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 Holy Hill (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 Holy Hill. 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 and hospitals 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.
Holy Hill is located in Johnson 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 Johnson County: Ashe (NC), Avery (NC), Watauga (NC), Carter, Sullivan, Grayson (VA) & Washington (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Holy Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holy Hill:
- Johnson County (The home county of Holy Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holy Hill, with the one closest to Holy Hill listed first.
- Mountain City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fuller
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Shingletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Winchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Trade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Butler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Norris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Norris is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holy Hill, with the one closest to Holy Hill listed first.
- Buladeen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Fish Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Siam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Hunter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Elizabethton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Roan Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Shell Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Biltmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Heaton Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Burbank
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burbank is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Gap Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holy Hill, with the one closest to Holy Hill listed first.
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Holston Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Ruthton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Hunter Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
- Forest Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Cedar Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Bristol
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bluff City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <1>
- Childress
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Collingwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Akard Addition
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Unicoi County
- Whispering Pines
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holy Hill, with the one closest to Holy Hill listed first.
- South Gate Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Gate Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
- Austin Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Carnegie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- East Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- East Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
- Alleghany County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holy Hill, with the one closest to Holy Hill listed first.
- Scottville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Topia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Piney Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ashe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holy Hill, with the one closest to Holy Hill listed first.
- Grayson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Ashland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Creston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Roten
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Apple Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Comet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Comet is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Warrensville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brandon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Lansing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Todd
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sturgills
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Jefferson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Avery County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holy Hill, with the one closest to Holy Hill listed first.
- Mount Gilead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Whaley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Whaley is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Beech Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Banner Elk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Seven Devils
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Elk Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sugar Mountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Grandfather
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Minneapolis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Newland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Vale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Vale is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Linville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Caldwell County (NC)
- Blowing Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Watauga County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holy Hill, with the one closest to Holy Hill listed first.
- Zionville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mabel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Sugar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Vilas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rominger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Norris ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Norris is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Valle Crucis
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Moretz
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Sands
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sands is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Matney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Matney is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Boone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Boone is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holy Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Holy Hill.
Cemeteries Near Holy Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holy Hill.
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 Holy Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holy Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holy Hill, with the one closest to Holy Hill listed first.
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McEwen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dunn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cornett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hampton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dowell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Forrester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (686 more) ...
- Payne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hammon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blevins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Holy Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holy Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holy Hill, with the one closest to Holy Hill listed first.
- Mountain City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Little Doe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Doe is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Doe
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Silver Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Lake is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Osborn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Osborn is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Laurel Bloomery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pandora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pandora is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Grayson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Sutherland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sutherland is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
- Doeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Doeville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doeville
- Reese
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Reese is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Zionville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Trade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Creston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Roten
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holy Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holy Hill.
Newspapers Published in Holy Hill ...
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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holy Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holy Hill, there are papers which were published within Less than 2 miles<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holy Hill.
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 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 Holy Hill:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Sullivan County
- Unicoi County
- Washington County
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Avery County
- Caldwell County
- Watauga 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> | 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 Holy Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holy Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |