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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about French Broad. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added French Broad to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with French Broad, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about French Broad (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 French Broad. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of French Broad is historic, it would have been located within present day Sevier 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 Sevier County: Haywood (NC), Swain (NC), Blount, Cocke, Jefferson & Knox.
Below are the counties that are near French Broad. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to French Broad:
- Sevier County (The home county of French Broad)
- The following are listed by their distance from French Broad, with the one closest to French Broad listed first.
- Henry Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Kodak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Catlettsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Millican Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Sevierville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Boyds Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Harrisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Middle Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Oak City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Seymour
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon Forge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dupont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from French Broad, with the one closest to French Broad listed first.
- Panther ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Claxton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from French Broad, with the one closest to French Broad listed first.
- Cowan Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
- Wildwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Walland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 267 people
- Rocky Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
- Townsend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eagleton Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
- Seaton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seaton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Rockford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Red Bank
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Alcoa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rockgardens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rockgardens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
- Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
- Claiborne County
- Lone Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from French Broad, with the one closest to French Broad listed first.
- Bailey Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Carson Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Clevenger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clevenger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
- Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
- Wilsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Jaybird
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Newport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cosby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilton Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Bybee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Edwina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Jimtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from French Broad, with the one closest to French Broad listed first.
- Dyers Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Blaine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maples ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Lea Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Massengill Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Joppa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Wa-Ni Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Lulaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Rutledge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Washburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Bowen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from French Broad, with the one closest to French Broad listed first.
- Beulah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Warrensburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from French Broad, with the one closest to French Broad listed first.
- Collons Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Monte Vista Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- Casablanca
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Morristown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- East Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Bright ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Silver City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from French Broad, with the one closest to French Broad listed first.
- Cook Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
- Dumplin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Piedmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Rocky Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- Alena ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- New Market
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dandridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Strawberry Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rock Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Edna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from French Broad, with the one closest to French Broad listed first.
- Thorn Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Peters Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Lyonton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Kimberlin Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Riverdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Wooddale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Mascot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- McMillan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- McMillan is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
- Mayo ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mayo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,366 people
- Moshina Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Moshina Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshina Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,335 people
- Shooks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from French Broad, with the one closest to French Broad listed first.
- Luttrell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Plainview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Maynardville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Paulette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Warwicktown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Warwicktown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Loo ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Loyston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
- Haywood County (NC)
- Mount Sterling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to French Broad, see our County-by-County Page for French Broad.
Cemeteries Near French Broad ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of French Broad.
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 French Broad - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for French Broad covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from French Broad, with the one closest to French Broad listed first.
- Cate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ellis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Saffell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Atchley Isaac Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Alder Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Esslinger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Underwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Henrys Crossroads Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hodges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bryan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Alder Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (954 more) ...
- Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Acuff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find French Broad in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of French Broad.
These communities are listed based on their distance from French Broad, with the one closest to French Broad listed first.
- Henry Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Catlettsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Dumplin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Boyds Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Sevierville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Allensville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Allensville is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Shady Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Piedmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Lucilla ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lucilla is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucilla
- Harrisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Thorn Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Middle Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hodges
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hodges is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Dandridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around French Broad. See our List of 1890's Communities around French Broad.
Newspapers Published in French Broad ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around French Broad.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of French Broad, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for French Broad.
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 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 French Broad:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sevier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Blount County
- Claiborne County
- Cocke County
- Grainger County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Jefferson County
- Knox County
- Union County
- Haywood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about French Broad, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- French Broad) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |