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 Hodges Ferry (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 Hodges Ferry. 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 Hodges Ferry ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Hodges Ferry: Hodges Fry. (or less commonly used: Hodges Frry.)
- While the name of this community is Hodges Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Hodges Ferry may originally have been Hodge's Ferry.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Hodges Ferry might be written as Hodge Ferry.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hodges Ferry. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hodges Ferry.
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 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.
Hodges Ferry is located in Sevier 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 Sevier County: Haywood (NC), Swain (NC), Blount, Cocke, Jefferson & Knox.
Below are the counties that are near Hodges Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hodges Ferry:
- Sevier County (The home county of Hodges Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hodges Ferry, with the one closest to Hodges Ferry listed first.
- Henry Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Kodak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Catlettsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Boyds Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Sevierville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Millican Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Seymour
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Middle Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Pigeon Forge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dupont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hodges Ferry, with the one closest to Hodges Ferry listed first.
- Panther ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Claxton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Spring Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Andersonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
- Peak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Bethel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hodges Ferry, with the one closest to Hodges Ferry listed first.
- Cowan Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
- Wildwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Rocky Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
- Walland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 267 people
- Townsend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rockford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Eagleton Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
- Seaton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seaton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Red Bank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Alcoa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockgardens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockgardens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
- Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hodges Ferry, with the one closest to Hodges Ferry listed first.
- Bailey Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Carson Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Clevenger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Clevenger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
- Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
- Wilsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Cosby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jaybird
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Newport
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Edwina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Wilton Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Bybee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jimtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hodges Ferry, with the one closest to Hodges Ferry listed first.
- Blaine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dyers Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Lea Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Maples ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Massengill Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Oakland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Joppa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Wa-Ni Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Lulaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Rutledge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Washburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Bowen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Greene County
- Beulah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hodges Ferry, with the one closest to Hodges Ferry listed first.
- Collons Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Monte Vista Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- Casablanca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Morristown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hodges Ferry, with the one closest to Hodges Ferry listed first.
- Cook Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
- Dumplin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Piedmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Rocky Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- Strawberry Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Market
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alena ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Flat Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Dandridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Edna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hodges Ferry, with the one closest to Hodges Ferry listed first.
- Peters Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Thorn Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Kimberlin Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Riverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Lyonton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Wooddale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Mascot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- Mayo ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mayo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,366 people
- Moshina Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Moshina Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshina Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,335 people
- McMillan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- McMillan is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
- Shooks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hodges Ferry, with the one closest to Hodges Ferry listed first.
- Luttrell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Plainview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Maynardville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Paulette
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Warwicktown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Warwicktown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Loo ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Loyston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Haywood County (NC)
- Mount Sterling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hodges Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Hodges Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Hodges Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hodges Ferry.
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 Hodges Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hodges Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hodges Ferry, with the one closest to Hodges Ferry listed first.
- Hodges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tundle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Henrys Crossroads Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Beech Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Arwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Saffell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Henry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pollard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Underwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (957 more) ...
- Brabson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Boyds Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old Boyds Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Hodges Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hodges Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hodges Ferry, with the one closest to Hodges Ferry listed first.
- Henry Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Boyds Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Catlettsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Sevierville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dumplin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Thorn Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Trundle Crossroad
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trundle Crossroad is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trundle Crossroad
- Allensville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Allensville is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Piedmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Kimberlin Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Middle Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Harrisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Lucilla ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lucilla is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucilla
- Riverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hodges Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hodges Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Hodges Ferry ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hodges Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hodges Ferry, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hodges Ferry.
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 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 Hodges Ferry:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sevier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Blount County
- Cocke County
- Grainger County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Jefferson County
- Knox County
- Union County
- Haywood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hodges Ferry, 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- Hodges Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |