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 Red Hill (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 Red Hill. 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.
Red Hill 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 Red Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Red Hill:
- Claiborne County (The home county of Red Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Tazewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harrogate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shawanee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Cumberland Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Caney Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Springdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- New Tazewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evans Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
- Raven Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Minton Mill
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Head of Barren
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Lone Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Flat Hollow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Hollow
- Stockville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stockville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Thorn Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Beans
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Beans is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Bowen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Bean Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rutledge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wyatt Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Washburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Marshalls Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Lulaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Joppa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Wa-Ni Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Massengill Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Bright ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Casablanca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Collons Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Morristown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- East Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Whitesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monte Vista Estates
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Silver City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Alanthus Hill
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Xenophon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Sneedville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Duck Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Trent Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Yount Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Kyles Ford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Willis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Willis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Mooresburg Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mooresburg Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg Springs
- Population from the 2010 Census: 941 people
- Mooresburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Galbraith Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Red Bridge Ferry
(23 miles [37 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
- Eidson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Rogersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Persia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Talbott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Braden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Braden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Phebe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Loo ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Maynardville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Luttrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Bell County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Calvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Varilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Varilla is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varilla
- Miracle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Miracle is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Middlesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Callaway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Callaway is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Stony Fork Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
- Jenson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jenson is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
- Kettle Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
- Wasioto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Premier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Premier is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
- Yellow Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Dorton Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton Branch
- Clay County (KY)
- Ashers Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ashers Fork is located in Clay County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashers Fork
- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Pathfork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
- Twila
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Twila is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
- Coldiron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- South Wallins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- South Wallins is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallins
- Mary Alice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
- Wallins Creek
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Tacky Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tacky Town is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacky Town
- Loyall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Loyall is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Bobs Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
- Cawood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
- Harlan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Baxter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Knox County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Wheeler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeler is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Flat Lick
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Trosper
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Trosper is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
- Warren
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Warren is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Walker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Walker is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Dewitt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dewitt is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
- Artemus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Artemus is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Scalf
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scalf is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf
- Bimble
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bryants Store
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Store
- Hinkle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hinkle is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
- Barbourville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Warbranch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Warbranch is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warbranch
- Helton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Helton is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Mozelle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mozelle is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Chappell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chappell is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell
- Roark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Roark is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark
- Whitley County (KY)
- Siler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Siler is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Red Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Red Hill.
Cemeteries Near Red Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red Hill.
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 Red Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Red Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Pace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rosenbalm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Liford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chadwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Manning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chadwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cosby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cosby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (894 more) ...
- Hurst Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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 Red Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Red Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Alanthus Hill
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Yellow Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
- Ritchie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ritchie is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
- Bacchus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bacchus is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacchus
- Cubage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cubage is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cubage
- Tazewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harrogate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Xenophon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Cumberland Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Arthur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Arthur is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Duo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Duo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duo
- New Tazewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Springdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Creech
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Creech is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech
- Middlesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Red Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Red Hill.
Newspapers Published in Red Hill ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Hill, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Red Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Red Hill:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Claiborne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Campbell County
- Grainger County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Jefferson County
- Union County
- Bell County
- Clay County
- Harlan County
- Knox County
- Leslie 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 Red Hill, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Red Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |