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 Hoop Creek (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 Hoop Creek. 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 Hoop Creek ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hoop Creek: Hoop Crk. (or less commonly used: Hoop Ck. or Hoop Cr.)
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 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.
Hoop Creek is located in Claiborne 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 Claiborne County: Bell (KY), Whitley (KY), Campbell, Grainger, Hancock, Union & Lee (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Hoop Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hoop Creek:
- Claiborne County (The home county of Hoop Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoop Creek, with the one closest to Hoop Creek listed first.
- Caney Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Evans Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
- Springdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Raven Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Tazewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Tazewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Shawanee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Head of Barren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Harrogate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Minton Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
- Campbell County
- Flat Hollow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Hollow
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoop Creek, with the one closest to Hoop Creek listed first.
- Thorn Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Beans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beans is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Bowen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Bean Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wyatt Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Marshalls Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Rutledge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Washburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Wa-Ni Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Lulaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Joppa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Massengill Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoop Creek, with the one closest to Hoop Creek listed first.
- Beulah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Marvin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoop Creek, with the one closest to Hoop Creek listed first.
- Bright ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Casablanca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Collons Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Morristown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- East Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Whitesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Monte Vista Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- Silver City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoop Creek, with the one closest to Hoop Creek listed first.
- Alanthus Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Xenophon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Duck Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Sneedville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Yount Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Trent Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Kyles Ford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Willis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Willis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoop Creek, with the one closest to Hoop Creek listed first.
- Mooresburg Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mooresburg Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg Springs
- Population from the 2010 Census: 941 people
- Mooresburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Galbraith Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Red Bridge Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
- Eidson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Rogersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Amis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Bulls Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Persia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Strahl
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Kepler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoop Creek, with the one closest to Hoop Creek listed first.
- Talbott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rock Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Jefferson City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Edna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- White Pine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Market
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoop Creek, with the one closest to Hoop Creek listed first.
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Braden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Braden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Phebe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Loo ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Luttrell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Maynardville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Bell County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoop Creek, with the one closest to Hoop Creek listed first.
- Calvin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Middlesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Miracle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Miracle is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Varilla
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Varilla is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varilla
- Callaway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Callaway is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Premier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Premier is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
- Stony Fork Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
- Yellow Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Jenson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jenson is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
- Kettle Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
- Wasioto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Edgewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Edgewood is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoop Creek, with the one closest to Hoop Creek listed first.
- Pathfork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
- Twila
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Twila is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
- Mary Alice
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
- South Wallins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- South Wallins is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallins
- Bobs Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
- Cawood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
- Coldiron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wallins Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Cranks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Harlan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tacky Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tacky Town is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacky Town
- Baxter
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Knox County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoop Creek, with the one closest to Hoop Creek listed first.
- Wheeler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeler is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Flat Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Trosper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trosper is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
- Warren
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Warren is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Walker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walker is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Dewitt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dewitt is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
- Leslie County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoop Creek, with the one closest to Hoop Creek listed first.
- Helton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Helton is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Warbranch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Warbranch is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warbranch
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hoop Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Hoop Creek.
Cemeteries Near Hoop Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hoop Creek.
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 Hoop Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hoop Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hoop Creek, with the one closest to Hoop Creek listed first.
- Ritchie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fugate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Overton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Spradling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Overton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chadwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (925 more) ...
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brooks Seals Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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 Hoop Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hoop Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hoop Creek, with the one closest to Hoop Creek listed first.
- Yellow Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Yellow Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
- Alanthus Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Ritchie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ritchie is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
- Xenophon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Springdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Tazewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Luther
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Luther is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Bacchus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bacchus is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacchus
- New Tazewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thorn Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Sneedville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Duo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Duo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duo
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lone Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Head of Barren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Tate Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tate Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hoop Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hoop Creek.
Newspapers Published in Hoop Creek ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hoop Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hoop Creek, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hoop Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Hoop Creek:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Claiborne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Campbell County
- Grainger County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Jefferson County
- Union County
- Bell County
- Harlan County
- Knox County
- Leslie 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 Hoop Creek, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hoop Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |