Welcome to Hurricane Branch ...
So far, we found very little information about Hurricane Branch. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hurricane Branch to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hurricane Branch, please Contact Us.
Hurricane Branch would have been located within present day Union County<2>.
The location of Hurricane Branch has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hurricane Branch, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.
A typical abbreviation for Hurricane Branch: Hurricane Br. (or less commonly used: Hurricane Brnch.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Hurricane Branch is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Hurricane Branch was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Hurricane Branch (for example, toward Gernt), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
If Hurricane Branch still existed, it would have been in the (865) area code.
Communities Also Named Hurricane Branch ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hurricane Branch - they are located in Kentucky and Mississippi.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hurricane Branch.
Communities near Hurricane Branch ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hurricane Branch.
- Fraterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- 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
- Clinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,119 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
- LaFollette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
- LaFollette is located in Campbell County
- 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 <5>
- Kings Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
- Kings Valley is located in Knox County
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,835 people
- Smithwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - New Tazewell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Tazewell
- New Tazewell is located in Claiborne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,705 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Tazewell <5>
- Maynardville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynardville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynardville
- Maynardville is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maynardville <5>
- Mascot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Pine Crest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- 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
- Mayo ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hurricane Branch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hurricane Branch.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hurricane Branch. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hurricane Branch.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hurricane Branch. See our Newspapers Page for Hurricane Branch.
Adding Hurricane Branch to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hurricane Branch in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hurricane Branch was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Hurricane Branch post office opened in 1875.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hurricane Branch.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Union County: www.unioncountytn.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Hurricane Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hurricane Branch - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |