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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 Raccoon Valley (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 Raccoon Valley. 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.
Name Variations for Raccoon Valley ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Raccoon Valley: Raccoon Vly. (or less commonly used: Raccoon Vally. or Raccoon Vlly.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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 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.
Raccoon Valley is located in Union 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 Union County: Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger & Knox.
Below are the counties that are near Raccoon Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Raccoon Valley:
- Union County (The home county of Raccoon Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raccoon Valley, with the one closest to Raccoon Valley listed first.
- Maynardville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Warwicktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Warwicktown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
- Paulette
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Plainview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Luttrell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Loo ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Loo is located in Union County
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- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Loyston is located in Union County
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- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
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- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
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- Phebe ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Phebe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes is located in Union County
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- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raccoon Valley, with the one closest to Raccoon Valley listed first.
- Andersonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
- Panther ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Norris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bethel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
- Rocky Top
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rocky Top is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Top
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Former names for Rocky Top:
- Coal Creek
- Lake City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Top <1>
- Clinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fraterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fraterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
- Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
- Claxton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
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- Peak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
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- Leinarts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
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- Spring Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
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- Scarboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raccoon Valley, with the one closest to Raccoon Valley listed first.
- Rockford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Wildwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Alcoa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Eagleton Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
- Louisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raccoon Valley, with the one closest to Raccoon Valley listed first.
- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
- Girlton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Girlton is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlton
- Boy ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boy is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
- Flat Hollow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Hollow
- Demory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Demory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demory
- Victory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Victory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Stockville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stockville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
- Fincastle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fincastle is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
- Pine Crest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
- LaFollette
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- LaFollette is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
- LaFollette has also been known as:
- Big Creek Gap
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <1>
- Jacksboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Caryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raccoon Valley, with the one closest to Raccoon Valley listed first.
- Big Barren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Goin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Sandlick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Speedwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Head of Barren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Lone Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- New Tazewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clairfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Clairfield is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairfield
- Minton Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
- Springdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Tazewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hamlin Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hamlin Town is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Town
- Raven Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raccoon Valley, with the one closest to Raccoon Valley listed first.
- Lea Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Blaine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maples ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Joppa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Lulaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Washburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Massengill Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Rutledge
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dyers Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Oakland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Wa-Ni Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Bowen
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Thorn Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raccoon Valley, with the one closest to Raccoon Valley listed first.
- Collons Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Casablanca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Morristown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raccoon Valley, with the one closest to Raccoon Valley listed first.
- Strawberry Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Market
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rocky Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- Alena ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Rock Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Cook Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
- Dumplin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Piedmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Flat Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Talbott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dandridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raccoon Valley, with the one closest to Raccoon Valley listed first.
- Corryton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bayless ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bayless is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,396 people
- Copper Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Ridgeview Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ridgeview Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,979 people
- Zacharytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown
- Maloneyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Maloneyville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloneyville
- Skaggston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Skaggston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggston
- Halls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Halls is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Kings Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kings Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,835 people
- Murphy Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Murphy Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Hills
- Sentertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sentertown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentertown
- Mascot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Morgan County
- Tupper Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tupper Town is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupper Town
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raccoon Valley, with the one closest to Raccoon Valley listed first.
- Smoky Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Smoky Junction is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Junction
- Montgomery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Montgomery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Straight Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Straight Fork is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Fork
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raccoon Valley, with the one closest to Raccoon Valley listed first.
- Kodak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boyds Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Henry Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Oak City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Seymour Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
- Seymour
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Catlettsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Dupont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Millican Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Sevierville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bell County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raccoon Valley, with the one closest to Raccoon Valley listed first.
- Pruden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pruden is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Fonde
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fonde is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonde
- Premier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Premier is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
- Yellow Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Capito
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Capito is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capito
- Edgewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Edgewood is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Middlesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stony Fork Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
- Frakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Frakes is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frakes
- Pearl
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pearl is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Whitley County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raccoon Valley, with the one closest to Raccoon Valley listed first.
- Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Lot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lot is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
- Red Ash
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Ash is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Raccoon Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Raccoon Valley.
Cemeteries Near Raccoon Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Raccoon Valley.
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 Raccoon Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Raccoon Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Raccoon Valley, with the one closest to Raccoon Valley listed first.
- Ailor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ousley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Beeler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chesney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Myers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beeler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (1272 more) ...
- Loy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Warwick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Milan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Raccoon Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Raccoon Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Raccoon Valley, with the one closest to Raccoon Valley listed first.
- Maynardville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paulette
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Graveston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Graveston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graveston
- Sill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sill is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sill
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Luttrell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Bayless ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bayless is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,396 people
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Corryton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- House Mountain ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- House Mountain is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Mountain
- Loo ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Jobe ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jobe is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobe
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Navehill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Navehill is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navehill
- Rule ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rule is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule
- Duke ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Duke is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Raccoon Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Raccoon Valley.
Newspapers Published in Raccoon Valley ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Raccoon Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Raccoon Valley, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Raccoon Valley.
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 Raccoon Valley:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Blount County
- Campbell County
- Claiborne County
- Grainger County
- Hamblen County
- Jefferson County
- Knox County
- Morgan County
- Scott County
- Sevier County
- Bell County
- Whitley 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> | 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 Raccoon Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Raccoon Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |