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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 Howard Mill (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 Howard Mill. 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 Howard Mill ...
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 Howard Mill: Howard Ml. (or less commonly used: Howard Mll.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Howard Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Howard Mill.
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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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.
Howard Mill is located in Morgan 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 Morgan County: Anderson, Cumberland, Fentress, Roane & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Howard Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Howard Mill:
- Morgan County (The home county of Howard Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard Mill, with the one closest to Howard Mill listed first.
- Lancing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Nemo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Annadel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Wartburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lavender
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Deer Lodge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Bucklick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Deermont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Sunbright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glades
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Oakdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard Mill, with the one closest to Howard Mill listed first.
- Oliver Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Oak Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Robertsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Scarboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Leinarts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard Mill, with the one closest to Howard Mill listed first.
- Shea
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shea is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shea
- Silica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Silica is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard Mill, with the one closest to Howard Mill listed first.
- Rogers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rogers is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
- Hebbertsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Lake Pomeroy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Fairfield Glade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Center Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
- Woodlands
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Crab Orchard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbriar Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Woody
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Crossville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Creston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Dykes Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard Mill, with the one closest to Howard Mill listed first.
- Clarkrange
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Grimsley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Armathwaite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Allardt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Gernt
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Wilder
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Jamestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Little Crab
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard Mill, with the one closest to Howard Mill listed first.
- White Wing Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
- Eaton Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard Mill, with the one closest to Howard Mill listed first.
- Lovejoy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Obey City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Hanging Limb
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Putnam County
- Monterey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard Mill, with the one closest to Howard Mill listed first.
- Roddy
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Lakewood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Spring City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard Mill, with the one closest to Howard Mill listed first.
- Bazel Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Cardiff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- College Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Emory Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Postoak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Rockwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lakemont Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Midtown Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
- Midtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Dyllis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dyllis is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
- Kingston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kries
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard Mill, with the one closest to Howard Mill listed first.
- Glenmary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Elgin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- Robbins
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Robbins
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Robbins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
- Hembree
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hembree is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hembree
- Hughett
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- New River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Smoky Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Smoky Junction is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Junction
- Helenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Huntsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Norma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Norma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Estimated population in 2014: 147 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Howard Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Howard Mill.
Cemeteries Near Howard Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Howard Mill.
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 Howard Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Howard Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Howard Mill, with the one closest to Howard Mill listed first.
- Gus Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Isaac Howard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Canady Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Nitzschke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Davidson / Forstner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson / Forstner Cemetery
- The Davidson / Forstner Cemetery has also been known as:
- Davidson Cemetery
- Davidson / Forrestner Cemetery
- Forrestner Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12096 <2>
- Potters Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kubley Field Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Lancing.
- The Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11867 <2>
- Nelson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (866 more) ...
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Howard Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Howard Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Howard Mill, with the one closest to Howard Mill listed first.
- Islandford ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Islandford is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islandford
- Lancing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nemo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Frankfort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Frankfort is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Montgomery ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Montgomery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Annadel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Wartburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lavender
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Hebbertsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Deer Lodge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Halfway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Halfway is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Deermont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Emory ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Emory is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Glades
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Stowers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stowers is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowers
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Howard Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Howard Mill.
Newspapers Published in Howard Mill ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Howard Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Howard Mill, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Howard Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Howard Mill:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Campbell County
- Cumberland County
- Fentress County
- Loudon County
- Overton County
- Putnam County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Scott 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Howard Mill) 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 Howard Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |