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 Meadow Branch (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 Meadow Branch. 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 Meadow Branch ...
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 Meadow Branch: Meadow Br. (or less commonly used: Meadow Brnch.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Meadow Branch. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Meadow Branch.
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Meadow Branch is located in Grainger 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 Grainger County: Claiborne, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Knox & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Meadow Branch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meadow Branch:
- Grainger County (The home county of Meadow Branch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Branch, with the one closest to Meadow Branch listed first.
- Bean Station
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wyatt Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Marshalls Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Beans
(5 miles [8 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Bowen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Wa-Ni Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Rutledge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dyers Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Lulaville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Massengill Mill
(18 miles [29 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
- Washburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Branch, with the one closest to Meadow Branch listed first.
- Caney Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Evans Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Springdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Tazewell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- New Tazewell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Head of Barren
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- 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 west)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Big Barren
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Goin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Harrogate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Minton Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Branch, with the one closest to Meadow Branch listed first.
- Bybee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Clevenger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clevenger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
- Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
- Wilsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Parrottsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Jaybird
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Jimtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Newport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Carson Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Branch, with the one closest to Meadow Branch listed first.
- Beulah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Marvin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Warrensburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Romeo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Midway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Mosheim
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Albany
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Ottway
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Baileyton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bright Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Greeneville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Branch, with the one closest to Meadow Branch listed first.
- Bright ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Casablanca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- East Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Whitesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morristown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Silver City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Monte Vista Estates
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Collons Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 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 Meadow Branch, with the one closest to Meadow Branch listed first.
- Yount Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Duck Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Xenophon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Trent Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Sneedville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Alanthus Hill
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Kyles Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Willis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Willis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Branch, with the one closest to Meadow Branch listed first.
- Mooresburg Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mooresburg Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg Springs
- Population from the 2010 Census: 941 people
- Mooresburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Galbraith Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Red Bridge Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
- Bulls Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Persia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Rogersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Eidson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Amis
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Strahl
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Kepler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Surgoinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Branch, with the one closest to Meadow Branch listed first.
- Talbott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- White Pine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rock Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Edna
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Leadvale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- Jefferson City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baneberry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Alena ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Flat Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- New Market
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dandridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rocky Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- Piedmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Knox County
- Zacharytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Branch, with the one closest to Meadow Branch listed first.
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Luttrell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Maynardville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bell County (KY)
- Middlesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Branch, with the one closest to Meadow Branch listed first.
- Cranks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Bobs Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
- Cawood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
- Mary Alice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
- Pathfork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
- Twila
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Twila is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meadow Branch, see our County-by-County Page for Meadow Branch.
Cemeteries Near Meadow Branch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meadow Branch.
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 Meadow Branch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meadow Branch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meadow Branch, with the one closest to Meadow Branch listed first.
- Moores Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Meadow Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hileman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Garrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bean Station Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Isenberg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Big Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dalton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Meeks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bassett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shropshire Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (906 more) ...
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Murray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Overbay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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 Meadow Branch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Meadow Branch.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Meadow Branch, with the one closest to Meadow Branch listed first.
- Bean Station
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tate Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tate Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Springs
- Mooresburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Noeton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Noeton is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noeton
- Marshalls Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Bright ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Galbraith Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Luther
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Luther is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Thorn Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Bowen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Russellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Turley Mills ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Turley Mills is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley Mills
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Xenophon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Whitesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morristown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meadow Branch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meadow Branch.
Newspapers Published in Meadow Branch ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meadow Branch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meadow Branch, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meadow Branch.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Meadow Branch:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Grainger County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Cocke County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Jefferson County
- Knox County
- Union County
- Bell 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> | 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 Meadow Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Meadow Branch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |