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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Luke. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Luke to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Luke, 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 Luke (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 Luke. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Luke is historic, it would have been located within present day Washington 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 Washington County: Carter, Greene, Hawkins, Sullivan & Unicoi.
Below are the counties that are near Luke. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Luke:
- Washington County (The home county of Luke)
- The following are listed by their distance from Luke, with the one closest to Luke listed first.
- Locust Mount
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Harmony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Big Sandy
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Ducktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ducktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 457 people
- Bowmantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Leesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Fall Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Green Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Luke, with the one closest to Luke listed first.
- Pine Crest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Central
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Watauga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Biltmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Elizabethton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gap Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Woodby Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodby Hill is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
- Hampton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hunter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Tolley Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Siam
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Fish Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Luke, with the one closest to Luke listed first.
- Milburnton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Jearoldstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Centersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Centersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Rheatown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Horse Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Horse Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 284 people
- Afton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Baileyton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bolton Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Pleasant View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
- Tusculum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tusculum is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
- Henshaw ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Henshaw is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
- Estimated population in 2014: 470 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Luke, with the one closest to Luke listed first.
- Willis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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 northwest)
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Luke, with the one closest to Luke listed first.
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Blossom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Rotherwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Church Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Mount Carmel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Block City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- New Canton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Frisco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Greenvale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Greenland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Johnson County
- Butler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Luke, with the one closest to Luke listed first.
- Fordtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Blair Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
- Colonial Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Beechwood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Colby ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Borden Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Kingsport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Horace ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Thom ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Unicoi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Luke, with the one closest to Luke listed first.
- Bumpus Cove
(14 miles [22.5 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Banner Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Erwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whispering Pines
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Ernestville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Limestone Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Clear Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Flag Pond
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Madison County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Luke, with the one closest to Luke listed first.
- Allegheny
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Allenstand
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Cutshalltown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- Chapel Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- White Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- White Rock is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Foster Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Mitchell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Luke, with the one closest to Luke listed first.
- Richlands
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Bailey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Huntdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Relief
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Buladean
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Tipton Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Red Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Yancey County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Luke, with the one closest to Luke listed first.
- Sioux
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Ramseytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Higgins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Day Book
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Green Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Luke, see our County-by-County Page for Luke.
Cemeteries Near Luke ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Luke.
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 Luke - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Luke covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Luke, with the one closest to Luke listed first.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bacon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hartman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bacon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dunham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harmony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hunt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bacon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Logans Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (977 more) ...
- Kincheloe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Allegheny Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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.
While we didn't find Luke in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Luke.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Luke, with the one closest to Luke listed first.
- Locust Mount
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Harmony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Christie ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Christie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Bowmantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Leesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- February
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- February is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for February
- Keebler Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Keebler Crossroads is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keebler Crossroads
- Meadowbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Meadowbrook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Milburnton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Fall Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Lane
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Lane is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lane
- Jonesborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Slaughter ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Slaughter is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
- Lovelace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lovelace is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
- Cloverbottom ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cloverbottom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverbottom
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Luke. See our List of 1890's Communities around Luke.
Newspapers Published in Luke ...
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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Luke.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Luke, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Luke.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Luke:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Greene County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Johnson County
- Sullivan County
- Unicoi County
- Madison County
- Mitchell County
- Yancey County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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 Luke, 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Luke) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |