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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Kendrick Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Kendrick Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Kendrick Creek, please Contact Us.

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 Kendrick Creek (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 Kendrick Creek. 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 Kendrick Creek ...

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 Kendrick Creek: Kendrick Crk. (or less commonly used: Kendrick Ck. or Kendrick Cr.)

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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Kendrick Creek is historic, it would have been located within present day Sullivan 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 Sullivan County: Carter, Hawkins, Johnson, Washington, Bristol City (VA), Scott (VA) & Washington (VA).

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

  • Sullivan County     (The home county of Kendrick Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kendrick Creek, with the one closest to Kendrick Creek listed first.
    • Colonial Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Fordtown
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Wahoo ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
    • Beechwood Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
    • Borden Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
    • Colby ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Colby is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
    • Horace ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Horace is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
    • Kingsport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Orebank
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherokee Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
    • Bloomingdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Rock City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Rock City is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
  • Carter County
  • Greene County
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kendrick Creek, with the one closest to Kendrick Creek listed first.
    • Willis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Willis is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
      • Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
    • Kyles Ford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Hawkins County
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kendrick Creek, with the one closest to Kendrick Creek listed first.
    • Butler
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • High Health ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • High Health is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
  • Unicoi County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kendrick Creek, with the one closest to Kendrick Creek listed first.
    • Whispering Pines
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bumpus Cove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
      • Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
    • Unicoi
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Banner Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
    • Erwin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Limestone Cove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Creek ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Ernestville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
    • Clear Branch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Loganton ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Loganton is located in Unicoi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kendrick Creek, with the one closest to Kendrick Creek listed first.
    • Spurgeon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gray
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Oak Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Grove is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Harmony
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fall Branch
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Flourville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Locust Mount
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Big Sandy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Big Sandy is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
      • Estimated population in 2014: 542 people
    • Austin Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Austin Village is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
    • Camelot Two
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Camelot Two is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Two
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,582 people
    • Ducktown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ducktown is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
      • Estimated population in 2014: 457 people
  • Mitchell County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kendrick Creek, with the one closest to Kendrick Creek listed first.
    • Richlands
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Richlands is located in Mitchell County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
    • Bailey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Bailey is located in Mitchell County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
    • Buladean
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Kendrick Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kendrick Creek.

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 Kendrick Creek - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Kendricks Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Strickler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Willard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Duncan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Wells Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Galloway Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cox Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cox Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Copas Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Conklin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Eastern Star Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (854 more) ...
    • Chase Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Ford Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Smith Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)

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.

Kendrick Creek itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 36 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Fordtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Slaughter ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Slaughter is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
  • Hemlock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hemlock is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
  • Wahoo ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
  • Samuel ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Samuel is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuel
  • Eden Ridge ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Eden Ridge is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Ridge
  • Meadowbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadowbrook is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
  • Cloverbottom ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cloverbottom is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverbottom
  • Horace ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Horace is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
  • Kingsport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Boring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Boring is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boring
  • Colby ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Colby is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Butterfly ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Butterfly is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfly
    • Harmony
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hilton ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Hilton is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton

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

Newspapers Published in Kendrick Creek ...

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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kendrick Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kendrick Creek, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kendrick Creek.

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 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 Kendrick Creek:

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 Kendrick Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kendrick Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.