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 Hall Ford (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 Hall Ford. 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 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 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.
Hall Ford is located in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County: Carter, Hawkins, Johnson, Washington, Bristol City (VA), Scott (VA) & Washington (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Hall Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hall Ford:
- Sullivan County (The home county of Hall Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hall Ford, with the one closest to Hall Ford listed first.
- Colby ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Thom ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Piney Flats
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sac ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sac is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
- Fordtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Lella ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Colonial Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Galloway Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Galloway Mill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 665 people
- Blountville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hall Ford, with the one closest to Hall Ford listed first.
- Watauga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Central
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Pine Crest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Biltmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Elizabethton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Gap Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Siam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Hampton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodby Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Woodby Hill is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
- Tolley Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Buladeen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hall Ford, with the one closest to Hall Ford listed first.
- Milburnton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Jearoldstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Centersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Centersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Rheatown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Horse Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 284 people
- Afton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Baileyton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Henshaw ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Henshaw is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
- Estimated population in 2014: 470 people
- Pleasant View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
- Tusculum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tusculum is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
- Bolton Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hall Ford, with the one closest to Hall Ford listed first.
- Rotherwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Greenvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Mount Carmel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Block City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Frisco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Green Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Waycross
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Church Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Blossom
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- New Canton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hall Ford, with the one closest to Hall Ford listed first.
- Butler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Winchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Norris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Norris is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
- Unicoi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hall Ford, with the one closest to Hall Ford listed first.
- Whispering Pines
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Unicoi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Limestone Cove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Bumpus Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Erwin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Banner Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Ernestville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Clear Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Flag Pond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hall Ford, with the one closest to Hall Ford listed first.
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Spurgeon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Flourville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Gray
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Austin Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- North Johnson City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
- Oakland Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
- Camelot Two
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Camelot Two is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Two
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,582 people
- Johnson City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
- Former names for Johnson City:
- Blue Plum Station
- Haynesville
- Johnsons Depot
- Johnsons Tank
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <1>
- Carnegie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- East Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
- Avery County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hall Ford, with the one closest to Hall Ford listed first.
- Mount Gilead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Elk Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whaley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whaley is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Mitchell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hall Ford, with the one closest to Hall Ford listed first.
- Richlands
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Buladean
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Bailey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Huntdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Relief
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Tipton Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Red Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Yancey County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hall Ford, with the one closest to Hall Ford listed first.
- Sioux
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Ramseytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hall Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Hall Ford.
Cemeteries Near Hall Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hall Ford.
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 Hall Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hall Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hall Ford, with the one closest to Hall Ford listed first.
- Africa Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Snyder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Friday Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Friday Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Allison / Boring / Hodges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hodges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Boring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Goodman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sanders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Deck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (916 more) ...
- Hale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Snyder Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weyland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<2>
While we didn't find Hall Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hall Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hall Ford, with the one closest to Hall Ford listed first.
- Boring
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Boring is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boring
- Hilton ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hilton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
- Colby ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Flourville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Thom ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Samuel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Samuel is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuel
- Lawson ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lawson is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Austin Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Austin Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Springs
- Piney Flats
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sac ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sac is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
- Fordtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Keebler Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keebler Crossroads is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keebler Crossroads
- Lella ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Hemlock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hall Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hall Ford.
Newspapers Published in Hall Ford ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hall Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hall Ford, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hall Ford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hall Ford:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sullivan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Greene County
- Hawkins County
- Johnson County
- Unicoi County
- Washington County
- Avery County
- Mitchell County
- Yancey County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Hall Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Hall Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |