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 Hitchcox (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 Hitchcox. 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.
Hitchcox is located in Bledsoe 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 Bledsoe County: Cumberland, Hamilton, Rhea, Sequatchie & Van Buren.
Below are the counties that are near Hitchcox. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hitchcox:
- Bledsoe County (The home county of Hitchcox)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hitchcox, with the one closest to Hitchcox listed first.
- Brockdell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Pailo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Pikeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Summer City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Winesap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Ninemile
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Coffee County
- Winton Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hitchcox, with the one closest to Hitchcox listed first.
- Newton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Todd Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Erasmus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Burke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Lantana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Lake Tansi Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Jewett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Pleasant Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hitchcox, with the one closest to Hitchcox listed first.
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Young Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hitchcox, with the one closest to Hitchcox listed first.
- Beersheba Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Palmer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gruetli - Laager
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gruetli
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Altamont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coalmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- White City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Lankford Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Sartain Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Tracy City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hitchcox, with the one closest to Hitchcox listed first.
- Flat Top
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Sale Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mowbray
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mowbray is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowbray
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,615 people
- Soddy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Lakewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Daisy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Soddy - Daisy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Soddy Lake Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Soddy Lake Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Lake Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,190 people
- Falling Water
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Falling Water is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Water
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,232 people
- Fairmount
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fairmount is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,825 people
- Birchwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crabtree Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crabtree Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 763 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hitchcox, with the one closest to Hitchcox listed first.
- Condra
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Greentown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Powells Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Whitwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Meigs County
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hitchcox, with the one closest to Hitchcox listed first.
- Ogden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Graysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Cumberland Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Bryan Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hitchcox, with the one closest to Hitchcox listed first.
- Dunlap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Center Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Daus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Cartwright
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hitchcox, with the one closest to Hitchcox listed first.
- Chalybeate
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Spencer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Laurelburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Sweetgum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Cummingsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Bone Cave
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hitchcox, with the one closest to Hitchcox listed first.
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Smyrna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- Campaign
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Shellsford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Fall City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- McMinnville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Gath
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Viola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Daylight
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hitchcox, with the one closest to Hitchcox listed first.
- Quebeck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Doyle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Sparta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Darkey Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Clarktown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Drop ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Ravenscroft
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Peeled Chestnut
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hitchcox, see our County-by-County Page for Hitchcox.
Cemeteries Near Hitchcox ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hitchcox.
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 Hitchcox - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hitchcox covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hitchcox, with the one closest to Hitchcox listed first.
- Hitchcox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Walling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shockley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cagle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McGlothen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Collier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- King Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson - Lewis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson - Lewis Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson - Lewis Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Dunlap.
- The Johnson - Lewis Cemetery has also been known as:
- Johnson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14039 <2>
- Lamb Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dodson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (534 more) ...
- Walling Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hughes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Hitchcox in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hitchcox.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hitchcox, with the one closest to Hitchcox listed first.
- Olio ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Olio is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Gillentine ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gillentine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillentine
- Chalybeate
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Cagle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cagle is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Pailo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Mount Airy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Airy is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
- Sampson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sampson is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
- Gladecreek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gladecreek is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladecreek
- Spencer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pikeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dunlap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Schoolfield ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Schoolfield is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolfield
- Tarlton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tarlton is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarlton
- Brayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hitchcox. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hitchcox.
Newspapers Published in Hitchcox ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hitchcox.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hitchcox, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hitchcox.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Hitchcox:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Bledsoe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coffee County
- Cumberland County
- DeKalb County
- Grundy County
- Hamilton County
- Marion County
- Meigs County
- Rhea County
- Sequatchie County
- Van Buren County
- Warren County
- White 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> | 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. |
| <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- Hitchcox) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hitchcox, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |