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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Heiskell (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 Heiskell. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Heiskell is located in Knox 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 Knox County: Anderson, Blount, Grainger, Jefferson, Loudon, Roane, Sevier & Union.

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

  • Knox County     (The home county of Heiskell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heiskell, with the one closest to Heiskell listed first.
    • Powell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dante
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Halls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Halls is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
    • Murphy Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cumberland Estates
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Cumberland Estates is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Estates
      • Estimated population in 2014: 304 people
    • Fountain City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Fountain City is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
    • Karns
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayless ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Bayless is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,396 people
    • Copper Ridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Copper Ridge is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Ridge
      • Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
    • Hunting Hills West
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Hunting Hills West is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills West
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,970 people
    • Oak Grove Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Oak Grove Heights is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 4,425 people
    • Greenway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Smithwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Smithwood is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithwood
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,661 people
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heiskell, with the one closest to Heiskell listed first.
    • Panther ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Panther is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
    • Peak
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Claxton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Clinton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bethel
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Bethel is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
    • Spring Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
    • Leinarts
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Andersonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Norris
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Fraterville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Fraterville is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
      • Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
    • Rocky Top
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Scarboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairview ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Fairview is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Blount County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heiskell, with the one closest to Heiskell listed first.
    • Louisville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Rockford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Rockford is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
    • Alcoa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Alcoa is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <1>
    • Eagleton Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
    • Rockgardens
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Rockgardens is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
      • Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
    • Wildwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Maryville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Friendsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Big Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Kiser
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Chelsey Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
    • Fairway Estates
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
      • Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
    • Binfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Campbell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heiskell, with the one closest to Heiskell listed first.
    • Hatmaker ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
    • Pine Crest
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
    • Forkvale ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Forkvale is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
    • Demory
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Boy ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Boy is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
    • Girlton ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Girlton is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlton
    • Shea
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Caryville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jacksboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Silica
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Silica is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
      • Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
    • LaFollette
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Victory
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Fincastle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Fincastle is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
  • Claiborne County
  • Grainger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heiskell, with the one closest to Heiskell listed first.
    • Blaine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Lea Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Maples ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Maples is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
    • Joppa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Massengill Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
    • Lulaville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lulaville is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
    • Washburn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heiskell, with the one closest to Heiskell listed first.
    • Strawberry Plains
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • New Market
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Cook Mill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
    • Dumplin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Rocky Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
    • Piedmont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Alena ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Alena is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
  • Loudon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heiskell, with the one closest to Heiskell listed first.
    • Vancouver ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Vancouver is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
    • White Wing Ferry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
    • Eaton Crossroads
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sharp Estates
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
      • Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
    • Lenoir City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Centersville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Loudon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Alleghany ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Alleghany is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
      • Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
    • Greenback
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Jena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Loudon City Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
  • Morgan County
  • Roane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heiskell, with the one closest to Heiskell listed first.
    • Bear ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bear is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
    • Ethel ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Ethel is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
    • Kelley Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Kelley Town is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
    • Selkirk ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Selkirk is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
    • Wheat ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dyllis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Bradbury
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Kries
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Cave Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Laddie Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Laddie Village is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
    • Bazel Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Bazel Town is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
  • Scott County
  • Sevier County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heiskell, with the one closest to Heiskell listed first.
    • Gabe ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Gabe is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
    • Paulette
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Loyston ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Warwicktown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Warwicktown is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
      • Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
    • Plainview
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Maynardville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lost Creek ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lost Creek is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
    • Luttrell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Loo ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Loo is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
    • Rhodelia ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rhodelia is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
    • Long Hollow ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Phebe ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Phebe is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
    • Braden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Heiskell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Heiskell.

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 Heiskell - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Bishopville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Franse - Ingram Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Wolf Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Slave Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Piney Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Springfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Haven Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Aulton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Overton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sartin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (1245 more) ...
    • Mabry Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Altum Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Yarnell Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Heiskell had a population of 73 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Peak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pedigo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Pedigo is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedigo
  • Panther ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Panther is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
  • Hinds Creek ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hinds Creek is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds Creek
  • Clinton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bud ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bud is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
  • Treeville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Treeville is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treeville
  • Dante
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Twinville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Twinville is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinville
  • Halls Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Halls Crossroads is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Crossroads
  • Clinch River ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Clinch River is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch River
  • Fountain City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fountain City is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Offutt
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Offutt is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt
    • Laurel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Laurel is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Smithwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Smithwood is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithwood
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,661 people

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

Newspapers Published in Heiskell ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Heiskell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Heiskell, 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 Heiskell.

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 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 Heiskell:

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 Heiskell, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Heiskell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.