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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 Gap Run (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 Gap Run. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.

Gap Run is located in Carter 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 Carter County: Avery (NC), Mitchell (NC), Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi & Washington.

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

  • Carter County     (The home county of Gap Run)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gap Run, with the one closest to Gap Run listed first.
    • Hampton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tolley Town
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Tolley Town is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
    • Woodby Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Woodby Hill is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
    • Central
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Central is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
    • Pine Crest
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Crest is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
    • Elizabethton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Biltmore
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Siam
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunter
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Hunter is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
    • Watauga
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Roan Mountain
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Burbank
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gap Run, with the one closest to Gap Run listed first.
    • Milburnton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Centersville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Horse Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Horse Creek is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
      • Estimated population in 2014: 284 people
    • Rheatown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Jearoldstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Afton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Fairview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Fairview is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Henshaw ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Henshaw is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
      • Estimated population in 2014: 470 people
    • Pleasant View
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant View is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
    • Tusculum
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Tusculum is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
    • Water Fork Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Water Fork Mill is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Fork Mill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 445 people
  • Hawkins County
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gap Run, with the one closest to Gap Run listed first.
    • Butler
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • High Health ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • High Health is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
    • Norris
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Norris is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
    • Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
    • Winchester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Winchester is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
      • Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
    • Trade
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Mountain City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fuller
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gap Run, with the one closest to Gap Run listed first.
    • Childress
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Piney Flats
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Bluff City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Galloway Mill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Galloway Mill is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Mill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 665 people
    • Lella ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Lella is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
    • Colby ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Colby is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
    • Thom ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Thom is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
    • Blountville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Sac ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Sac is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
    • Wahoo ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
    • Akard Addition
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Unicoi County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gap Run, with the one closest to Gap Run listed first.
    • Whispering Pines
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Limestone Cove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Unicoi
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Erwin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Banner Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
    • Bumpus Cove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
      • Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
    • Indian Creek ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Ernestville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
    • Clear Branch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Loganton ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Loganton is located in Unicoi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
    • Flag Pond
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gap Run, with the one closest to Gap Run listed first.
    • East Ridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • East Ridge is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
      • Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
    • South Gate Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • South Gate Village is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
    • Carnegie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Carnegie is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
    • Johnson City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakland Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Oakland Village is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
    • Austin Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Austin Village is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
    • Camelot Two
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Camelot Two is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Two
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,582 people
    • North Johnson City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • North Johnson City is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
    • Midway
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Midway is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Green Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Green Hill is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
    • Onks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Onks is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onks
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,715 people
    • Flourville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Avery County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gap Run, with the one closest to Gap Run listed first.
    • Elk Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Whaley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Mount Gilead
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
    • Minneapolis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Minneapolis is located in Avery County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
    • Beech Mountain
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Chestnut Dale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Vale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Vale is located in Avery County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
    • Newland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Plumtree
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Banner Elk
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Montezuma
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Montezuma is located in Avery County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Burke County (NC)
  • Madison County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gap Run, with the one closest to Gap Run listed first.
    • Bethel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bethel is located in Madison County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Allegheny
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • McDowell County (NC)
  • Mitchell County (NC)
  • Watauga County (NC)
  • Yancey County (NC)

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

Cemeteries Near Gap Run ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gap Run.

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 Gap Run - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gap Run, with the one closest to Gap Run 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Gap Run had a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Hampton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley Forge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Valley Forge is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Forge
  • Blevins
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Blevins is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
  • Milligan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Milligan is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligan
  • Marbleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Marbleton is located in Unicoi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbleton
  • Limestone Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Plato
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Plato is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
  • Hopson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hopson is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
  • Okolona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Okolona is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
  • White Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • White Rock is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
  • Elizabethton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Backwoods
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Backwoods is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backwoods
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Gap Run ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gap Run.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gap Run, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gap Run.

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 Gap Run:

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>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- Gap Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Gap Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.