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 Murphy Hills (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 Murphy Hills. 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 Murphy Hills ...
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.
Another variation: Murphy Hill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Murphy Hills. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Murphy Hills.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Murphy Hills is located in Knox 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 Knox County: Anderson, Blount, Grainger, Jefferson, Loudon, Roane, Sevier & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Murphy Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Murphy Hills:
- Knox County (The home county of Murphy Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphy Hills, with the one closest to Murphy Hills listed first.
- Halls
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Halls is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Greenway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Smithwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Smithwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,661 people
- Beverly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
- Kings Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kings Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,835 people
- Maloneyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Copper Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Copper Ridge is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Ridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
- Plantation Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Plantation Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,073 people
- Dante
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- John Sevier
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Park City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Park City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphy Hills, with the one closest to Murphy Hills listed first.
- Panther ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Claxton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Andersonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
- Peak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Norris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Leinarts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fraterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fraterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
- Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
- Rocky Top
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scarboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphy Hills, with the one closest to Murphy Hills listed first.
- Rockford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Alcoa
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Eagleton Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
- Wildwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Louisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rockgardens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rockgardens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
- Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
- Maryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cowan Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
- Rocky Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
- Chelsey Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Seaton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Walland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphy Hills, with the one closest to Murphy Hills listed first.
- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Pine Crest
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
- Girlton ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Girlton is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlton
- Boy ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Boy is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
- Demory
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Hollow
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Victory
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fincastle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fincastle is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
- Caryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- LaFollette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphy Hills, with the one closest to Murphy Hills listed first.
- Big Barren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandlick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Speedwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Goin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Head of Barren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphy Hills, with the one closest to Murphy Hills listed first.
- Blaine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lea Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maples ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Joppa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Massengill Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Lulaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Washburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dyers Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Oakland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Rutledge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wa-Ni Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Hamblen County
- Collons Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 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 Murphy Hills, with the one closest to Murphy Hills listed first.
- Strawberry Plains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cook Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
- Dumplin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New Market
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rocky Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- Piedmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Alena ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Flat Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jefferson City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rock Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Dandridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Talbott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphy Hills, with the one closest to Murphy Hills listed first.
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Sharp Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- White Wing Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
- Eaton Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lenoir City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Centersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphy Hills, with the one closest to Murphy Hills listed first.
- Tupper Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Coalfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Petros
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Coal Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphy Hills, with the one closest to Murphy Hills listed first.
- Bear ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Kelley Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kelley Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dyllis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bradbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kries
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphy Hills, with the one closest to Murphy Hills listed first.
- Smoky Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hembree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphy Hills, with the one closest to Murphy Hills listed first.
- Seymour Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
- Oak City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Seymour
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kodak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Boyds Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Henry Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dupont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Catlettsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sevierville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Millican Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waldens Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphy Hills, with the one closest to Murphy Hills listed first.
- Paulette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Plainview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Warwicktown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Warwicktown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Luttrell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maynardville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Loo ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Murphy Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Murphy Hills.
Cemeteries Near Murphy Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Murphy Hills.
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 Murphy Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Murphy Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Murphy Hills, with the one closest to Murphy Hills listed first.
- Thomas Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Hall Cemetery
- The Thomas Hall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hall Cemetery
- Bowling Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Varner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mynatt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Anderson - Gouffon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Barner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lynnhurst Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (1251 more) ...
- Murphy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Murphy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Luttrell 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.<3>
While we didn't find Murphy Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Murphy Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Murphy Hills, with the one closest to Murphy Hills listed first.
- Halls Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Halls Crossroads is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Crossroads
- Fountain City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
- Smithwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Smithwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,661 people
- Beverly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mynatt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mynatt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mynatt
- Preston ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Preston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Dante
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maloneyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pedigo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pedigo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedigo
- Caswell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Caswell is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caswell
- Knoxville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Twinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Twinville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bayless ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bayless is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,396 people
- Mayo ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,366 people
- McMillan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McMillan is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Murphy Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Murphy Hills.
Newspapers Published in Murphy Hills ...
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 200 newspapers that have been published in the area around Murphy Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Murphy Hills, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Murphy Hills.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Murphy Hills:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Knox County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Blount County
- Campbell County
- Claiborne County
- Grainger County
- Hamblen County
- Jefferson County
- Loudon County
- Morgan County
- Roane County
- Scott County
- Sevier County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Murphy Hills, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Murphy Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |