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 Needmore (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 Needmore. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Needmore is located in Hamblen 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 Hamblen County: Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hawkins & Jefferson.
Below are the counties that are near Needmore. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Needmore:
- Hamblen County (The home county of Needmore)
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Whitesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bright ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Silver City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- East Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Casablanca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Morristown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monte Vista Estates
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Collons Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Caney Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Evans Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Springdale
(21 miles [33.8 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 northwest)
- Lone Mountain
(24 miles [38.6 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Sandlick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Big Barren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Bybee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Parrottsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jimtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Clevenger
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clevenger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
- Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
- Jaybird
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Newport
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wilsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Bailey Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Bridgeport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- West Myers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- West Myers is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
- Carson Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Del Rio
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Edwina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Wyatt Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Bean Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marshalls Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Beans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Beans is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Bowen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Thorn Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Wa-Ni Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Rutledge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Dyers Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- 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 west)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Washburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Marvin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Beulah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Romeo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Warrensburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Midway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mosheim
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Albany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Ottway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Bright Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Baileyton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Greeneville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Yount Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Duck Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Trent Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Sneedville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Xenophon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Kyles Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Willis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Willis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Alanthus Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Red Bridge Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
- Galbraith Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Mooresburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresburg Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresburg Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg Springs
- Population from the 2010 Census: 941 people
- Bulls Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Persia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Rogersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Strahl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Amis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Eidson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Kepler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Surgoinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Leadvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- White Pine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Talbott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Baneberry
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Edna
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Rock Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Jefferson City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dandridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Alena ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Flat Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- New Market
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Piedmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Rocky Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- Sullivan County
- Blair Gap
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Union County
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- 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
- Limestone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mill Brook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Needmore, see our County-by-County Page for Needmore.
Cemeteries Near Needmore ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Needmore.
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 Needmore - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Needmore covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Creechs Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lee Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cobb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
- The Cobb Cemetery has also been known as:
- Read Private Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10644 <2>
- Hyatt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burdine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bent Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kenner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (823 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dodson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hamblen Memory Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Needmore in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Needmore.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Whitesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bright ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Saint Clair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Clair is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Mooresburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Galbraith Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Bulls Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- White Horn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- White Horn is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horn
- Springvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Springvale is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Otes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Otes is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otes
- Choptack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Choptack is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptack
- Bean Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mohawk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mohawk is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Pilot Knob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pilot Knob is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Persia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Needmore. See our List of 1890's Communities around Needmore.
Newspapers Published in Needmore ...
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 Needmore.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Needmore, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Needmore.
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 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 Needmore:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hamblen County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Cocke County
- Grainger County
- Greene County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Jefferson County
- Sullivan County
- Union County
- Washington 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 Needmore, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Needmore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |