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 Mossy Spring (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 Mossy Spring. 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 Mossy Spring ...
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 Mossy Spring: Mossy Spg. (or less commonly used: Mossy Spng. or Mossy Sprng.)
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Mossy Spring is located in Union 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 Union County: Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger & Knox.
Below are the counties that are near Mossy Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mossy Spring:
- Union County (The home county of Mossy Spring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mossy Spring, with the one closest to Mossy Spring listed first.
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Phebe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Loo ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Braden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Braden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Loyston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
- Warwicktown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Warwicktown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
- Maynardville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Paulette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Plainview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mossy Spring, with the one closest to Mossy Spring listed first.
- Andersonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
- Norris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
- Rocky Top
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Top is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Top
- 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 <1>
- Panther ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Fraterville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fraterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
- Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
- Clinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leinarts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Peak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Claxton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Spring Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Robertsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mossy Spring, with the one closest to Mossy Spring listed first.
- Flat Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Hollow
- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
- Girlton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Girlton is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlton
- Victory
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Victory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Stockville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stockville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
- Boy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Boy is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
- Fincastle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fincastle is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
- Demory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Demory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demory
- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- LaFollette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- LaFollette is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
- 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 <1>
- Pine Crest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
- Habersham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Habersham is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Habersham
- White Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mossy Spring, with the one closest to Mossy Spring listed first.
- Speedwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Goin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Big Barren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Sandlick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Clairfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clairfield is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairfield
- Hamlin Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hamlin Town is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Town
- Pruden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pruden is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Head of Barren
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Minton Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
- Lone Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- New Tazewell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrogate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mossy Spring, with the one closest to Mossy Spring listed first.
- Washburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Blaine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Joppa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Lea Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Maples ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Lulaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Massengill Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Rutledge
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dyers Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Oakland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Bowen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Thorn Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Wa-Ni Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Hamblen County
- Collons Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mossy Spring, with the one closest to Mossy Spring listed first.
- Strawberry Plains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Market
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- Alena ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Rock Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mossy Spring, with the one closest to Mossy Spring listed first.
- Bayless ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bayless is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,396 people
- Copper Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Copper Ridge is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Ridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
- Corryton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeview Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ridgeview Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,979 people
- Halls
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Halls is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Zacharytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown
- Maloneyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Maloneyville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloneyville
- Heiskell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Murphy Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Murphy Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Hills
- Skaggston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Skaggston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggston
- Kings Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kings Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,835 people
- Sentertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sentertown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentertown
- Beverly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Beverly is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mossy Spring, with the one closest to Mossy Spring listed first.
- Straight Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Straight Fork is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Fork
- Montgomery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Montgomery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Norma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Norma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Estimated population in 2014: 147 people
- Smoky Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Smoky Junction is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Junction
- Hembree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hembree is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hembree
- Winona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Winona is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Sevier County
- Kodak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bell County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mossy Spring, with the one closest to Mossy Spring listed first.
- Fonde
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fonde is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonde
- Pruden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pruden is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Capito
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Capito is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capito
- Premier
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Premier is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
- Yellow Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Frakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Frakes is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frakes
- Pearl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pearl is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Edgewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Stony Fork Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
- Middlesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ingram
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ingram is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Wasioto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Calvin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Calvin is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Knox County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mossy Spring, with the one closest to Mossy Spring listed first.
- Wheeler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wheeler is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Warren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Warren is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Bryants Store
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Store
- Trosper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Trosper is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
- Whitley County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mossy Spring, with the one closest to Mossy Spring listed first.
- Lot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lot is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
- Fairview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Red Ash
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Ash is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Packard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Packard is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
- Saxton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saxton is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Nevisdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Nevisdale is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
- Siler
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Siler is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Ayers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ayers is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Pleasant View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Verne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Verne is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Emlyn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Emlyn is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
- Louden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Louden is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Williamsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mossy Spring, see our County-by-County Page for Mossy Spring.
Cemeteries Near Mossy Spring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mossy Spring.
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 Mossy Spring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mossy Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mossy Spring, with the one closest to Mossy Spring listed first.
- McCarty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mossy Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Mossy Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bridges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bridges - Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Albright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bowman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bridges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oaks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Farris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (1199 more) ...
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Henegar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
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 Mossy Spring in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mossy Spring.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mossy Spring, with the one closest to Mossy Spring listed first.
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Ray ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ray is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Rule ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rule is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Phebe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Powells River ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Powells River is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells River
- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
- Sill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sill is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sill
- Loo ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Girlton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Girlton is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlton
- New Prospect ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Prospect is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Agee ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Agee is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee
- Sharps Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stockville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stockville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mossy Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mossy Spring.
Newspapers Published in Mossy Spring ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mossy Spring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mossy Spring, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mossy Spring.
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 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 Mossy Spring:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Campbell County
- Claiborne County
- Grainger County
- Hamblen County
- Jefferson County
- Knox County
- Scott County
- Sevier County
- Bell County
- Knox County
- Whitley 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 Mossy Spring, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mossy Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |