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 McDonald Hill (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 McDonald Hill. 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.
McDonald Hill is located in Hawkins 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 Hawkins County: Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Sullivan, Washington, Lee (VA) & Scott (VA).
Below are the counties that are near McDonald Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McDonald Hill:
- Hawkins County (The home county of McDonald Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from McDonald Hill, with the one closest to McDonald Hill listed first.
- Rogersville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Amis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Strahl
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Persia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Kepler
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Eidson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Surgoinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bulls Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Galbraith Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Red Bridge Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Greenland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Blossom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDonald Hill, with the one closest to McDonald Hill listed first.
- Caney Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Evans Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
- Raven Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Springdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDonald Hill, with the one closest to McDonald Hill listed first.
- Bybee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parrottsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jimtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDonald Hill, with the one closest to McDonald Hill listed first.
- Bean Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wyatt Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Marshalls Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Beans
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Beans is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Thorn Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Bowen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Wa-Ni Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Rutledge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDonald Hill, with the one closest to McDonald Hill listed first.
- Romeo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Baileyton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Marvin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Ottway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Albany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Mosheim
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Midway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jearoldstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Fairview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Bolton Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Greeneville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Centersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Centersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDonald Hill, with the one closest to McDonald Hill listed first.
- Whitesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Bright ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- East Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Morristown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Casablanca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Monte Vista Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- Collons Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDonald Hill, with the one closest to McDonald Hill listed first.
- Kyles Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Willis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Willis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Trent Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Yount Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Duck Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Sneedville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Xenophon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Alanthus Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDonald Hill, with the one closest to McDonald Hill listed first.
- Leadvale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- White Pine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baneberry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Talbott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDonald Hill, with the one closest to McDonald Hill listed first.
- Blair Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
- Beartown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Cherokee Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Beechwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Fordtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Borden Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Kingsport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Colonial Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Horace ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Bloomingdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDonald Hill, with the one closest to McDonald Hill listed first.
- Ducktown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ducktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 457 people
- Fall Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Mill Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Big Sandy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Big Sandy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Estimated population in 2014: 542 people
- Harmony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Locust Mount
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Limestone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bowmantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Leesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Telford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gray
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from McDonald Hill, with the one closest to McDonald Hill listed first.
- Cranks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Cawood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McDonald Hill, see our County-by-County Page for McDonald Hill.
Cemeteries Near McDonald Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McDonald Hill.
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 McDonald Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McDonald Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McDonald Hill, with the one closest to McDonald Hill listed first.
- Carmichael Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cave Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lyons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Strahl Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Carmack Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McKinney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Crockett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rogers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- The Rogers Cemetery has also been known as:
- Joseph Rogers Cemetery
- Continue List (774 more) ...
- Hawkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<3>
While we didn't find McDonald Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McDonald Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McDonald Hill, with the one closest to McDonald Hill listed first.
- Austins Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Austins Mill is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austins Mill
- Rogersville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Strahl
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Amis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Persia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Alumwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alumwell is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alumwell
- Otes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Otes is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otes
- New Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Gillenwater ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gillenwater is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillenwater
- Choptack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Choptack is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptack
- Saint Clair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Romeo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Vogel ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vogel is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel
- White Horn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- White Horn is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horn
- Pilot Knob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pilot Knob is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McDonald Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around McDonald Hill.
Newspapers Published in McDonald Hill ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around McDonald Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McDonald Hill, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McDonald Hill.
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 McDonald Hill:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hawkins County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Cocke County
- Grainger County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Jefferson County
- Sullivan County
- Washington County
- Harlan 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 McDonald Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McDonald Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |