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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 Sharps Chapel (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 Sharps Chapel. 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 Sharps Chapel ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
While the name of this community is Sharps Chapel, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Sharps Chapel may originally have been Sharp's Chapel.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Sharps Chapel might be written as Sharp Chapel.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Sharps Chapel is located in Union 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 Union County: Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger & Knox.
Below are the counties that are near Sharps Chapel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sharps Chapel:
- Union County (The home county of Sharps Chapel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharps Chapel, with the one closest to Sharps Chapel listed first.
- Loo ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Phebe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Braden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Braden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
- Maynardville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Warwicktown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Warwicktown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loyston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
- Luttrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gabe is located in Union County
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- Paulette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharps Chapel, with the one closest to Sharps Chapel listed first.
- Andersonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
- Norris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
- Panther ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Rocky Top
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Top is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Top
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Former names for Rocky Top:
- Coal Creek
- Lake City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Top <2>
- Fraterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fraterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
- Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
- Clinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Claxton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
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- Leinarts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
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- Peak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
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- Spring Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharps Chapel, with the one closest to Sharps Chapel listed first.
- Flat Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Hollow
- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
- Girlton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Girlton is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlton
- Stockville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stockville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
- Victory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Victory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Boy ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Boy is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
- Demory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Demory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demory
- Fincastle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fincastle is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- LaFollette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- LaFollette is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
- LaFollette has also been known as:
- Big Creek Gap
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <2>
- Habersham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Habersham is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Habersham
- White Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Pine Crest
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharps Chapel, with the one closest to Sharps Chapel listed first.
- Big Barren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Goin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Sandlick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Speedwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Head of Barren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Lone Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- New Tazewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Minton Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
- Tazewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Clairfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clairfield is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairfield
- Hamlin Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hamlin Town is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Town
- Pruden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pruden is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharps Chapel, with the one closest to Sharps Chapel listed first.
- Washburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Joppa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Lea Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Maples ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Blaine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lulaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Rutledge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Massengill Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Dyers Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Oakland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Bowen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Thorn Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Wa-Ni Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharps Chapel, with the one closest to Sharps Chapel listed first.
- Collons Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Casablanca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Morristown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharps Chapel, with the one closest to Sharps Chapel listed first.
- Alanthus Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Xenophon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharps Chapel, with the one closest to Sharps Chapel listed first.
- Strawberry Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Market
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Alena ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Rock Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Rocky Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- Talbott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Piedmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Cook Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
- Dumplin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Edna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Dandridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharps Chapel, with the one closest to Sharps Chapel listed first.
- Corryton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Zacharytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown
- Bayless ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bayless is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,396 people
- Copper Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Copper Ridge is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Ridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
- Ridgeview Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ridgeview Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,979 people
- Maloneyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Maloneyville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloneyville
- Skaggston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Skaggston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggston
- Halls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Halls is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Mascot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- John Sevier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- John Sevier is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sevier
- Kings Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kings Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,835 people
- McMillan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- McMillan is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
- Murphy Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Murphy Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Hills
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharps Chapel, with the one closest to Sharps Chapel listed first.
- Kodak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Henry Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Boyds Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Bell County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharps Chapel, with the one closest to Sharps Chapel listed first.
- Fonde
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fonde is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonde
- Premier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Premier is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
- Pruden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pruden is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Yellow Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Capito
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Capito is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capito
- Edgewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Edgewood is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Middlesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stony Fork Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
- Frakes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Frakes is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frakes
- Pearl
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pearl is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Ingram
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ingram is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Calvin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Calvin is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Wasioto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Knox County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharps Chapel, with the one closest to Sharps Chapel listed first.
- Wheeler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wheeler is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Warren
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Warren is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Bryants Store
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Store
- Trosper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Trosper is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
- Whitley County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharps Chapel, with the one closest to Sharps Chapel listed first.
- Lot
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lot is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Siler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Siler is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Red Ash
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Red Ash is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Packard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Packard is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
- Saxton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saxton is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Nevisdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nevisdale is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
- Pleasant View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Verne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Verne is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Ayers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ayers is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Louden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Louden is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sharps Chapel, see our County-by-County Page for Sharps Chapel.
Cemeteries Near Sharps Chapel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sharps Chapel.
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 Sharps Chapel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sharps Chapel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sharps Chapel, with the one closest to Sharps Chapel listed first.
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ousley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sharp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Keck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Browning Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Irwin Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Graves Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Keck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ellison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sharp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (1211 more) ...
- Coon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Graves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sharp 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sharps Chapel had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sharps Chapel, with the one closest to Sharps Chapel listed first.
- Loo ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Little Barren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Barren is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Barren
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- New Prospect ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Prospect is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Acuff
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Acuff is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acuff
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Phebe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Rule ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rule is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule
- Sill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sill is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sill
- Maynardville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Navehill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Navehill is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navehill
- Big Barren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Sandlick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sharps Chapel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sharps Chapel.
Newspapers Published in Sharps Chapel ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sharps Chapel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sharps Chapel, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sharps Chapel.
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 professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Sharps Chapel:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Campbell County
- Claiborne County
- Grainger County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Jefferson County
- Knox County
- Sevier County
- Bell County
- Knox County
- Whitley County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Sharps Chapel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Sharps Chapel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |