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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Samuel. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Samuel to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Samuel, please Contact Us.
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 Samuel (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 Samuel. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Samuel is historic, it would have been located within present day Sullivan 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 Sullivan County: Carter, Hawkins, Johnson, Washington, Bristol City (VA), Scott (VA) & Washington (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Samuel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Samuel:
- Sullivan County (The home county of Samuel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Samuel, with the one closest to Samuel listed first.
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Colby ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Colonial Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fordtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Sac ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sac is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
- Thom ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Orebank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Beechwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Rock City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rock City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Harrtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrtown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,365 people
- Borden Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Bloomingdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Samuel, with the one closest to Samuel listed first.
- Watauga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Biltmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Central
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Pine Crest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Elizabethton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Siam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Gap Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Hampton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodby Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Woodby Hill is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
- Buladeen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Fish Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Tolley Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Samuel, with the one closest to Samuel listed first.
- Jearoldstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Milburnton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Centersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Centersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Rheatown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Baileyton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Horse Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 284 people
- Afton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Ottway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Pleasant View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
- Tusculum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tusculum is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
- Henshaw ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henshaw is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
- Estimated population in 2014: 470 people
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Samuel, with the one closest to Samuel listed first.
- Rotherwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Greenvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Frisco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Waycross
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Green Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Mount Carmel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Block City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Church Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Blossom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- New Canton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Greenland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Samuel, with the one closest to Samuel listed first.
- Butler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Winchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Unicoi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Samuel, with the one closest to Samuel listed first.
- Whispering Pines
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Unicoi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bumpus Cove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Limestone Cove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Erwin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Banner Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Ernestville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Clear Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Samuel, with the one closest to Samuel listed first.
- Spurgeon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Gray
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Flourville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Harmony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Austin Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Fall Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Camelot Two
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Camelot Two is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Two
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,582 people
- North Johnson City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
- Oakland Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
- Johnson City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
- Former names for Johnson City:
- Blue Plum Station
- Haynesville
- Johnsons Depot
- Johnsons Tank
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <2>
- Carnegie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- Mitchell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Samuel, with the one closest to Samuel listed first.
- Richlands
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Buladean
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Samuel, see our County-by-County Page for Samuel.
Cemeteries Near Samuel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Samuel.
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 Samuel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Samuel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Samuel, with the one closest to Samuel listed first.
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- McCulley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Isley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bowery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lady Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Barnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hunt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shipley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Strickler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Deck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (847 more) ...
- Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Tennessee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tennessee Cemetery
- The East Tennessee Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tri-Cities Memorial Gardens
- Tri-Cities Memory Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #549219 <3>
- Chase Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
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.
Samuel itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Samuel, with the one closest to Samuel listed first.
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Colby ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Hemlock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hemlock is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Fordtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Boring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boring is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boring
- Hilton ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hilton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
- Lawson ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lawson is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Orebank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Thom ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Sac ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sac is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
- Edgeworth ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edgeworth is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Eden Ridge ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eden Ridge is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Ridge
- Slaughter ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slaughter is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
- Bloomingdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Samuel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Samuel.
Newspapers Published in Samuel ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Samuel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Samuel, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Samuel.
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 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 Samuel:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sullivan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Greene County
- Hawkins County
- Johnson County
- Unicoi County
- Washington County
- Mitchell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Samuel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Samuel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |