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 Friends Station (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 Friends Station. 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 Friends Station ...
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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Friends Station: Friends Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
- While the name of this community is Friends Station, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Friends Station may originally have been Friend's Station.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Friends Station might be written as Friend Station.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Friends Station is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Knox & Sevier.
Below are the counties that are near Friends Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Friends Station:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Friends Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Friends Station, with the one closest to Friends Station listed first.
- New Market
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rocky Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- Alena ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Jefferson City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Piedmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Flat Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Dumplin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Strawberry Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Cook Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
- Talbott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dandridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friends Station, with the one closest to Friends Station listed first.
- Panther ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Andersonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
- Bethel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
- Norris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Claxton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Peak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Spring Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friends Station, with the one closest to Friends Station listed first.
- Wildwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Rockford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Cowan Springs
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Eagleton Village
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Rocky Branch
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Walland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alcoa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cove
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Seaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seaton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Townsend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rockgardens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockgardens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
- Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friends Station, with the one closest to Friends Station listed first.
- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
- Girlton ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Girlton is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlton
- Flat Hollow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Hollow
- Boy ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boy is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friends Station, with the one closest to Friends Station listed first.
- Lone Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Big Barren
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Raven Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Sandlick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Evans Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
- Head of Barren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Springdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Caney Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Goin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- New Tazewell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tazewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Minton Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friends Station, with the one closest to Friends Station listed first.
- Bailey Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Clevenger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clevenger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
- Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
- Wilsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Carson Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Bybee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jaybird
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Newport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jimtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Bridgeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Cosby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edwina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friends Station, with the one closest to Friends Station listed first.
- Dyers Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Massengill Mill
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Maples ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Blaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lea Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Joppa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Lulaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Wa-Ni Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Rutledge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Washburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Bowen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friends Station, with the one closest to Friends Station listed first.
- Beulah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Warrensburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friends Station, with the one closest to Friends Station listed first.
- Collons Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Monte Vista Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- 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
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Bright ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Whitesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friends Station, with the one closest to Friends Station listed first.
- Xenophon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Yount Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friends Station, with the one closest to Friends Station listed first.
- Mooresburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresburg Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresburg Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg Springs
- Population from the 2010 Census: 941 people
- Red Bridge Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
- Galbraith Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Bulls Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friends Station, with the one closest to Friends Station listed first.
- Lyonton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Thorn Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Zacharytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown
- Mascot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Skaggston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Skaggston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggston
- Peters Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Wooddale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Corryton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McMillan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McMillan is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
- Mayo ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mayo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,366 people
- Riverdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friends Station, with the one closest to Friends Station listed first.
- Kodak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Henry Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Boyds Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Catlettsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Millican Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Sevierville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oak City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Harrisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Seymour
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Seymour Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
- Dupont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friends Station, with the one closest to Friends Station listed first.
- Luttrell
(11 miles [17.7 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
(13 miles [20.9 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Paulette
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Warwicktown
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Loo ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Loyston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Phebe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Friends Station, see our County-by-County Page for Friends Station.
Cemeteries Near Friends Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Friends Station.
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 Friends Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Friends Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Friends Station, with the one closest to Friends Station listed first.
- Wooten Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Youngs Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New Market Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hodges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Valley View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Blue Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McBee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McBee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (1210 more) ...
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Haworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Roderick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Friends Station in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Friends Station.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Friends Station, with the one closest to Friends Station listed first.
- New Market
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lucilla ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lucilla is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucilla
- Hodges
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hodges is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Alena ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Piedmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Mill Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Spring is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
- Strawberry Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dumplin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Flat Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Dyers Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Agreeable ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Agreeable is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agreeable
- Mount Horeb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Horeb is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tampico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tampico is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampico
- Maples ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Lyonton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Friends Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Friends Station.
Newspapers Published in Friends Station ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Friends Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Friends Station, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Friends Station.
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 Friends Station:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Blount County
- Campbell County
- Claiborne County
- Cocke County
- Grainger County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Knox County
- Sevier County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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> | 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 Friends Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Friends Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |