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 Ramsey (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 Ramsey. 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 hospitals 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.
Ramsey is located in Hancock 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 Hancock County: Claiborne, Grainger, Hawkins, Lee (VA) & Scott (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Ramsey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ramsey:
- Hancock County (The home county of Ramsey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ramsey, with the one closest to Ramsey listed first.
- Sneedville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Xenophon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Duck Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Alanthus Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Trent Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Yount Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Kyles Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Willis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Willis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ramsey, with the one closest to Ramsey listed first.
- Caney Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Evans Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
- Raven Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Springdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Tazewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Tazewell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Harrogate
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shawanee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Head of Barren
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Cumberland Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Minton Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ramsey, with the one closest to Ramsey listed first.
- Bean Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Thorn Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Beans
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beans is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Wyatt Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Marshalls Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Bowen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Rutledge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wa-Ni Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Washburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Lulaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Joppa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Massengill Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Ramsey, with the one closest to Ramsey listed first.
- Marvin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Romeo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Beulah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Albany
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Baileyton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Warrensburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mosheim
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ottway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ramsey, with the one closest to Ramsey listed first.
- Bright ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Whitesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Casablanca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- East Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Morristown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Silver City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Collons Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Monte Vista Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ramsey, with the one closest to Ramsey listed first.
- Mooresburg Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mooresburg Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg Springs
- Population from the 2010 Census: 941 people
- Galbraith Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Eidson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Mooresburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Red Bridge Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
- Rogersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Amis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Persia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Bulls Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Strahl
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Kepler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Surgoinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ramsey, with the one closest to Ramsey listed first.
- Talbott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rock Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Edna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- White Pine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Union County
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Bell County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ramsey, with the one closest to Ramsey listed first.
- Calvin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Miracle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Miracle is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Varilla
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Varilla is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varilla
- Callaway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Callaway is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Stoney Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stoney Fork is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork
- Middlesboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jenson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jenson is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
- Kettle Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
- Straight Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Wasioto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Stony Fork Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
- Arjay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arjay is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arjay
- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ramsey, with the one closest to Ramsey listed first.
- Cawood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
- Mary Alice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
- Twila
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Twila is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
- Cranks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Bobs Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
- Pathfork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
- South Wallins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- South Wallins is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallins
- Harlan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wallins Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Ages
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ages is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ages
- Baxter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Coldiron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ramsey, with the one closest to Ramsey listed first.
- Helton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Helton is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Warbranch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Warbranch is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warbranch
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ramsey, see our County-by-County Page for Ramsey.
Cemeteries Near Ramsey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ramsey.
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 Ramsey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ramsey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ramsey, with the one closest to Ramsey listed first.
- Briar Creek Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lexi Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Burke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gollihon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Winkler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jim Burd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Seal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wolfenbarger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (771 more) ...
- Overton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Ramsey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ramsey.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ramsey, with the one closest to Ramsey listed first.
- Xenophon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Sneedville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alanthus Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Yellow Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
- Luther
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Luther is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Ritchie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ritchie is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
- Lee Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Valley is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Valley
- Bean Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Galbraith Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Thorn Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Tate Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tate Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Springs
- Mooresburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Choptack
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Choptack is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptack
- Eidson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Kyles Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ramsey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ramsey.
Newspapers Published in Ramsey ...
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 Ramsey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ramsey, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ramsey.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Ramsey:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Grainger County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Hawkins County
- Jefferson County
- Union County
- Bell County
- Harlan County
- Leslie 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 Ramsey, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ramsey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |