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 Hodgetown (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 Hodgetown. 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 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.
Hodgetown is located in Hamilton 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 Hamilton County: Catoosa (GA), Dade (GA), Walker (GA), Whitfield (GA), Bledsoe, Bradley, Marion, Meigs, Rhea & Sequatchie.
Below are the counties that are near Hodgetown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hodgetown:
- Hamilton County (The home county of Hodgetown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hodgetown, with the one closest to Hodgetown listed first.
- Sale Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lakewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Flat Top
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Soddy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Soddy Lake Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Soddy Lake Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Lake Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,190 people
- Birchwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Soddy - Daisy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Daisy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Mowbray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mowbray is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowbray
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,615 people
- Crabtree Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Crabtree Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 763 people
- Lakesite
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
- Caramel Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hodgetown, with the one closest to Hodgetown listed first.
- Brayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Pailo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Summer City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Brockdell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Pikeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ninemile
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Winesap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hodgetown, with the one closest to Hodgetown listed first.
- Etola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Bent Tree Acres
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- Hopewell Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Countryside Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Hopewell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Mineral Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- McDonald
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bellefounte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Cleveland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Cleveland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Charleston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- South Cleveland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hodgetown, with the one closest to Hodgetown listed first.
- Burke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Jewett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Newton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- 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
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hodgetown, with the one closest to Hodgetown listed first.
- Palmer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gruetli - Laager
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gruetli
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hodgetown, with the one closest to Hodgetown listed first.
- Condra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Powells Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Whitwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hodgetown, with the one closest to Hodgetown listed first.
- Lamontville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Calhoun
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Riceville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Claxton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Luskville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hodgetown, with the one closest to Hodgetown listed first.
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- East View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Beta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Goodfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Calico
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Decatur
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cute ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Akeman Crossroad
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Sewee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hodgetown, with the one closest to Hodgetown listed first.
- Chestuee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Ocoee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Benton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oldfort
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hodgetown, with the one closest to Hodgetown listed first.
- Graysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Ogden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Dayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bryan Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Cumberland Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Spring City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hodgetown, with the one closest to Hodgetown listed first.
- Center Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Dunlap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Daus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Cartwright
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- 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 Hodgetown, with the one closest to Hodgetown listed first.
- Chalybeate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Catoosa County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hodgetown, with the one closest to Hodgetown listed first.
- Graysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lakeview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Mount Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,371 people
- Newnan Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
- Dafron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dafron is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
- Indian Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Midway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Fort Oglethorpe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Boynton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Ellie Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hodgetown, with the one closest to Hodgetown listed first.
- Rossville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- John Ross Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- John Ross Estates is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
- Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
- Lookout Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Dewberry Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dewberry Town is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Orchard Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Orchard Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 232 people
- Park City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Park City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Whitfield County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hodgetown, with the one closest to Hodgetown listed first.
- Parrett Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Parrett Crossing is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrett Crossing
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Red Clay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Cohutta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hodgetown, see our County-by-County Page for Hodgetown.
Cemeteries Near Hodgetown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hodgetown.
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 Hodgetown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hodgetown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hodgetown, with the one closest to Hodgetown listed first.
- Rogers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Welch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Coleman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ware Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pendergrass Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- May Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Graham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Emery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shelton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (697 more) ...
- Miller - Nelson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Varner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thatcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Hodgetown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hodgetown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hodgetown, with the one closest to Hodgetown listed first.
- Sale Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Coulterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Coulterville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulterville
- Soddy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Graysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Daisy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Brayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Melville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Melville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Ogden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Igous Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Igous Ferry is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igous Ferry
- Dayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brittsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brittsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittsville
- Big Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Big Spring is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Falling Water
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Falling Water is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Water
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,232 people
- Snow Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Etola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hodgetown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hodgetown.
Newspapers Published in Hodgetown ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hodgetown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hodgetown, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hodgetown.
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 Hodgetown:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hamilton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Bradley County
- Cumberland County
- Grundy County
- Marion County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Polk County
- Rhea County
- Sequatchie County
- Van Buren County
- Catoosa County
- Walker County
- Whitfield 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 Hodgetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Hodgetown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |