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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 New Tazewell (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 New Tazewell. 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 and 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.

New Tazewell is located in Claiborne 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 Claiborne County: Bell (KY), Whitley (KY), Campbell, Grainger, Hancock, Union & Lee (VA).

Below are the counties that are near New Tazewell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Tazewell:

  • Claiborne County     (The home county of New Tazewell)
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Tazewell, with the one closest to New Tazewell listed first.
    • Andersonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Norris
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Campbell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Tazewell, with the one closest to New Tazewell listed first.
    • Flat Hollow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Stockville ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Stockville is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
    • Girlton ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Girlton is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlton
    • Victory
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Forkvale ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Forkvale is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
    • Boy ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Boy is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
    • Fincastle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Fincastle is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
    • White Oak
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Morley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Demory
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Habersham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Hatmaker ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
    • LaFollette
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Grainger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Tazewell, with the one closest to New Tazewell listed first.
    • Washburn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Thorn Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lulaville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Lulaville is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
    • Rutledge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bowen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Joppa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Beans
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Beans is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
    • Massengill Mill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
    • Wa-Ni Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
    • Bean Station
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Lea Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Maples ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Maples is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
    • Marshalls Ferry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
  • Hamblen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Tazewell, with the one closest to New Tazewell listed first.
    • Collons Ferry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
    • Casablanca
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
    • Bright ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bright is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
    • Morristown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • East Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • East Village is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
    • Monte Vista Estates
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
    • Silver City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver City is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Whitesburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Tazewell, with the one closest to New Tazewell listed first.
    • Alanthus Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
    • Xenophon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Xenophon is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
    • Yount Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Duck Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Sneedville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Trent Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
  • Hawkins County
  • Jefferson County
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Tazewell, with the one closest to New Tazewell listed first.
    • Zacharytown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Corryton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Skaggston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Bayless ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayless is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,396 people
    • Mascot
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Mascot is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
    • Copper Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Copper Ridge is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Ridge
      • Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
    • Maloneyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgeview Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ridgeview Heights is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Heights
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,979 people
    • Lyonton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Lyonton is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
    • Highpoint ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Highpoint is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
    • McMillan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • McMillan is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
    • John Sevier
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Kings Valley is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
      • Estimated population in 2014: 5,835 people
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Tazewell, with the one closest to New Tazewell listed first.
    • Haynes ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Haynes is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
    • Braden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Phebe ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Phebe is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
    • Loo ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Loo is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
    • Lost Creek ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lost Creek is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
    • Maynardville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rhodelia ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Rhodelia is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
    • Luttrell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Long Hollow ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Plainview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Warwicktown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Warwicktown is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
      • Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
    • Loyston ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Paulette
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Bell County (KY)
  • Harlan County (KY)
  • Knox County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Tazewell, with the one closest to New Tazewell listed first.
    • Wheeler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Warren
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Trosper
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Trosper is located in Knox County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
    • Flat Lick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Bryants Store
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dewitt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Dewitt is located in Knox County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
    • Artemus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Artemus is located in Knox County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
  • Whitley County (KY)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Tazewell, see our County-by-County Page for New Tazewell.

Cemeteries Near New Tazewell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Tazewell.

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 New Tazewell - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Tazewell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Tazewell, with the one closest to New Tazewell listed first.

  • Brewster Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hoge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Oakes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Thompsons Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Greer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Irish Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Love Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Baldwin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Shoemaker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Shumaker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Minton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (1046 more) ...
    • Williams Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Coffey Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Barton Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, New Tazewell had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, New Tazewell had a population of 2,705 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from New Tazewell, with the one closest to New Tazewell listed first.

  • Head of Barren
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Tazewell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lone Mountain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Duo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Duo is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duo
  • Springdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bacchus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bacchus is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacchus
  • Minkton ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Minkton is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minkton
  • Sandlick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Goin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Big Barren
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Haynes ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Haynes is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
  • Ritchie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Ritchie is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Liberty Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Liberty Hill is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Arthur
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Arthur is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
    • Harrogate
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Tazewell. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Tazewell.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of New Tazewell ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Tazewell.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of New Tazewell. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of New Tazewell and those printed in the larger area surrounding New Tazewell.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> of New Tazewell.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 New Tazewell:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Tazewell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 New Tazewell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.