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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 Strahl (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 Strahl. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Strahl is located in Hawkins 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 Hawkins County: Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Sullivan, Washington, Lee (VA) & Scott (VA).

Below are the counties that are near Strahl. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Strahl:

  • Hawkins County     (The home county of Strahl)
  • Claiborne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strahl, with the one closest to Strahl listed first.
    • Caney Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Evans Ferry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
    • Raven Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Cocke County
  • Grainger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strahl, with the one closest to Strahl listed first.
    • Bean Station
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Wyatt Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
    • Marshalls Ferry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
    • Beans
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Beans is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
    • Thorn Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Bowen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Wa-Ni Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
  • Greene County
  • Hamblen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strahl, with the one closest to Strahl listed first.
    • Whitesburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Silver City is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Bright ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Bright is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
    • East Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • East Village is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
    • Morristown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Casablanca
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
    • Monte Vista Estates
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
    • Collons Ferry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strahl, with the one closest to Strahl listed first.
    • Kyles Ford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Willis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Willis is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
      • Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
    • Trent Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
    • Yount Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Duck Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sneedville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Xenophon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Xenophon is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
    • Alanthus Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
  • Jefferson County
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strahl, with the one closest to Strahl listed first.
    • Blair Gap
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
    • Beartown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Colonial Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Fordtown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Beechwood Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
    • Borden Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
    • Cherokee Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
    • Kingsport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Morrison City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Morrison City is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
    • Horace ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Horace is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
    • Wahoo ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
  • Unicoi County
    • Bumpus Cove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
      • Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
  • Washington County
  • Harlan County (KY)
  • Madison County (NC)

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

Cemeteries Near Strahl ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Strahl.

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 Strahl - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Kite Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Burns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Strahl Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • McClellan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Webster Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Tunnel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Carmichael Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Reynolds Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Reynolds Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • King Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (809 more) ...
    • Self Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Smith Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Louderback Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)

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, Strahl had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Persia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Austins Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Austins Mill is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austins Mill
  • Otes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Otes is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otes
  • Romeo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Amis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rogersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Morelock ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Morelock is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
  • Pilot Knob
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pilot Knob is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
  • New Hope
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • New Hope is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • Saint Clair
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Saint Clair is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
  • White Horn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • White Horn is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horn
  • Marvin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Ottway
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Albany
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Van Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Van Hill is located in Hawkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hill

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

Newspapers Published in Strahl ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Strahl.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Strahl, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Strahl.

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 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 Strahl:

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 Strahl, 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- Strahl) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.