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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 Smoky Junction (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 Smoky Junction. 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 Smoky Junction ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Smoky Junction: Smoky Jct. (or less commonly used: Smoky Jctn.)

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Smoky Junction 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 Smoky Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Smoky Junction:

  • Scott County     (The home county of Smoky Junction)
  • Anderson County
  • Campbell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smoky Junction, with the one closest to Smoky Junction listed first.
    • Shea
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Silica
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Silica is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
      • Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
    • Caryville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jacksboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Stanfill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Pine Crest
      (13 miles [20.9 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
    • Hatmaker ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
    • Elk Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • LaFollette
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Demory
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Boy ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Boy is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
    • Fincastle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Fincastle is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
  • Claiborne County
  • Cumberland County
    • Rogers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Rogers is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
  • Fentress County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smoky Junction, with the one closest to Smoky Junction listed first.
    • Gernt
      (22 miles [35.4 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
      (24 miles [38.6 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smoky Junction, with the one closest to Smoky Junction listed first.
    • Heiskell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bayless ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Bayless is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,396 people
    • Volunteer Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Volunteer Village is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Village
    • Karns
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Powell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Grove Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Grove Heights is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 4,425 people
    • Copper Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Copper Ridge is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Ridge
      • Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
    • Dante
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Halls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Halls is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
    • Cumberland Estates
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cumberland Estates is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Estates
      • Estimated population in 2014: 304 people
    • Hunting Hills West
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hunting Hills West is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills West
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,970 people
    • Fountain City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Fountain City is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
  • Loudon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smoky Junction, with the one closest to Smoky Junction listed first.
    • White Wing Ferry
      (27 miles [43.5 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
    • Vancouver ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Vancouver is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
  • Morgan County
  • Roane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smoky Junction, with the one closest to Smoky Junction listed first.
    • Kelley Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Kelley Town is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
    • Ethel ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Ethel is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
    • Dyllis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Bear ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Bear is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
    • Wheat ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Bazel Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bazel Town is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
    • Kries
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Selkirk ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Selkirk is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
    • Bradbury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Emory Gap
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smoky Junction, with the one closest to Smoky Junction listed first.
    • Loyston ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Gabe ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Gabe is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
    • Long Hollow ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Rhodelia ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Rhodelia is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
    • Lost Creek ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Lost Creek is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
    • Paulette
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Phebe ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Phebe is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
    • Warwicktown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Warwicktown is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
      • Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
    • Braden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Loo ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Loo is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
  • McCreary County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smoky Junction, with the one closest to Smoky Junction listed first.
    • Strunk
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Strunk is located in McCreary County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
    • Pine Knot
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Revelo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Revelo is located in McCreary County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
    • Smith Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Smith Town is located in McCreary County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
    • Stearns
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Whitley City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Whitley County (KY)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Smoky Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Smoky Junction.

Cemeteries Near Smoky Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smoky Junction.

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 Smoky Junction - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Smoky Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Smoky Junction, with the one closest to Smoky Junction listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Smoky Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Smoky Junction.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Smoky Junction, with the one closest to Smoky Junction listed first.

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Smoky Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Smoky Junction.

Newspapers Published in Smoky Junction ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Smoky Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smoky Junction, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Smoky Junction.

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 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 Smoky Junction:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Smoky Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smoky Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.