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 Houston Valley (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 Houston Valley. 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 Houston Valley ...
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 Houston Valley: Houston Vly. (or less commonly used: Houston Vally. or Houston Vlly.)
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 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.
Houston Valley is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Madison (NC), Cocke, Hamblen, Hawkins, Unicoi & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Houston Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Houston Valley:
- Greene County (The home county of Houston Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Houston Valley, with the one closest to Houston Valley listed first.
- Cedar Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sirenburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
- Bright Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Camp Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Greeneville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Water Fork Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Water Fork Mill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Fork Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 445 people
- Warrensburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Midway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mosheim
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Forest Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people
- Henshaw ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Henshaw is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
- Estimated population in 2014: 470 people
- Pleasant View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houston Valley, with the one closest to Houston Valley listed first.
- Wolf Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Del Rio
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nough is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nough
- Parrottsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Myers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Myers is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
- Tom Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tom Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Bridgeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Naillon ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Naillon is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naillon
- Jimtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Edwina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Bybee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jaybird
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Newport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houston Valley, with the one closest to Houston Valley listed first.
- Silver City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- East Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Monte Vista Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- Whitesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bright ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Morristown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Casablanca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houston Valley, with the one closest to Houston Valley listed first.
- Bulls Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Persia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Strahl
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Red Bridge Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
- Kepler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Rogersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houston Valley, with the one closest to Houston Valley listed first.
- Leadvale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- Baneberry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- White Pine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Dandridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Talbott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houston Valley, with the one closest to Houston Valley listed first.
- Pittman Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pittman Center is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- East Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Unicoi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houston Valley, with the one closest to Houston Valley listed first.
- Flag Pond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Clear Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Ernestville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Bumpus Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Banner Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Erwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houston Valley, with the one closest to Houston Valley listed first.
- Nolichucky ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nolichucky is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
- Limestone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Conklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Conklin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Mill Brook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Oakland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Telford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Big Sandy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Sandy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Estimated population in 2014: 542 people
- Bowmantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Kansas City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Ducktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ducktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 457 people
- Leesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Buncombe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Houston Valley, with the one closest to Houston Valley listed first.
- Sandymush
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sandymush is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandymush
- Sandymush has also been known as:
- Sandy Mush
- Alexander
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Leicester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Democrat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Newfound
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newfound is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Stoney Knob
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
- Weaverville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodfin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barnardsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beech
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Rockview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Haywood County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Houston Valley, with the one closest to Houston Valley listed first.
- Mount Sterling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Teague ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Teague is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- West Canton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- West Canton is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Canton
- Canton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clyde
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clyde is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <1>
- Lake Junaluska
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Madison County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Houston Valley, with the one closest to Houston Valley listed first.
- Hot Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allenstand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Hurricane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bluff is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lynch is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Stackhouse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Chapel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Cutshalltown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- White Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- White Rock is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Spring Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Walnut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Allegheny
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Trust
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Trust is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Yancey County (NC)
- Higgins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Houston Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Houston Valley.
Cemeteries Near Houston Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Houston Valley.
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 Houston Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Houston Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Houston Valley, with the one closest to Houston Valley listed first.
- Lawson, Wills & Arrington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mooneyham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mooneyham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Swaney Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Click Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lamb Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Family Cemetery
- The Lamb Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lamb Cemetery
- Beersheba Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cutshall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cutshall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (743 more) ...
- Kilgore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Justis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Justis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Houston Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Houston Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Houston Valley, with the one closest to Houston Valley listed first.
- Wolf Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Paint Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Rock is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Cedar Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sirenburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
- Limestone Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Springs
- Del Rio
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jonestown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jonestown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Caney Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Branch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Branch
- Nough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nough is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nough
- Hot Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Bright Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bluff is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Ottinger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ottinger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottinger
- Parrottsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Houston Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Houston Valley.
Newspapers Published in Houston Valley ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Houston Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Houston Valley, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Houston Valley.
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 Houston Valley:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cocke County
- Hamblen County
- Hawkins County
- Jefferson County
- Sevier County
- Unicoi County
- Washington County
- Buncombe County
- Haywood County
- Madison County
- Yancey 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Houston Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Houston Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |