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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 Pruden (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 Pruden. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Pruden 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 Pruden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pruden:

  • Claiborne County     (The home county of Pruden)
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pruden, with the one closest to Pruden listed first.
    • Andersonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Norris
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Rocky Top
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Bethel is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
    • Fraterville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Fraterville is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
      • Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
  • Campbell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pruden, with the one closest to Pruden listed first.
    • White Oak
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Morley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Habersham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Stockville ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Stockville is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
    • Flat Hollow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jellico
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Fincastle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Fincastle is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
    • Victory
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Girlton ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Girlton is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlton
    • Boy ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Boy is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
    • LaFollette
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Demory
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Grainger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pruden, with the one closest to Pruden listed first.
    • Washburn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Joppa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lulaville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lulaville is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
    • Lea Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Maples ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Maples is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
    • Rutledge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hancock County
    • Alanthus Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pruden, with the one closest to Pruden listed first.
    • Bayless ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Bayless is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,396 people
    • Corryton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Scott County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pruden, with the one closest to Pruden listed first.
    • Braden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Phebe ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Phebe is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
    • Long Hollow ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Rhodelia ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Rhodelia is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
    • Loo ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Loo is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
    • Lost Creek ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Lost Creek is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
    • Haynes ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Haynes is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
    • Loyston ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Maynardville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Warwicktown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Warwicktown is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
      • Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
    • Gabe ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Gabe is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
    • Luttrell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Bell County (KY)
  • Harlan County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pruden, with the one closest to Pruden listed first.
    • Pathfork
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Coldiron
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tacky Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Tacky Town is located in Harlan County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacky Town
  • Knox County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pruden, with the one closest to Pruden listed first.
    • Wheeler
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Warren
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Bryants Store
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Trosper
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Trosper is located in Knox County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
    • Artemus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Artemus is located in Knox County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
    • Flat Lick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Barbourville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Bimble
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Heidrick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Cannon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Cannon is located in Knox County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
    • Dewitt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Dewitt is located in Knox County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
    • Walker
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Walker is located in Knox County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Laurel County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pruden, with the one closest to Pruden listed first.
    • Hopewell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Dorthae
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • McCreary County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pruden, with the one closest to Pruden listed first.
    • Strunk
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Strunk is located in McCreary County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
    • Pine Knot
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Whitley County (KY)

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

Cemeteries Near Pruden ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pruden.

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 Pruden - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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 Pruden in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pruden.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Pruden ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pruden.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pruden, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pruden.

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 Pruden:

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 Pruden, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pruden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.