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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Minkton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Minkton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Minkton, 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 Minkton (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 Minkton. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Minkton is historic, it would have been located within present day Claiborne 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 Claiborne County: Bell (KY), Whitley (KY), Campbell, Grainger, Hancock, Union & Lee (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Minkton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Minkton:
- Claiborne County (The home county of Minkton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Minkton, with the one closest to Minkton listed first.
- Head of Barren
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
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- Goin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
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- Sandlick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
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- Big Barren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
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- New Tazewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Minton Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
- Tazewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lone Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
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- Springdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
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- Harrogate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shawanee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County
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- Cumberland Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minkton, with the one closest to Minkton listed first.
- Andersonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
- Norris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
- Panther ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
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- Rocky Top
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Top is located in Anderson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Former names for Rocky Top:
- Coal Creek
- Lake City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Top <2>
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minkton, with the one closest to Minkton listed first.
- Flat Hollow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County
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- Stockville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Stockville is located in Campbell County
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- Girlton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Girlton is located in Campbell County
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- Victory
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Victory is located in Campbell County
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- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
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- Boy ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Boy is located in Campbell County
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- Fincastle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fincastle is located in Campbell County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
- White Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- White Oak is located in Campbell County
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- Morley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Morley is located in Campbell County
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- Demory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Demory is located in Campbell County
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- Habersham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Habersham is located in Campbell County
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- LaFollette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- LaFollette is located in Campbell County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
- LaFollette has also been known as:
- Big Creek Gap
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <2>
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minkton, with the one closest to Minkton listed first.
- Washburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
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- Lulaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
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- Joppa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
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- Rutledge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thorn Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
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- Bowen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
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- Maples ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
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- Massengill Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Lea Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
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- Beans
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Beans is located in Grainger County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Blaine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wa-Ni Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
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- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minkton, with the one closest to Minkton listed first.
- Collons Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Casablanca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Bright ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Morristown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
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- Monte Vista Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minkton, with the one closest to Minkton listed first.
- Alanthus Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Xenophon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
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- Yount Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
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- Duck Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
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- Sneedville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Trent Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minkton, with the one closest to Minkton listed first.
- Mooresburg Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mooresburg Springs is located in Hawkins County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 941 people
- Mooresburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Galbraith Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
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- Red Bridge Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minkton, with the one closest to Minkton listed first.
- New Market
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jefferson City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
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- Talbott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alena ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
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- Strawberry Plains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rocky Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- Edna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
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- Flat Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
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- Piedmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
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- Dumplin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
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- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minkton, with the one closest to Minkton listed first.
- Corryton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Zacharytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
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- Bayless ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bayless is located in Knox County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 1,396 people
- Skaggston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Skaggston is located in Knox County
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- Maloneyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Maloneyville is located in Knox County
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- Ridgeview Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ridgeview Heights is located in Knox County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 1,979 people
- Copper Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Copper Ridge is located in Knox County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
- Mascot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- Lyonton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
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- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
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- John Sevier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- John Sevier is located in Knox County
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- Halls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Halls is located in Knox County
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- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minkton, with the one closest to Minkton listed first.
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Haynes is located in Union County
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- Braden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Braden is located in Union County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Phebe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Loo ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loo is located in Union County
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- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
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- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
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- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
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- Maynardville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Luttrell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Warwicktown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Warwicktown is located in Union County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
- Plainview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Plainview is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Loyston is located in Union County
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- Bell County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Minkton, with the one closest to Minkton listed first.
- Middlesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stony Fork Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
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- Premier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Premier is located in Bell County (KY)
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- Yellow Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
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- Edgewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood is located in Bell County (KY)
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- Capito
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Capito is located in Bell County (KY)
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- Fonde
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fonde is located in Bell County (KY)
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- Pruden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pruden is located in Bell County (KY)
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- Calvin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Calvin is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Frakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Frakes is located in Bell County (KY)
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- Pearl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl is located in Bell County (KY)
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- Ingram
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ingram is located in Bell County (KY)
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- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Minkton, with the one closest to Minkton listed first.
- Pathfork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Twila
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Twila is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Coldiron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Wallins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Wallins is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Tacky Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tacky Town is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Mary Alice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Wallins Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Knox County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Minkton, with the one closest to Minkton listed first.
- Wheeler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeler is located in Knox County (KY)
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- Warren
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Warren is located in Knox County (KY)
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- Trosper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Trosper is located in Knox County (KY)
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- Bryants Store
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County (KY)
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- Flat Lick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County (KY)
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- Artemus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Artemus is located in Knox County (KY)
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- Dewitt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dewitt is located in Knox County (KY)
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- Walker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Walker is located in Knox County (KY)
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- Whitley County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Minkton, with the one closest to Minkton listed first.
- Siler
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Siler is located in Whitley County (KY)
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- Lot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lot is located in Whitley County (KY)
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- Fairview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Whitley County (KY)
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- Nevisdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nevisdale is located in Whitley County (KY)
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- Packard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Packard is located in Whitley County (KY)
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- Red Ash
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red Ash is located in Whitley County (KY)
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- Saxton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saxton is located in Whitley County (KY)
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- Louden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Louden is located in Whitley County (KY)
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- Verne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Verne is located in Whitley County (KY)
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- Pleasant View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Minkton, see our County-by-County Page for Minkton.
Cemeteries Near Minkton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Minkton.
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 Minkton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Minkton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Minkton, with the one closest to Minkton listed first.
- Simmons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Drummond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ford Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Keck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Goin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cupp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Minton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shoemaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shumaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Water Treece Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cole Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1078 more) ...
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Burch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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.
Minkton itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Minkton, with the one closest to Minkton listed first.
- Goin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
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- Head of Barren
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Big Barren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Sandlick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
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- Duo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Duo is located in Claiborne County
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- New Tazewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Little Barren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Barren is located in Union County
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- Haynes ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Haynes is located in Union County
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- Lone Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
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- Tazewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bacchus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bacchus is located in Claiborne County
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- Arthur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Arthur is located in Claiborne County
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- Acuff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Acuff is located in Union County
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- Springdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
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- Pleasant ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Minkton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Minkton.
Newspapers Published in Minkton ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Minkton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Minkton, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Minkton.
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 Minkton:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Claiborne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Campbell County
- Grainger County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Jefferson County
- Knox County
- Union County
- Bell County
- Harlan County
- Knox County
- Whitley 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 Minkton, 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 from Point A (ie- Minkton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |