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 Mowls Mill (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 Mowls Mill. 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 Mowls Mill ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Mowls Mill: Mowls Ml. (or less commonly used: Mowls Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Mowls Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Mowls Mill may originally have been Mowl's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Mowls Mill might be written as Mowl Mill.
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.
Mowls Mill 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 Mowls Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mowls Mill:
- Hawkins County (The home county of Mowls Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mowls Mill, with the one closest to Mowls Mill listed first.
- Kepler
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Surgoinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Amis
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Strahl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Blossom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Greenland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Persia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Rogersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Church Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eidson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Block City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Carter County
- Pine Crest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mowls Mill, with the one closest to Mowls Mill listed first.
- Bybee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parrottsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mowls Mill, with the one closest to Mowls Mill listed first.
- Bean Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wyatt Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Marshalls Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Beans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Beans is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mowls Mill, with the one closest to Mowls Mill listed first.
- Baileyton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Ottway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Romeo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Jearoldstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Albany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Marvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Centersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Centersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Milburnton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Bolton Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Rheatown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Afton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mowls Mill, with the one closest to Mowls Mill listed first.
- Whitesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Bright ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- East Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Morristown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Casablanca
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mowls Mill, with the one closest to Mowls Mill listed first.
- Kyles Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Willis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Willis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Trent Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Sneedville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Duck Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Yount Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Xenophon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Jefferson County
- Leadvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mowls Mill, with the one closest to Mowls Mill listed first.
- Blair Gap
(10 miles [16.1 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Colonial Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fordtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Beechwood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Borden Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Cherokee Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Kingsport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Horace ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Bloomingdale
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Unicoi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mowls Mill, with the one closest to Mowls Mill listed first.
- Bumpus Cove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Banner Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Clear Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Ernestville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Erwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mowls Mill, with the one closest to Mowls Mill listed first.
- Ducktown
(13 miles [20.9 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mill Brook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Big Sandy
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Locust Mount
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Bowmantown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Limestone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Telford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gray
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Harlan County (KY)
- Cranks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Madison County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mowls Mill, with the one closest to Mowls Mill listed first.
- Allenstand
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Allegheny
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mowls Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Mowls Mill.
Cemeteries Near Mowls Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mowls Mill.
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 Mowls Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mowls Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mowls Mill, with the one closest to Mowls Mill listed first.
- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Powell Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jake Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tunnel Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Whims Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Charles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McClellan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hunter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tunnel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Webster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (831 more) ...
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Caney Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Mowls Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mowls Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mowls Mill, with the one closest to Mowls Mill listed first.
- New Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Van Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Van Hill is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hill
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Surgoinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Amis
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Strahl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Stony Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stony Point is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Locust Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Springs
- Blossom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Vogel ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vogel is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel
- Austins Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Austins Mill is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austins Mill
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Persia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Romeo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Ottway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mowls Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mowls Mill.
Newspapers Published in Mowls Mill ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mowls Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mowls Mill, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mowls Mill.
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 Mowls Mill:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hawkins County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Cocke County
- Grainger County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Jefferson County
- Sullivan County
- Unicoi County
- Washington County
- Harlan County
- Madison County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Mowls Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mowls Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |