cherokee Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Kingsport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Beechwood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Borden Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Horace ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Colonial Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fordtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Bloomingdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fisher Creek, with the one closest to Fisher Creek listed first.
- Fall Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ducktown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ducktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 457 people
- Harmony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Locust Mount
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Big Sandy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Big Sandy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Estimated population in 2014: 542 people
- Mill Brook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Bowmantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Gray
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Limestone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fisher Creek, with the one closest to Fisher Creek listed first.
- Cranks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Holmes Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
- Cawood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
- Dizney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dizney is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
- Bobs Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
- Kenvir
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kenvir is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenvir
- Redbud
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Redbud is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Closplint
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Closplint is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint
- Darkmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Darkmont is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkmont
- Draper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Draper is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Evarts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Short Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Short Town is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fisher Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Fisher Creek.
Cemeteries Near Fisher Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fisher Creek.
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 Fisher Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fisher Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fisher Creek, with the one closest to Fisher Creek listed first.
- Shanks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Still Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Creatch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Presley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Charles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Marshall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Barrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Moneyhun Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneyhun Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moneyhun Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northeast of Eidson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15718 <3>
- Still Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gilliam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Continue List (696 more) ...
- Size More Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Absalom Starnes Looney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Fisher Creek had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fisher Creek, with the one closest to Fisher Creek listed first.
- Vogel ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Vogel is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel
- Gillenwater ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gillenwater is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillenwater
- Alumwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alumwell is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alumwell
- Eidson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Surgoinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stony Point is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Starnes ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Starnes is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starnes
- Kyles Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Rogersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Opossum ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Opossum is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opossum
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- New Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Mole
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mole is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole
- Austins Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Austins Mill is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austins Mill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fisher Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fisher Creek.
Newspapers Published in Fisher Creek ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fisher Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fisher Creek, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fisher Creek.
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 Fisher Creek:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hawkins County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Grainger County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Sullivan County
- Washington County
- Harlan 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fisher Creek) 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 Fisher Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |