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 Martin 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 Martin 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 Martin 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Martin Creek: Martin Crk. (or less commonly used: Martin Ck. or Martin Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Martin Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Martin Creek.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Martin Creek is located in Hancock 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 Hancock County: Claiborne, Grainger, Hawkins, Lee (VA) & Scott (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Martin Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Martin Creek:
- Hancock County (The home county of Martin Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin Creek, with the one closest to Martin Creek listed first.
- Alanthus Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Xenophon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Sneedville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Trent Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Yount Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Kyles Ford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Willis
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Willis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin Creek, with the one closest to Martin Creek listed first.
- Caney Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Evans Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
- Raven Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Springdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Tazewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shawanee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- New Tazewell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harrogate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lone Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Minton Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
- Head of Barren
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Sandlick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin Creek, with the one closest to Martin Creek listed first.
- Thorn Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Bean Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Beans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Beans is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Wyatt Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Bowen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Marshalls Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Rutledge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Washburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Wa-Ni Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Lulaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Joppa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Massengill Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Dyers Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin Creek, with the one closest to Martin Creek listed first.
- Marvin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Romeo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin Creek, with the one closest to Martin Creek listed first.
- Bright ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Casablanca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Whitesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Morristown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Collons Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Silver City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Monte Vista Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin Creek, with the one closest to Martin Creek listed first.
- Mooresburg Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mooresburg Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg Springs
- Population from the 2010 Census: 941 people
- Galbraith Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Mooresburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eidson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Red Bridge Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
- Rogersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Amis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Persia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Bulls Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Strahl
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Surgoinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kepler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Jefferson County
- Talbott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Union County
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Bell County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin Creek, with the one closest to Martin Creek listed first.
- Callaway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Callaway is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Calvin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Miracle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Miracle is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Varilla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Varilla is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varilla
- Kettle Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
- Stoney Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stoney Fork is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork
- Jenson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jenson is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
- Middlesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Straight Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Wasioto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Arjay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arjay is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arjay
- Dorton Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton Branch
- Pineville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin Creek, with the one closest to Martin Creek listed first.
- Mary Alice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
- Twila
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Twila is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
- Pathfork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
- Bobs Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
- Cawood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
- South Wallins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- South Wallins is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallins
- Cranks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Coldiron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wallins Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Harlan
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Loyall
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Loyall is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Ages
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ages is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ages
- Baxter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Knox County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin Creek, with the one closest to Martin Creek listed first.
- Flat Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Walker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walker is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Wheeler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wheeler is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Dewitt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dewitt is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
- Scalf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scalf is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf
- Trosper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trosper is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
- Warren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warren is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Leslie County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin Creek, with the one closest to Martin Creek listed first.
- Helton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Helton is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Warbranch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Warbranch is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warbranch
- Chappell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chappell is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell
- Mozelle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mozelle is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Martin Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Martin Creek.
Cemeteries Near Martin Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Martin 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 Martin Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Martin Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Martin Creek, with the one closest to Martin Creek listed first.
- Wolfenbarger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Owen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Edd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Breeding Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parkey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Suber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Overton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Overton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Monday Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (804 more) ...
- Lemarr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fugate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Martin Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Martin Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Martin Creek, with the one closest to Martin Creek listed first.
- Alanthus Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Yellow Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Yellow Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
- Xenophon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Sneedville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ritchie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ritchie is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
- Luther
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Luther is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Creech
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Creech is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech
- Cubage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cubage is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cubage
- Bacchus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bacchus is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacchus
- Tazewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Lee Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Valley is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Valley
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Duo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Duo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duo
- New Tazewell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thorn Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Martin Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Martin Creek.
Newspapers Published in Martin 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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Martin Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Martin Creek, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Martin 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 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 Martin Creek:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Grainger County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Hawkins County
- Jefferson County
- Union County
- Bell County
- Harlan County
- Knox County
- Leslie 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> | 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 Martin Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Martin Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |