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 Staunton Mill (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 Staunton Mill. 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 Staunton Mill ...
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 Staunton Mill: Staunton Ml. (or less commonly used: Staunton Mll.)
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 and 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.
Staunton Mill is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Madison (NC), Cocke, Hamblen, Hawkins, Unicoi & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Staunton Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Staunton Mill:
- Greene County (The home county of Staunton Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Staunton Mill, with the one closest to Staunton Mill listed first.
- Greeneville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Forest Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people
- Water Fork Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Water Fork Mill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Fork Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 445 people
- Bolton Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Camp Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Henshaw ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Henshaw is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
- Estimated population in 2014: 470 people
- Pleasant View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
- Tusculum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tusculum is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
- Afton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mosheim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Bright Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Staunton Mill, with the one closest to Staunton Mill listed first.
- Wolf Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Parrottsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Del Rio
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Myers
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- West Myers is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
- Bridgeport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Nough
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nough is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nough
- Bybee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jimtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Tom Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tom Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Jaybird
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Newport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edwina
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Staunton Mill, with the one closest to Staunton Mill listed first.
- Bean Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Marshalls Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Staunton Mill, with the one closest to Staunton Mill listed first.
- Whitesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- East Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Bright ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Monte Vista Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- Morristown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Casablanca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Staunton Mill, with the one closest to Staunton Mill listed first.
- Bulls Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Strahl
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Persia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Kepler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Amis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Rogersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blossom
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Surgoinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Red Bridge Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
- Galbraith Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Greenland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Staunton Mill, with the one closest to Staunton Mill listed first.
- Leadvale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- Baneberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- White Pine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Edna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Staunton Mill, with the one closest to Staunton Mill listed first.
- Blair Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
- Fordtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Unicoi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Staunton Mill, with the one closest to Staunton Mill listed first.
- Flag Pond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Clear Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Ernestville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Bumpus Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Banner Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Erwin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Unicoi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Staunton Mill, with the one closest to Staunton Mill listed first.
- Limestone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nolichucky ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nolichucky is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
- Mill Brook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Conklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Conklin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Ducktown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ducktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 457 people
- Telford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Big Sandy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Big Sandy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Estimated population in 2014: 542 people
- Bowmantown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Leesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Kansas City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kansas City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Locust Mount
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Buncombe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Staunton Mill, with the one closest to Staunton Mill listed first.
- Democrat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Flat Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Haywood County (NC)
- Mount Sterling
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Madison County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Staunton Mill, with the one closest to Staunton Mill listed first.
- Allenstand
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Allegheny
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Chapel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Cutshalltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- White Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Rock is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Hot Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hurricane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Stackhouse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Foster Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bluff is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Walnut
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Walnut is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lynch is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Mitchell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Staunton Mill, with the one closest to Staunton Mill listed first.
- Bailey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Richlands
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Huntdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Yancey County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Staunton Mill, with the one closest to Staunton Mill listed first.
- Ramseytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Sioux
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Higgins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Staunton Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Staunton Mill.
Cemeteries Near Staunton Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Staunton Mill.
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 Staunton Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Staunton Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Staunton Mill, with the one closest to Staunton Mill listed first.
- Harmony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Andrew Johnson National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Price Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McCurry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beersheba Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fortner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lamb Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Family Cemetery
- The Lamb Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lamb Cemetery
- Continue List (950 more) ...
- Mountain View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Susong Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Haire Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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 Staunton Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Staunton Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Staunton Mill, with the one closest to Staunton Mill listed first.
- Derby ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Derby is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Camp Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Rader
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rader is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
- Timber Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Timber Ridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Henshaw ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Henshaw is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
- Estimated population in 2014: 470 people
- Tusculum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tusculum is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
- Bright Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Cedar Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Limestone Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Limestone Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Springs
- Afton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mosheim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Albany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Caney Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Branch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Branch
- Statemount ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Statemount is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statemount
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Staunton Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Staunton Mill.
Newspapers Published in Staunton Mill ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Staunton Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Staunton Mill, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Staunton Mill.
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 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 Staunton Mill:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cocke County
- Grainger County
- Hamblen County
- Hawkins County
- Jefferson County
- Sullivan County
- Unicoi County
- Washington County
- Buncombe County
- Haywood County
- Madison County
- Mitchell County
- Yancey 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> | 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 Staunton Mill, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Staunton Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |