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 Hornet (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 Hornet. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Hornet 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 Hornet. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hornet:
- Sevier County (The home county of Hornet)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornet, with the one closest to Hornet listed first.
- Wear Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Dupont
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Waldens Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Starkeytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Starkeytown is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkeytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 431 people
- Seymour Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
- Pigeon Forge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oak City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Seymour
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chalet Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chalet Village is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
- Elkmont ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elkmont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
- Middle Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Sevierville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornet, with the one closest to Hornet listed first.
- Spring Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Claxton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Panther ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Peak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornet, with the one closest to Hornet listed first.
- Cowan Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
- Townsend
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Walland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Miller Cove
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Rocky Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
- Red Bank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Red Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Seaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Seaton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Wildwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Eagleton Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
- Rockford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Chelsey Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Maryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornet, with the one closest to Hornet listed first.
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Cosby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bailey Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Carson Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Clevenger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clevenger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
- Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornet, with the one closest to Hornet listed first.
- Blaine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lea Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Maples ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornet, with the one closest to Hornet listed first.
- Cook Mill
(18 miles [29 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Strawberry Plains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Piedmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Rocky Valley
(23 miles [37 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
- New Market
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Alena ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Dandridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Jefferson City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Rock Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornet, with the one closest to Hornet listed first.
- Kimberlin Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shooks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Bonny Kate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
- Peters Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Riverdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Arrowhead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Colonial Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Whites Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whites Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
- Ramsey Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsey Ferry is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 320 people
- Topside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Topside is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
- Estimated population in 2014: 346 people
- Moshina Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Moshina Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshina Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,335 people
- Humes Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Humes Ferry is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,348 people
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornet, with the one closest to Hornet listed first.
- Greenback
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Centersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Trigonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Morganton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Lenoir City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sharp Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornet, with the one closest to Hornet listed first.
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
- Vonore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornet, with the one closest to Hornet listed first.
- Plainview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Luttrell
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Graham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornet, with the one closest to Hornet listed first.
- Fontana Dam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fontana Dam is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Dam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Fontana Dam has also been known as:
- Fontana Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana Dam <1>
- Yellow Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Stecoah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Cheoah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cheoah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
- Lake Santeetlah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Santeetlah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Santeetlah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Lake Santeetlah has also been known as:
- Santeetla
- Santeetlah
- Santultah
- Thunderbird Mountain
- Thunderbird
- Robbinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jackson County (NC)
- Whittier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Swain County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornet, with the one closest to Hornet listed first.
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Forney ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Forney is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Judson ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Judson is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Bryson City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Almond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cherokee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wesser
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wesser is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hornet, see our County-by-County Page for Hornet.
Cemeteries Near Hornet ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hornet.
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 Hornet - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hornet covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hornet, with the one closest to Hornet listed first.
- Chinquapin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- White Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dripping Springs MB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Caylors Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tuckaleechee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brickey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Headrick Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ellejoy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dupont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Myers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (778 more) ...
- Burns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mattox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hatcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hornet had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hornet, with the one closest to Hornet listed first.
- Wear Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Ellejoy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ellejoy is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellejoy
- Line Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Line Spring is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Spring
- Waldens Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Seaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Seaton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Henderson Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson Springs is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Springs
- Notime ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Notime is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notime
- Pigeon Forge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Trundle Crossroad
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Trundle Crossroad is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trundle Crossroad
- Bank ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
- Middle Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Sevierville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Blockhouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blockhouse is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
- Gatlinburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shooks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hornet. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hornet.
Newspapers Published in Hornet ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hornet.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hornet, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hornet.
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 Hornet:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sevier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Blount County
- Cocke County
- Grainger County
- Jefferson County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- Monroe County
- Union County
- Graham County
- Jackson County
- Swain 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 Hornet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hornet) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |