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 Otes (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 Otes. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Otes 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 Otes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Otes:
- Hawkins County (The home county of Otes)
- The following are listed by their distance from Otes, with the one closest to Otes listed first.
- Persia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
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- Strahl
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Bulls Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rogersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Amis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Red Bridge Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
- Kepler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Galbraith Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Mooresburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mooresburg Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mooresburg Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg Springs
- Population from the 2010 Census: 941 people
- Eidson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Surgoinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otes, with the one closest to Otes listed first.
- Caney Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Evans Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Springdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otes, with the one closest to Otes listed first.
- Parrottsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bybee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Bridgeport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Jaybird
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- 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
- Del Rio
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wilsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Wolf Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Clevenger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clevenger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
- Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
- Edwina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Bailey Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otes, with the one closest to Otes listed first.
- Bean Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wyatt Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Marshalls Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Beans
(19 miles [30.6 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Thorn Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Wa-Ni Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Rutledge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dyers Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Lulaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Massengill Mill
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otes, with the one closest to Otes listed first.
- Marvin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Romeo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Albany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Mosheim
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ottway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Baileyton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Warrensburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Beulah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Bright Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Greeneville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otes, with the one closest to Otes listed first.
- Whitesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Silver City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- East Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Bright ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Morristown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monte Vista Estates
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Casablanca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Collons Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- 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 Otes, with the one closest to Otes listed first.
- Yount Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Duck Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Trent Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Kyles Ford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sneedville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Willis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Willis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Xenophon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Alanthus Hill
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otes, with the one closest to Otes listed first.
- Leadvale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- White Pine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baneberry
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Edna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Talbott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Dandridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otes, with the one closest to Otes listed first.
- Blair Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
- Beartown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Fordtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Cherokee Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otes, with the one closest to Otes listed first.
- Ducktown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ducktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 457 people
- Limestone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mill Brook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Oakland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Fall Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Big Sandy
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Bowmantown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Locust Mount
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Harmony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Leesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Nolichucky ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Nolichucky is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
- Telford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Madison County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Otes, with the one closest to Otes listed first.
- Allenstand
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Allegheny
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Hot Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Cutshalltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- White Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Rock is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Otes, see our County-by-County Page for Otes.
Cemeteries Near Otes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Otes.
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 Otes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Otes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Otes, with the one closest to Otes listed first.
- Frank Berry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dotson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ed Berry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Long Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Coward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Couch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Louderback Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mooney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Self Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Berry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Continue List (838 more) ...
- Chestnut Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Otes had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Otes, with the one closest to Otes listed first.
- White Horn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Horn is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horn
- Persia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Pilot Knob
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Knob is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Saint Clair
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Bulls Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marvin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Strahl
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Austins Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Austins Mill is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austins Mill
- Romeo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Rogersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mohawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mohawk is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Albany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Choptack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Choptack is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptack
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Otes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Otes.
Newspapers Published in Otes ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Otes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Otes, 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 Otes.
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 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 Otes:
- 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
- Madison 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 Otes, 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- Otes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |