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 Hobart Meadows (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 Hobart Meadows. 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 Hobart Meadows ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hobart Meadows: Hobart Mdws.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Hobart Meadows 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 Hobart Meadows. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hobart Meadows:
- Sullivan County (The home county of Hobart Meadows)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobart Meadows, with the one closest to Hobart Meadows listed first.
- Rock City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rock City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Harrtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harrtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrtown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,365 people
- Orebank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Sac ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sac is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
- Mill Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Bloomingdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Colby ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Thom ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Blountville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Beechnut City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Colonial Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beechwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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 Hobart Meadows, with the one closest to Hobart Meadows listed first.
- Watauga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Biltmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Central
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Pine Crest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Elizabethton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Siam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Gap Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Hampton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buladeen
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Fish Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Woodby Hill
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobart Meadows, with the one closest to Hobart Meadows listed first.
- Jearoldstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Milburnton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Centersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Rheatown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Baileyton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Horse Creek
(28 miles [45.1 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Ottway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Pleasant View
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobart Meadows, with the one closest to Hobart Meadows listed first.
- Rotherwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Greenvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Frisco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Waycross
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Block City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Green Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Mount Carmel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Church Hill
(15 miles [24.1 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
- New Canton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Greenland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobart Meadows, with the one closest to Hobart Meadows listed first.
- Butler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- High Health ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Unicoi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobart Meadows, with the one closest to Hobart Meadows listed first.
- Whispering Pines
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Unicoi
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bumpus Cove
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Limestone Cove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Erwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Banner Hill
(28 miles [45.1 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobart Meadows, with the one closest to Hobart Meadows listed first.
- Spurgeon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Gray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Flourville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Austin Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Harmony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- North Johnson City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
- Oakland Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oakland Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
- Fall Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Camelot Two
(14 miles [22.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hobart Meadows, see our County-by-County Page for Hobart Meadows.
Cemeteries Near Hobart Meadows ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hobart Meadows.
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 Hobart Meadows - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hobart Meadows covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hobart Meadows, with the one closest to Hobart Meadows listed first.
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Roller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hooven Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fleenor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Weaver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- East Lawn Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Horn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hunt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bowery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Isley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Adams Chapel UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (810 more) ...
- Gunnings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rhee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Hobart Meadows in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hobart Meadows.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hobart Meadows, with the one closest to Hobart Meadows listed first.
- Edgeworth ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Edgeworth is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Lawson ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lawson is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Orebank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Samuel ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Samuel is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuel
- Sac ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sac is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
- Arcadia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Hemlock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hemlock is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Colby ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Thom ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Mill Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Bloomingdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Boring
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Boring is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boring
- Hilton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hilton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
- Blountville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hobart Meadows. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hobart Meadows.
Newspapers Published in Hobart Meadows ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hobart Meadows.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hobart Meadows, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hobart Meadows.
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 Hobart Meadows:
- 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
- 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> | 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 Hobart Meadows, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hobart Meadows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |