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 Rankin (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 Rankin. 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.
Rankin is located in Cocke County .
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries .
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cocke County : Haywood (NC) , Madison (NC) , Greene , Hamblen , Jefferson & Sevier .
Below are the counties that are near Rankin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rankin:
Cocke County (The home county of Rankin)
The following are listed by their distance from Rankin, with the one closest to Rankin listed first.
Bybee (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Wilsonville (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville Wilsonville is located in Cocke County Jaybird (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaybird have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird Jaybird is located in Cocke County Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
Newport (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Newport is located in Cocke County Population from the 2020 Census: 6,894 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <1>
Jimtown (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown Jimtown is located in Cocke County Clevenger (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clevenger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger Clevenger is located in Cocke County Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
Parrottsville (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parrottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrottsville Parrottsville is located in Cocke County Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parrottsville <1>
Bailey Town (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town Bailey Town is located in Cocke County Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
Bridgeport (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bridgeport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport Bridgeport is located in Cocke County Carson Springs (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs Carson Springs is located in Cocke County Edwina (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edwina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina Edwina is located in Cocke County West Myers (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Myers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers West Myers is located in Cocke County Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
Claiborne County
The following are listed by their distance from Rankin, with the one closest to Rankin listed first.
Evans Ferry (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
Raven Hill (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County Caney Valley (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County Springdale (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale Springdale is located in Claiborne County Grainger County
The following are listed by their distance from Rankin, with the one closest to Rankin listed first.
Marshalls Ferry (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshalls Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County Dyers Ferry (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
Oakland (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Oakland is located in Grainger County Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
Wa-Ni Village (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wa-Ni Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County Wyatt Village (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyatt Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County Bean Station (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Beans (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Beans is located in Grainger County Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
Bowen (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Bowen is located in Grainger County Massengill Mill (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massengill Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
Rutledge (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
Thorn Hill (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County Lulaville (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lulaville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville Lulaville is located in Grainger County Greene County
The following are listed by their distance from Rankin, with the one closest to Rankin listed first.
Beulah (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beulah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Beulah is located in Greene County Warrensburg (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg Warrensburg is located in Greene County Bright Hope (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bright Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope Bright Hope is located in Greene County Little Chucky ‑ Historic(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Chucky have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky Little Chucky is located in Greene County Sirenburg ‑ Historic(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sirenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg Sirenburg is located in Greene County Midway (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Cedar Creek (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cedar Creek is located in Greene County Mosheim (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mosheim. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosheim Mosheim is located in Greene County Population from the 2020 Census: 2,357 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosheim <1>
Marvin (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marvin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Marvin is located in Greene County Albany (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Albany. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany Albany is located in Greene County Greeneville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Romeo (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Romeo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo Romeo is located in Greene County Hamblen County
The following are listed by their distance from Rankin, with the one closest to Rankin listed first.
Monte Vista Estates (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monte Vista Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
Silver City (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City Silver City is located in Hamblen County Morristown (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown Morristown is located in Hamblen County Population from the 2020 Census: 30,275 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <1>
East Village (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village East Village is located in Hamblen County Casablanca (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casablanca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca Casablanca is located in Hamblen County Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
Bright ‑ Historic(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Bright is located in Hamblen County Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
Whitesburg (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
Collons Ferry (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collons Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
Hancock County
The following are listed by their distance from Rankin, with the one closest to Rankin listed first.
Yount Town (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town Yount Town is located in Hancock County Duck Creek (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek Duck Creek is located in Hancock County Trent Valley (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trent Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley Trent Valley is located in Hancock County Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
Xenophon (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Xenophon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon Xenophon is located in Hancock County Hawkins County
The following are listed by their distance from Rankin, with the one closest to Rankin listed first.
Bulls Gap (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bulls Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Gap Bulls Gap is located in Hawkins County Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bulls Gap <1>
Mooresburg (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Red Bridge Ferry (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bridge Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
Galbraith Springs (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galbraith Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County Mooresburg Springs (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mooresburg Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg Springs Mooresburg Springs is located in Hawkins County Population from the 2010 Census: 941 people
Persia (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Persia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia Persia is located in Hawkins County Strahl (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl Strahl is located in Hawkins County Rogersville (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Amis (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis Amis is located in Hawkins County Kepler (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler Kepler is located in Hawkins County Jefferson County
The following are listed by their distance from Rankin, with the one closest to Rankin listed first.
Leadvale (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leadvale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale Leadvale is located in Jefferson County Baneberry (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baneberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baneberry Baneberry is located in Jefferson County Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baneberry <1>
White Pine (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine White Pine is located in Jefferson County Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Pine <1>
Edna (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Edna is located in Jefferson County Dandridge (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dandridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dandridge Dandridge is located in Jefferson County Population from the 2020 Census: 3,182 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dandridge <1>
Talbott (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
Rock Town (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town Rock Town is located in Jefferson County Flat Gap (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County Alena ‑ Historic(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena Alena is located in Jefferson County Jefferson City (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
Piedmont (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont Piedmont is located in Jefferson County Rocky Valley (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
Knox County
The following are listed by their distance from Rankin, with the one closest to Rankin listed first.
Thorn Grove (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove Thorn Grove is located in Knox County Lyonton (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyonton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton Lyonton is located in Knox County Peters Mill (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill Peters Mill is located in Knox County Mascot (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mascot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot Mascot is located in Knox County Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
Zacharytown (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown Zacharytown is located in Knox County Highpoint ‑ Historic(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highpoint have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint Highpoint is located in Knox County Skaggston (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggston Skaggston is located in Knox County Wooddale (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale Wooddale is located in Knox County Sevier County
The following are listed by their distance from Rankin, with the one closest to Rankin listed first.
East Fork (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork East Fork is located in Sevier County Harrisburg (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg Harrisburg is located in Sevier County Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
Millican Grove (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove Millican Grove is located in Sevier County Catlettsburg (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County Pittman Center (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittman Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center Pittman Center is located in Sevier County Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
Henry Crossroads (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County Sevierville (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Kodak (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kodak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodak Kodak is located in Sevier County Estimated population in 2014: 184,281 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kodak <1>
Middle Creek (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middle Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek Middle Creek is located in Sevier County Pigeon Forge (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Forge Pigeon Forge is located in Sevier County Population from the 2020 Census: 6,237 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pigeon Forge <1>
Boyds Creek (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyds Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County Gatlinburg (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Haywood County (NC)
The following are listed by their distance from Rankin, with the one closest to Rankin listed first.
Mount Sterling (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Sterling. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County (NC) Teague ‑ Historic(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teague have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague Teague is located in Haywood County (NC) Madison County (NC)
The following are listed by their distance from Rankin, with the one closest to Rankin listed first.
Bluff (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Bluff is located in Madison County (NC) Hot Springs (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Lynch ‑ Historic(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Lynch is located in Madison County (NC) Allenstand (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand Allenstand is located in Madison County (NC) Spring Creek (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spring Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Spring Creek is located in Madison County (NC) Hurricane (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Hurricane is located in Madison County (NC) Stackhouse (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stackhouse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse Stackhouse is located in Madison County (NC) Trust (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust Trust is located in Madison County (NC) Chapel Hill (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chapel Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Chapel Hill is located in Madison County (NC) Cutshalltown (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown Cutshalltown is located in Madison County (NC) White Rock (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock White Rock is located in Madison County (NC) Allegheny (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny Allegheny is located in Madison County (NC)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rankin, see our County-by-County Page for Rankin .
Cemeteries Near Rankin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rankin.
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 Rankin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rankin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rankin, with the one closest to Rankin listed first.
Calfee Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calfee Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calfee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Rogers Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Graham Chapel Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham Chapel Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Taylor Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Brooks Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooks Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Stokely's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Jack Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jack Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Slate Creek Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slate Creek Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slate Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Pine Chapel Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Chapel Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Old Turnley Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Turnley Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Turnley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Nichols Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nichols Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nichols Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2589719 <4>
Colman Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colman Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Continue List (856 more) ...
Old Daughty Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Daughty Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Daughty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Swannsylvania Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swannsylvania Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swannsylvania Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Starnes Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Starnes Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Starnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2>
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Rankin had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rankin, with the one closest to Rankin listed first.
Bybee (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Leadvale (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leadvale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale Leadvale is located in Jefferson County Oldtown (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtown Oldtown is located in Cocke County White Pine (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine White Pine is located in Jefferson County Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
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Newport (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Newport is located in Cocke County Population from the 2020 Census: 6,894 people
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Parrottsville (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parrottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrottsville Parrottsville is located in Cocke County Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
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Witt (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Witt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt Witt is located in Hamblen County Beulah (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beulah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Beulah is located in Greene County Oak Grove (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County Bridgeport (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bridgeport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport Bridgeport is located in Cocke County Warrensburg (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg Warrensburg is located in Greene County Carson Springs (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs Carson Springs is located in Cocke County Continue List (16 more) ...
Salem (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Salem is located in Cocke County Ottinger (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottinger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottinger Ottinger is located in Cocke County Edna (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Edna is located in Jefferson County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rankin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rankin .
Newspapers Published in Rankin ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rankin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rankin, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<6> Extended Newspaper List for Rankin.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Rankin:
Websites specific to Tennessee Pages specific to Cocke County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Claiborne County Grainger County Greene County Hamblen County Hancock County Hawkins County Jefferson County Knox County Sevier County Haywood County Madison County Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rankin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) . While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. 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 . 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 Rankin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Rankin) to Point B.