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 Saint Clair (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 Saint Clair. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Saint Clair ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Clair: St. Clair
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Clair. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Clair.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Saint Clair is located in Hawkins 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 Hawkins County: Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Sullivan, Washington, Lee (VA) & Scott (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Saint Clair. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Clair:
- Hawkins County (The home county of Saint Clair)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Clair, with the one closest to Saint Clair listed first.
- Persia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Bulls Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Galbraith Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Red Bridge Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
- Strahl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Rogersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mooresburg Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mooresburg Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg Springs
- Population from the 2010 Census: 941 people
- Amis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Eidson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Kepler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Surgoinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Clair, with the one closest to Saint Clair listed first.
- Caney Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Evans Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
- Raven Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Springdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Lone Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Tazewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Tazewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Clair, with the one closest to Saint Clair listed first.
- Bybee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Parrottsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jaybird
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Jimtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Bridgeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Clevenger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clevenger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
- Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
- Newport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wilsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Bailey Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- West Myers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Myers is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
- Del Rio
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Carson Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Edwina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Clair, with the one closest to Saint Clair listed first.
- Bean Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wyatt Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Marshalls Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Beans
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Beans is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Thorn Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Bowen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Wa-Ni Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Rutledge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dyers Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Lulaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Massengill Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Washburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Clair, with the one closest to Saint Clair listed first.
- Marvin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Romeo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Albany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Midway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mosheim
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baileyton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ottway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Beulah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Warrensburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Bright Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Greeneville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Clair, with the one closest to Saint Clair listed first.
- Whitesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Bright ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- East Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Casablanca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Morristown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monte Vista Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- Collons Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Clair, with the one closest to Saint Clair listed first.
- Yount Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Trent Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Duck Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Sneedville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kyles Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Xenophon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Willis
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Willis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Alanthus Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Clair, with the one closest to Saint Clair listed first.
- Leadvale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- White Pine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Baneberry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Talbott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Jefferson City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dandridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Alena ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- New Market
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan County
- Blair Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Clair, with the one closest to Saint Clair listed first.
- Ducktown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ducktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 457 people
- Mill Brook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Fall Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Limestone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Big Sandy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Big Sandy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Estimated population in 2014: 542 people
- Bowmantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Locust Mount
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Harmony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Leesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Nolichucky ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Nolichucky is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
- Telford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Harlan County (KY)
- Cranks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Madison County (NC)
- Allenstand
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Clair, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Clair.
Cemeteries Near Saint Clair ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Clair.
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 Saint Clair - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Clair covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Clair, with the one closest to Saint Clair listed first.
- Gulley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Coward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McBride Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Courtney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Burdine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flora Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gulley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Berry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (798 more) ...
- Mooney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Saint Clair had a population of 356 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Clair, with the one closest to Saint Clair listed first.
- White Horn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- White Horn is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horn
- Otes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Otes is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otes
- Bulls Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Persia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Whitesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Austins Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Austins Mill is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austins Mill
- Galbraith Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Choptack
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Choptack is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptack
- Pilot Knob
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Knob is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Russellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marvin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Strahl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rogersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Romeo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Clair. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Clair.
Newspapers Published in Saint Clair ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Clair.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Clair, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Clair.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Saint Clair:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hawkins County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Cocke County
- Grainger County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Jefferson County
- Sullivan County
- Washington County
- Harlan County
- Madison 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 Saint Clair, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Clair) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |