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 Huffman (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 Huffman. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Huffman 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 Huffman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Huffman:
- Morgan County (The home county of Huffman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huffman, with the one closest to Huffman listed first.
- Sunbright
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mill Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Burrville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Annadel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Deer Lodge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Glades
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Lavender
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Lancing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mahan Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mahan Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Village
- Wartburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bucklick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huffman, with the one closest to Huffman listed first.
- Oliver Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fraterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fraterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
- Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
- Rocky Top
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rocky Top is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Top
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Former names for Rocky Top:
- Coal Creek
- Lake City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Top <1>
- Leinarts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Robertsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Oak Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huffman, with the one closest to Huffman listed first.
- Shea
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shea is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shea
- Silica
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Silica is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
- Stanfill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stanfill is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfill
- Caryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jacksboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Elk Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Valley is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
- Pine Crest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
- LaFollette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- LaFollette is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
- LaFollette has also been known as:
- Big Creek Gap
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <1>
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huffman, with the one closest to Huffman listed first.
- Rogers
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Lake Pomeroy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Fairfield Glade
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlands
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Center Ford
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Woody
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Crab Orchard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Creston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Crossville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dykes Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Greenbriar Village
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huffman, with the one closest to Huffman listed first.
- Armathwaite
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Gernt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Allardt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Grove
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Jamestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Grimsley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Clarkrange
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wilder
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Little Crab
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Pall Mall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huffman, with the one closest to Huffman listed first.
- Hanging Limb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Lovejoy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Obey City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Pickett County
- Cedar Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huffman, with the one closest to Huffman listed first.
- Bazel Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Kelley Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kelley Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
- Emory Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Dyllis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dyllis is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
- Cardiff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- College Grove
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Kries
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Kingston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Laddie Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Midtown Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
- Midtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huffman, with the one closest to Huffman listed first.
- Glenmary
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Elgin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- West Robbins
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Robbins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
- Robbins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hughett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- New River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Helenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hembree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hembree is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hembree
- Winona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Winona is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Norma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Norma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Estimated population in 2014: 147 people
- Verdun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Verdun is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdun
- McCreary County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huffman, with the one closest to Huffman listed first.
- Strunk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Pine Knot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Revelo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Smith Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Stearns
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wayne County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huffman, with the one closest to Huffman listed first.
- Mount Pisgah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Parmleysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Huffman, see our County-by-County Page for Huffman.
Cemeteries Near Huffman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Huffman.
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 Huffman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Huffman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Huffman, with the one closest to Huffman listed first.
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Diden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Neely Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neely Cemetery
- The Neely Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16204 <2>
- Webb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Summers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunbright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- White Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tipp House Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pemperton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Griffith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (854 more) ...
- Lewallen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stringfield Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Freels 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 Huffman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Huffman.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Huffman, with the one closest to Huffman listed first.
- Sunbright
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Glenmary
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Mill Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Elgin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- Burrville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Rugby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Robbins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Annadel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Emory ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Emory is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Glades
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Deer Lodge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Hughett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Stowers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stowers is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowers
- Lavender
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- New River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Huffman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Huffman.
Newspapers Published in Huffman ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Huffman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Huffman, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Huffman.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Huffman:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Campbell County
- Cumberland County
- Fentress County
- Overton County
- Pickett County
- Roane County
- Scott County
- McCreary County
- Wayne 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 Huffman, 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 from Point A (ie- Huffman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |