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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 Stanley 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 Stanley 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 Stanley 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 Stanley Junction: Stanley Jct. (or less commonly used: Stanley 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 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.
Stanley 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 Stanley Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stanley Junction:
- Scott County (The home county of Stanley Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley Junction, with the one closest to Stanley Junction listed first.
- Huntsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oneida
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Verdun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Verdun is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdun
- West Oneida
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Oneida is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneida
- Helenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winona
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Winona is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- New River
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Winfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Robbins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Foster Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
- Isham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Isham is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
- Hughett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- Norma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Norma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Estimated population in 2014: 147 people
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley Junction, with the one closest to Stanley Junction listed first.
- Rocky Top
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Fraterville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fraterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
- Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
- Oliver Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Leinarts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Norris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
- Bethel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley Junction, with the one closest to Stanley Junction listed first.
- Stanfill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stanfill is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfill
- Elk Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elk Valley is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
- Silica
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silica is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
- Caryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shea is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shea
- Jacksboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- LaFollette
(21 miles [33.8 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>
- Jellico
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Habersham
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Habersham is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Habersham
- Pine Crest
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
- Demory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Demory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demory
- Fincastle
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley Junction, with the one closest to Stanley Junction listed first.
- Gernt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- 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
(22 miles [35.4 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pall Mall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Grimsley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley Junction, with the one closest to Stanley Junction listed first.
- Mill Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Sunbright
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burrville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Mahan Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mahan Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Village
- Annadel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Glades
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Deer Lodge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Lancing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Petros
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lavender
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Nemo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Roane County
- Kelley Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kelley Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
- McCreary County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley Junction, with the one closest to Stanley Junction listed first.
- Strunk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Pine Knot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Revelo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Stearns
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Smith Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Whitley City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Marshes Siding
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Wiborg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Greenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Wayne County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley Junction, with the one closest to Stanley Junction listed first.
- Parmleysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Mount Pisgah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Ritner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Slickford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Sumpter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Whitley County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley Junction, with the one closest to Stanley Junction listed first.
- Ayers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ayers is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Red Ash
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Red Ash is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Lot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lot is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
- Saxton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saxton is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Pleasant View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Emlyn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Emlyn is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
- Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Williamsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Packard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Packard is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
- Nevisdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nevisdale is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
- Verne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Verne is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stanley Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Stanley Junction.
Cemeteries Near Stanley Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stanley 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 Stanley Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stanley Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stanley Junction, with the one closest to Stanley Junction listed first.
- Punkin Hollow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cecil Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sexton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Griffin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pike Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cotton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Honeycutt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Byrd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Buttram Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Carson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Carson Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Memorial Cemetery
- The Carson Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Carson Cemetery
- Continue List (839 more) ...
- Troxel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxel Cemetery
- The Troxel Cemetery has also been known as:
- High Point Cemetery
- Scott Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Scott Memorial Gardens is located outside and to the northeast of Oneida.
- The Scott Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Jeffers Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2136342 <3>
- Marcum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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 Stanley Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stanley Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stanley Junction, with the one closest to Stanley Junction listed first.
- Huntsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Helenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Doctors ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Doctors is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctors
- New River
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Bowl ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bowl is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowl
- Winfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Robbins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffers is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
- Hughett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- Norma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Norma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Estimated population in 2014: 147 people
- Isham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Isham is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Elgin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- Pioneer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Buckeye
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Buckeye is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stanley Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stanley Junction.
Newspapers Published in Stanley 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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stanley Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stanley Junction, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stanley 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 Stanley Junction:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Scott County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Campbell County
- Fentress County
- Morgan County
- Roane 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stanley Junction) 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 Stanley Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |