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 Murrelltown (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 Murrelltown. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Murrelltown 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 Murrelltown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Murrelltown:
- Hawkins County (The home county of Murrelltown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Murrelltown, with the one closest to Murrelltown listed first.
- Eidson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Galbraith Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Rogersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bridge Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
- Mooresburg Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mooresburg Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg Springs
- Population from the 2010 Census: 941 people
- Amis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Mooresburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Persia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Strahl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Kepler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Surgoinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bulls Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Greenland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murrelltown, with the one closest to Murrelltown listed first.
- Caney Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Evans Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
- Raven Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Springdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Tazewell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lone Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- New Tazewell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Head of Barren
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Harrogate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shawanee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Cocke County
- Bybee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murrelltown, with the one closest to Murrelltown listed first.
- Bean Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Beans
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beans is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Marshalls Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Thorn Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Bowen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Rutledge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wa-Ni Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Lulaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Washburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Dyers Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Massengill Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murrelltown, with the one closest to Murrelltown listed first.
- Romeo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Marvin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Baileyton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Albany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Ottway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Midway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mosheim
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Jearoldstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Warrensburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Bolton Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murrelltown, with the one closest to Murrelltown listed first.
- Whitesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bright ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- East Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Silver City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Casablanca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Morristown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monte Vista Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- Collons Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murrelltown, with the one closest to Murrelltown listed first.
- Trent Valley
(3 miles [4.8 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Duck Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Yount Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Kyles Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Xenophon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Alanthus Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murrelltown, with the one closest to Murrelltown listed first.
- Leadvale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- White Pine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Talbott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Rock Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murrelltown, with the one closest to Murrelltown listed first.
- Blair Gap
(24 miles [38.6 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murrelltown, with the one closest to Murrelltown listed first.
- Fall Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ducktown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ducktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 457 people
- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Murrelltown, with the one closest to Murrelltown listed first.
- Cranks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Cawood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
- Bobs Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
- Mary Alice
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
- Dizney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dizney is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
- Kenvir
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kenvir is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenvir
- Verda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Verda is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verda
- Twila
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Twila is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
- Ages
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ages is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ages
- Draper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Draper is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Evarts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Redbud
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Redbud is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Pathfork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Murrelltown, see our County-by-County Page for Murrelltown.
Cemeteries Near Murrelltown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Murrelltown.
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 Murrelltown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Murrelltown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Murrelltown, with the one closest to Murrelltown listed first.
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lawson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gonce Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lawson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mallett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pearson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Courtney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dean Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (707 more) ...
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lype Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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 Murrelltown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Murrelltown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Murrelltown, with the one closest to Murrelltown listed first.
- Lee Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lee Valley is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Valley
- Choptack
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Choptack is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptack
- Eidson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Sneedville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Luther
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Luther is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Alumwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alumwell is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alumwell
- Kyles Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Galbraith Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Rogersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gillenwater ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gillenwater is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillenwater
- Mooresburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Austins Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Austins Mill is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austins Mill
- Amis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Vogel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vogel is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Murrelltown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Murrelltown.
Newspapers Published in Murrelltown ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Murrelltown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Murrelltown, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Murrelltown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Murrelltown:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hawkins County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Cocke County
- Grainger County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Jefferson County
- Sullivan County
- Washington County
- Harlan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Murrelltown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Murrelltown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |