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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 Huntsville (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 Huntsville. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Huntsville is located in Scott County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Scott County: McCreary (KY), Anderson, Campbell, Fentress, Morgan & Pickett.

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

  • Scott County     (The home county of Huntsville)
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
    • Rocky Top
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fraterville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fraterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
      • Fraterville is located in Anderson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
    • Fairview ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Anderson County
    • Leinarts
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oliver Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Springs
      • Oliver Springs is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oliver Springs <1>
    • Norris
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
      • Norris is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,612 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norris <1>
    • Bethel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Anderson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
    • Andersonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clinton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Robertsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Campbell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
    • Stanfill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Elk Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Shea
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Silica
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
      • Silica is located in Campbell County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
    • Caryville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caryville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryville
      • Caryville is located in Campbell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caryville <1>
    • Jacksboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksboro
      • Jacksboro is located in Campbell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,066 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksboro <1>
    • LaFollette
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Pine Crest
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
      • Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
    • Habersham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Hatmaker ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatmaker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
      • Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
    • Jellico
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Demory
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Fentress County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
    • Gernt
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gernt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
      • Gernt is located in Fentress County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
    • Armathwaite
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armathwaite have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
      • Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
    • Allardt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allardt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allardt
      • Allardt is located in Fentress County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allardt <1>
    • Cumberland Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
      • Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
    • Jamestown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Pall Mall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Grimsley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
    • Mill Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brewstertown ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Sunbright
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mahan Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Village
      • Mahan Village is located in Morgan County
    • Burrville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Annadel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Deer Lodge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Glades
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Petros
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Wartburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Lavender
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lavender. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
      • Lavender is located in Morgan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lavender
      • From Huntsville to Lavender
    • Nemo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nemo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
      • Nemo is located in Morgan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nemo
      • From Huntsville to Nemo
  • Roane County
    • Kelley Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelley Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
      • Kelley Town is located in Roane County
  • McCreary County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
    • Strunk
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strunk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
      • Strunk is located in McCreary County (KY)
    • Pine Knot
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Revelo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Revelo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
      • Revelo is located in McCreary County (KY)
    • Stearns
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stearns have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stearns
      • Stearns is located in McCreary County (KY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stearns <1>
    • Smith Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
      • Smith Town is located in McCreary County (KY)
    • Whitley City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitley City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitley City
      • Whitley City is located in McCreary County (KY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitley City <1>
    • Marshes Siding
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshes Siding have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
      • Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County (KY)
    • Wiborg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Wayne County (KY)
  • Whitley County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
    • Ayers
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Ash
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Ash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
      • Red Ash is located in Whitley County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Red Ash
      • From Huntsville to Red Ash
    • Fairview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lot
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Saxton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saxton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
      • Saxton is located in Whitley County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saxton
      • From Huntsville to Saxton
    • Emlyn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant View
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Whitley County (KY)
    • Packard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Packard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
      • Packard is located in Whitley County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Packard
      • From Huntsville to Packard
    • Williamsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Huntsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Huntsville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Huntsville had a population of 186 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Huntsville had a population of 1,285 people.

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

  • New River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Helenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Doctors ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doctors have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctors
    • Doctors is located in Scott County
  • Robbins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oneida
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hughett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hughett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
    • Hughett is located in Scott County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hughett
    • From Huntsville to Hughett
  • Jeffers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
    • Jeffers is located in Scott County
  • Bowl ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowl have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowl
    • Bowl is located in Scott County
  • Norma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Elgin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pioneer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
    • Pioneer is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pioneer <1>
  • Glenmary
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Buckeye
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckeye have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
      • Buckeye is located in Campbell County
    • Winfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Mill Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Huntsville ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Huntsville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Huntsville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Huntsville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Huntsville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4> of Huntsville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Huntsville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Huntsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Scott County: www.scottcounty.com/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Huntsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Huntsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4119, Longitude: -84.4909    
<5>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.
<6>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 Huntsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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