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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 Howardville (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 Howardville. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Howardville is located in Hamilton 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 Hamilton County: Catoosa (GA), Dade (GA), Walker (GA), Whitfield (GA), Bledsoe, Bradley, Marion, Meigs, Rhea & Sequatchie.

Below are the counties that are near Howardville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Howardville:

  • Hamilton County     (The home county of Howardville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howardville, with the one closest to Howardville listed first.
    • Apison
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Collegedale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ooltewah
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Auburn Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Auburn Hills is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Hills
      • Estimated population in 2014: 929 people
    • Ryall Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Ryall Springs is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryall Springs
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,166 people
    • East Brainerd
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd
    • Harrison
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Brainerd Hills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Harrison Ferry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Harrison Ferry is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Ferry
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 7,769 people
    • East Ridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hillsboro Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Hillsboro Heights is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Heights
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 450 people
    • Kings Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Dweller
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bradley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howardville, with the one closest to Howardville listed first.
    • Mineral Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • McDonald
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Earnest ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Earnest is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
    • Wildwood Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
    • South Cleveland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
    • Cleveland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bent Tree Acres
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
    • East Cleveland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
    • Hopewell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Hopewell is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Countryside Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
    • Hopewell Estates
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
    • Bellefounte
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Etola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Marion County
  • McMinn County
  • Meigs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howardville, with the one closest to Howardville listed first.
    • East View
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • East View is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
      • Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
    • Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
    • Beta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Polk County
  • Rhea County
  • Sequatchie County
  • Catoosa County (GA)
  • Dade County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howardville, with the one closest to Howardville listed first.
    • Wildwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Morganville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
    • Trenton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Gilmer County (GA)
  • Gordon County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howardville, with the one closest to Howardville listed first.
    • Hill City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Hill City is located in Gordon County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
    • Resaca Ferry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
    • Resaca
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Soapstick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Soapstick is located in Gordon County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
  • Murray County (GA)
  • Walker County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howardville, with the one closest to Howardville listed first.
    • Park City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Park City is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Dewberry Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Dewberry Town is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
    • Fairview
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • John Ross Estates
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • John Ross Estates is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
      • Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
    • Lytle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Lytle is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 37,115 people
    • Orchard Hills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Orchard Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 232 people
    • Rossville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Warren Terrace
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Warren Terrace is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Terrace
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,720 people
    • Rock Spring
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Chickamauga
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fantasy Hills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
    • Happy Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Happy Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
      • Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
    • Chattanooga Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
  • Whitfield County (GA)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Howardville, see our County-by-County Page for Howardville.

Cemeteries Near Howardville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Howardville.

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 Howardville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Howardville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Howardville, with the one closest to Howardville listed first.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Howardville had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Howardville, with the one closest to Howardville listed first.

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Howardville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Howardville.

Newspapers Published in Howardville ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Howardville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Howardville, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Howardville.

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 Howardville:

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 Howardville, 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- Howardville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.