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 Fox Branch (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 Fox Branch. 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 Fox Branch ...
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 Fox Branch: Fox Br. (or less commonly used: Fox Brnch.)
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Fox Branch is located in Hancock 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 Hancock County: Claiborne, Grainger, Hawkins, Lee (VA) & Scott (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Fox Branch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fox Branch:
- Hancock County (The home county of Fox Branch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Branch, with the one closest to Fox Branch listed first.
- Kyles Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Willis
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Willis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Sneedville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trent Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Duck Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Yount Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Xenophon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Alanthus Hill
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Branch, with the one closest to Fox Branch listed first.
- Caney Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Evans Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
- Raven Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Springdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Tazewell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lone Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Harrogate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Tazewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shawanee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Branch, with the one closest to Fox Branch listed first.
- Bean Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Beans
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beans is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Marshalls Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Thorn Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Bowen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Branch, with the one closest to Fox Branch listed first.
- Romeo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Baileyton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Marvin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Ottway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Albany
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Jearoldstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Mosheim
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Midway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Beulah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Branch, with the one closest to Fox Branch listed first.
- Whitesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bright ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- East Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Silver City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Casablanca
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Monte Vista Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Branch, with the one closest to Fox Branch listed first.
- Eidson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Rogersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Amis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Galbraith Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Surgoinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mooresburg Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mooresburg Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg Springs
- Population from the 2010 Census: 941 people
- Mooresburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Red Bridge Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
- Kepler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Greenland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Persia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Strahl
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Branch, with the one closest to Fox Branch listed first.
- Blair Gap
(25 miles [40.2 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Morrison City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Cherokee Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Washington County
- Fall Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bell County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Branch, with the one closest to Fox Branch listed first.
- Callaway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Callaway is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Miracle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Miracle is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Stoney Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stoney Fork is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork
- Calvin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Calvin is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Varilla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Varilla is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varilla
- Kettle Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Branch, with the one closest to Fox Branch listed first.
- Cranks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Bobs Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
- Cawood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
- Dizney
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dizney is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
- Kenvir
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kenvir is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenvir
- Mary Alice
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
- Draper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Draper is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Evarts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Redbud
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Redbud is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Verda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Verda is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verda
- Bailey Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bailey Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Creek
- Ages
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ages is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ages
- Leslie County (KY)
- Helton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Helton is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Letcher County (KY)
- Gordon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gordon is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Perry County (KY)
- Delphia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Delphia is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fox Branch, see our County-by-County Page for Fox Branch.
Cemeteries Near Fox Branch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fox Branch.
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 Fox Branch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fox Branch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fox Branch, with the one closest to Fox Branch listed first.
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kinsler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Belcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Trent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Weston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Livesay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Testerman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Collins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Livesay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pridemore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (637 more) ...
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Neely Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Fox Branch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fox Branch.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fox Branch, with the one closest to Fox Branch listed first.
- Kyles Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eidson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Sneedville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lee Valley is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Valley
- Alumwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alumwell is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alumwell
- Gillenwater ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gillenwater is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillenwater
- Fisher Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher Creek is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Creek
- Luther
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Luther is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Vogel ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vogel is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel
- Choptack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Choptack is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptack
- Xenophon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Rogersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Amis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Galbraith Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Austins Mill
(15 miles [24.1 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 Fox Branch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fox Branch.
Newspapers Published in Fox Branch ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fox Branch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fox Branch, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fox Branch.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Fox Branch:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Grainger County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Hawkins County
- Sullivan County
- Washington County
- Bell County
- Harlan County
- Leslie County
- Letcher County
- Perry 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> | 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 Fox Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fox Branch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |