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 Slick Rock (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 Slick Rock. 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 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.
Slick Rock is located in Scott 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 Scott County: McCreary (KY), Anderson, Campbell, Fentress, Morgan & Pickett.
Below are the counties that are near Slick Rock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Slick Rock:
- Scott County (The home county of Slick Rock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slick Rock, with the one closest to Slick Rock listed first.
- Hughett
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- Winona
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Winona is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- New River
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Robbins
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hembree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hembree is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hembree
- Elgin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- Glenmary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Montgomery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Montgomery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Norma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Norma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Estimated population in 2014: 147 people
- Smoky Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Smoky Junction is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Junction
- Huntsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Robbins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Robbins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
- Helenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slick Rock, with the one closest to Slick Rock listed first.
- Fraterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fraterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
- Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
- Rocky Top
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- 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 <1>
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Oliver Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leinarts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Robertsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Clinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
- Norris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
- Peak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Scarboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slick Rock, with the one closest to Slick Rock listed first.
- Shea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shea is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shea
- Silica
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Silica is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
- Caryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stanfill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stanfill is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfill
- Jacksboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Elk Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Valley is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
- Pine Crest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
- LaFollette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- 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 <1>
- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Demory
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Demory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demory
- Boy ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Boy is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
- Fincastle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fincastle is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
- Habersham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Habersham is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Habersham
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slick Rock, with the one closest to Slick Rock listed first.
- Rogers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
- Hebbertsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Fairfield Glade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Pomeroy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Woodlands
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slick Rock, with the one closest to Slick Rock listed first.
- Gernt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Armathwaite
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Allardt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Jamestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Grimsley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clarkrange
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pall Mall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slick Rock, with the one closest to Slick Rock listed first.
- Heiskell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Volunteer Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Volunteer Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Village
- Loudon County
- White Wing Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slick Rock, with the one closest to Slick Rock listed first.
- Mill Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Mahan Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mahan Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Village
- Sunbright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Annadel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Burrville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Petros
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Petros is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
- Population from the 2010 Census: 583 people
- Wartburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lancing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Lodge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Lavender
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Glades
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Nemo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slick Rock, with the one closest to Slick Rock listed first.
- Kelley Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kelley Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
- Bazel Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Dyllis
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dyllis is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Kries
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
- Bear ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Emory Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Cardiff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- College Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Kingston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Laddie Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Union County
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Loyston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
- McCreary County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slick Rock, with the one closest to Slick Rock listed first.
- Strunk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Pine Knot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Blue Heron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Blue Heron is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Heron
- Barthell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Barthell is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barthell
- Revelo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Smith Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Stearns
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Whitley City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Marshes Siding
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Wayne County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slick Rock, with the one closest to Slick Rock listed first.
- Mount Pisgah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Parmleysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Whitley County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slick Rock, with the one closest to Slick Rock listed first.
- Ayers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ayers is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Lot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lot is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
- Red Ash
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Ash is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Slick Rock, see our County-by-County Page for Slick Rock.
Cemeteries Near Slick Rock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Slick Rock.
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 Slick Rock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Slick Rock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Slick Rock, with the one closest to Slick Rock listed first.
- Slick Rock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock Cemetery
- The Slick Rock Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sexton Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rob Sexton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tim Hawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tim Hawn Cemetery
- The Tim Hawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
- Shannon - Muse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lone Mtn. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bowling Harness Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bull Creek United Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Byrges Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Newport Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Robbins.
- Jergin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (895 more) ...
- Joe Lewallen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lewallen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Campground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<4>
While we didn't find Slick Rock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Slick Rock.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Slick Rock, with the one closest to Slick Rock listed first.
- Hughett
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- Mill Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- New River
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Robbins
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- Glenmary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Norma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Norma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Estimated population in 2014: 147 people
- Jeffers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffers is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
- Huntsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Helenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sunbright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Emory ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Emory is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rugby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Annadel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Bowl ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bowl is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowl
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Slick Rock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Slick Rock.
Newspapers Published in Slick Rock ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Slick Rock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Slick Rock, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Slick Rock.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Slick Rock:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Scott County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Campbell County
- Cumberland County
- Fentress County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- Morgan County
- Roane County
- Union County
- McCreary County
- Wayne County
- Whitley County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Slick Rock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Slick Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |