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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 Free 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 Free 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.

Name Variations for Free Hill ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: Free Hills.

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.

Free Hill is located in Clay County.

To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clay County: Cumberland (KY), Monroe (KY), Jackson, Macon, Overton & Pickett.

Below are the counties that are near Free Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Free Hill:

  • Clay County     (The home county of Free Hill)
  • Fentress County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Free Hill, with the one closest to Free Hill listed first.
    • Cooper
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
      • Cooper is located in Fentress County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
    • Little Crab
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Pall Mall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Wilder
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Free Hill, with the one closest to Free Hill listed first.
    • Burristown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Whitleyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Columbus Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
      • Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
    • Gainesboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesboro
      • Gainesboro is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesboro <1>
    • North Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dodson Branch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodson Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
      • Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
    • Haydenburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haydenburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
      • Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Haydenburg
      • From Free Hill to Haydenburg
    • Rough Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Mayfield ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
      • Mayfield is located in Jackson County
    • Nameless
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Free Hill, with the one closest to Free Hill listed first.
    • Walnut Shade
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Red Boiling Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Boiling Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Boiling Springs
      • Red Boiling Springs is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Boiling Springs <1>
    • Mill Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
      • Mill Town is located in Macon County
    • Gibbs Crossroads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Frog Pond
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Lafayette
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Meadorville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Overton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Free Hill, with the one closest to Free Hill listed first.
    • Grey ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
      • Grey is located in Overton County
    • Oakley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Taylors Crossroads
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Free Communion
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Garretts Mill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Livingston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Livingston is located in Overton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,129 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <1>
    • Oak Dale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
      • Oak Dale is located in Overton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
    • Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Poteet ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poteet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
      • Poteet is located in Overton County
    • Beaver Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bushing ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
      • Bushing is located in Overton County
    • Qualls ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Qualls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
      • Qualls is located in Overton County
    • Hanging Limb
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pickett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Free Hill, with the one closest to Free Hill listed first.
    • Byrdstown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Static
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Static. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
      • Static is located in Pickett County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Static
      • From Free Hill to Static
    • Chanute
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chanute. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
      • Chanute is located in Pickett County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chanute
      • From Free Hill to Chanute
    • Cedar Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Free Hill, with the one closest to Free Hill listed first.
    • Avoton ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avoton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
      • Avoton is located in Putnam County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Avoton
      • From Free Hill to Avoton
    • Bangham Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangham Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
      • Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
    • Jeremiah
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Algood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Algood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algood
      • Algood is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,547 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algood <1>
    • Park Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
      • Park Village is located in Putnam County
    • Shennon Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shennon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
      • Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
    • Cookeville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • White Plains
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
      • White Plains is located in Putnam County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
    • Lafayette
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
      • Lafayette is located in Putnam County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
    • Baxter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
      • Baxter is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <1>
    • Southtown Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southtown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
      • Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
    • Pekin ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pekin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
      • Pekin is located in Putnam County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
  • Smith County
  • Adair County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Free Hill, with the one closest to Free Hill listed first.
    • Breeding
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Breeding. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding
      • Breeding is located in Adair County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Breeding
      • From Free Hill to Breeding
    • Chance
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Inroad
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inroad. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inroad
      • Inroad is located in Adair County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Inroad
      • From Free Hill to Inroad
    • Toria
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toria
      • Toria is located in Adair County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Toria
      • From Free Hill to Toria
    • Cundiff
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Nell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nell
      • Nell is located in Adair County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nell
      • From Free Hill to Nell
  • Barren County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Free Hill, with the one closest to Free Hill listed first.
    • Nobob
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Eighty Eight
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eighty Eight have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
      • Eighty Eight is located in Barren County (KY)
    • Etoile
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etoile have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
      • Etoile is located in Barren County (KY)
    • Kino
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Clinton County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Free Hill, with the one closest to Free Hill listed first.
    • Browns Crossroads
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Albany
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Static
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Static. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
      • Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Static
      • From Free Hill to Static
    • Ida
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
      • Ida is located in Clinton County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ida
      • From Free Hill to Ida
    • Savage
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Savage. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
      • Savage is located in Clinton County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Savage
      • From Free Hill to Savage
    • Cumberland City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
      • Cumberland City is located in Clinton County (KY)
    • Alpha
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
      • Alpha is located in Clinton County (KY)
  • Cumberland County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Free Hill, with the one closest to Free Hill listed first.
    • Cloyds Landing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Leslie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Grider
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Dougan Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dougan Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
      • Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County (KY)
    • Waterview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Burkesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkesville
      • Burkesville is located in Cumberland County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkesville <1>
    • Marrowbone
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Dubre
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
      • Dubre is located in Cumberland County (KY)
    • Bakerton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
      • Bakerton is located in Cumberland County (KY)
  • Metcalfe County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Free Hill, with the one closest to Free Hill listed first.
    • Beaumont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Summer Shade
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Flat
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Edmonton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmonton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonton
      • Edmonton is located in Metcalfe County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,597 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmonton <1>
    • Randolph
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Randolph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Metcalfe County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Randolph
      • From Free Hill to Randolph
  • Monroe County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Free Hill, with the one closest to Free Hill listed first.
    • Martinsburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
      • Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
    • Hestand
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hestand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
      • Hestand is located in Monroe County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hestand
      • From Free Hill to Hestand
    • Boles
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
      • Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boles
      • From Free Hill to Boles
    • Meshack
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meshack. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
      • Meshack is located in Monroe County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Meshack
      • From Free Hill to Meshack
    • Tompkinsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
      • Tompkinsville is located in Monroe County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tompkinsville <1>
    • Gamaliel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Forkton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forkton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
      • Forkton is located in Monroe County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Forkton
      • From Free Hill to Forkton
    • Mud Lick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Hermon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Akersville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Akersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
      • Akersville is located in Monroe County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Akersville
      • From Free Hill to Akersville
    • Fountain Run
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Russell County (KY)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Free Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Free Hill.

Cemeteries Near Free Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Free 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Free Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Free Hill, with the one closest to Free Hill listed first.

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.<6>

While we didn't find Free Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Free Hill.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Free Hill, with the one closest to Free Hill listed first.

  • Celina
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Arcott
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcott
    • Arcott is located in Clay County
  • Fox Springs ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Springs
    • Fox Springs is located in Clay County
  • Martinsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
    • Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
  • Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Peytonsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peytonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsburg
    • Peytonsburg is located in Cumberland County (KY)
  • Moss
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Grey ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
    • Grey is located in Overton County
  • Ward ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
    • Ward is located in Overton County
  • Willow Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
    • Willow Grove is located in Clay County
  • Hilham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilham
    • Hilham is located in Overton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilham <1>
  • Oakley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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    • Hestand
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hestand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
      • Hestand is located in Monroe County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hestand
      • From Free Hill to Hestand
    • Boles
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
      • Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boles
      • From Free Hill to Boles
    • Kettle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kettle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle
      • Kettle is located in Cumberland County (KY)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Free Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Free Hill.

Newspapers Published in Free 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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Free Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Free Hill, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Free Hill.

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 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 Free Hill:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Free Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clay County: www.dalehollowlake.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Free Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Free Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5633, Longitude: -85.4885    
<6>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 Free Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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