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 Rock Town (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 Rock Town. 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.
Rock Town is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Knox & Sevier.
Below are the counties that are near Rock Town. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rock Town:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Rock Town)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Town, with the one closest to Rock Town listed first.
- Talbott
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Flat Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Alena ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- New Market
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dandridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rocky Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- Piedmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- White Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Baneberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cook Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
- Dumplin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Town, with the one closest to Rock Town listed first.
- Raven Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Evans Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
- Lone Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Caney Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Springdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Sandlick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- New Tazewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Big Barren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Head of Barren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Tazewell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Goin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Minton Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Town, with the one closest to Rock Town listed first.
- Bailey Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Clevenger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clevenger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
- Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
- Bybee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wilsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Carson Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Jaybird
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Newport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jimtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Bridgeport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Edwina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Parrottsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilton Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Town, with the one closest to Rock Town listed first.
- Dyers Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Oakland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Wa-Ni Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Massengill Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Rutledge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lulaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Bowen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Joppa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Marshalls Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Maples ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Washburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Lea Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Beans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beans is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Town, with the one closest to Rock Town listed first.
- Beulah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Warrensburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Midway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bright Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Marvin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Mosheim
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sirenburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
- Albany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Romeo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Town, with the one closest to Rock Town listed first.
- Collons Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Monte Vista Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- Casablanca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Morristown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Bright ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Silver City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Whitesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Town, with the one closest to Rock Town listed first.
- Yount Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Xenophon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Duck Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Trent Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Alanthus Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Sneedville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Town, with the one closest to Rock Town listed first.
- Mooresburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresburg Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresburg Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg Springs
- Population from the 2010 Census: 941 people
- Galbraith Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Red Bridge Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
- Bulls Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Persia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Town, with the one closest to Rock Town listed first.
- Zacharytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown
- Lyonton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Thorn Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Mascot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- Skaggston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Skaggston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggston
- Peters Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Corryton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Wooddale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Mayo ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mayo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,366 people
- McMillan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- McMillan is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
- John Sevier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- John Sevier is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sevier
- Maloneyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Maloneyville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloneyville
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Town, with the one closest to Rock Town listed first.
- Henry Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Kodak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millican Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Catlettsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Boyds Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Harrisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Sevierville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- East Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Oak City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Middle Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Seymour
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon Forge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dupont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Town, with the one closest to Rock Town listed first.
- Luttrell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Plainview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Maynardville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Paulette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Warwicktown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Warwicktown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
- Loo ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Phebe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Loyston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
- Braden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Braden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rock Town, see our County-by-County Page for Rock Town.
Cemeteries Near Rock Town ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rock Town.
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 Rock Town - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rock Town covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rock Town, with the one closest to Rock Town listed first.
- Jefferson Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Branner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hull Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Martha Sunderland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clevenger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (1135 more) ...
- Mill Springs Baptist Church Cemetery (Old)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mill Springs Baptist Church Cemetery (New)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hebron 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 Rock Town in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rock Town.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rock Town, with the one closest to Rock Town listed first.
- Talbott
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Horeb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Horeb is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Dyers Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Edna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Alpha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alpha is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Mill Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mill Spring is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
- May Springs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- May Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Springs
- Alena ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Flat Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- New Market
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dandridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tampico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tampico is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampico
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lucilla ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lucilla is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucilla
- Piedmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rock Town. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rock Town.
Newspapers Published in Rock Town ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rock Town.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rock Town, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rock Town.
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 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 Rock Town:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Cocke County
- Grainger County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Knox County
- Sevier County
- Union 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 Rock Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Rock Town) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |