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 Fire (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 Fire. 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 doctors and 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.
Fox Fire is located in Knox 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 Knox County: Anderson, Blount, Grainger, Jefferson, Loudon, Roane, Sevier & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Fox Fire. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fox Fire:
- Knox County (The home county of Fox Fire)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Fire, with the one closest to Fox Fire listed first.
- Ebenezer
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Aldenwood Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
- Kingston Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston Woods is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Woods
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,790 people
- Middlebrook Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Middlebrook Acres is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 593 people
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Topside
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Topside is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
- Estimated population in 2014: 346 people
- Hunting Hills West
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hunting Hills West is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills West
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,970 people
- Belle Aire
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Belle Aire is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Aire
- Estimated population in 2014: 512 people
- Oak Grove Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 4,425 people
- Boyd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Farragut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Virtue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Virtue is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
- Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Fire, with the one closest to Fox Fire listed first.
- Spring Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Claxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Scarboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Peak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Oak Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Robertsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Panther ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Leinarts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Oliver Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Fire, with the one closest to Fox Fire listed first.
- Louisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Alcoa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Rockgardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockgardens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
- Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
- Eagleton Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
- Maryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Friendsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Kiser
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Binfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Binfield is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
- Fairway Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
- Wildwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Fire, with the one closest to Fox Fire listed first.
- Pine Crest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
- Shea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shea is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shea
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Fire, with the one closest to Fox Fire listed first.
- Blaine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lea Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Maples ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Fire, with the one closest to Fox Fire listed first.
- Strawberry Plains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cook Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
- Dumplin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Fire, with the one closest to Fox Fire listed first.
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Lenoir City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sharp Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- Centersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Eaton Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- White Wing Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
- Greenback
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Loudon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Morganton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Trigonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Fire, with the one closest to Fox Fire listed first.
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
- Vonore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Acorn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Ballplay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Madisonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Fire, with the one closest to Fox Fire listed first.
- Tupper Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tupper Town is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupper Town
- Coalfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
- Coal Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Coal Hill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Petros
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Petros is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
- Population from the 2010 Census: 583 people
- Harriman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oakdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Fire, with the one closest to Fox Fire listed first.
- Bear ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
- Bradbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bradbury is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Cave Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Kelley Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kelley Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
- Dyllis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dyllis is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
- Kries
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Kingston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Laddie Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Bazel Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Fire, with the one closest to Fox Fire listed first.
- Seymour Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
- Seymour
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dupont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Oak City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Boyds Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Kodak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Waldens Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Wear Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Henry Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Catlettsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Pigeon Forge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sevierville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Fire, with the one closest to Fox Fire listed first.
- Paulette
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Plainview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Warwicktown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Warwicktown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Loyston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
- Luttrell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Maynardville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fox Fire, see our County-by-County Page for Fox Fire.
Cemeteries Near Fox Fire ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fox Fire.
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 Fire - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fox Fire covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fox Fire, with the one closest to Fox Fire listed first.
- Craig Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Maxwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bearden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Byerly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (1046 more) ...
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Knoxville Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Fox Fire in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fox Fire.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fox Fire, with the one closest to Fox Fire listed first.
- Ebenezer
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Louisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ewing ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ewing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Mentor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mentor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Chandler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chandler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Bearden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bearden is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
- Virtue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Virtue is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
- Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
- Boyd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Ball Camp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ball Camp is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Camp
- Rockford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Disco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Disco is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Treeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Treeville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treeville
- Maryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fox Fire. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fox Fire.
Newspapers Published in Fox Fire ...
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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fox Fire.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fox Fire, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fox Fire.
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 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 Fox Fire:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Knox County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Blount County
- Campbell County
- Grainger County
- Jefferson County
- Loudon County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Roane County
- Sevier County
- Union 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 Fox Fire, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Fox Fire) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |