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 Striggersville (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 Striggersville. 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 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.
Striggersville 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 Striggersville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Striggersville:
- Hawkins County (The home county of Striggersville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Striggersville, with the one closest to Striggersville listed first.
- Rogersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Amis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Eidson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Strahl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Kepler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Surgoinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Persia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Greenland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Galbraith Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Red Bridge Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
- Blossom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Bulls Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Striggersville, with the one closest to Striggersville listed first.
- Caney Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Evans Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Springdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Striggersville, with the one closest to Striggersville listed first.
- Bybee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Parrottsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Striggersville, with the one closest to Striggersville listed first.
- Bean Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Marshalls Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Bowen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Wa-Ni Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Striggersville, with the one closest to Striggersville listed first.
- Romeo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Baileyton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Marvin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Ottway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Albany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Jearoldstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Mosheim
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Midway
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Bolton Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Centersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Centersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Forest Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Striggersville, with the one closest to Striggersville listed first.
- Whitesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bright ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Silver City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- East Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Casablanca
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Morristown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Monte Vista Estates
(24 miles [38.6 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Striggersville, with the one closest to Striggersville listed first.
- Kyles Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Willis
(10 miles [16.1 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Sneedville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Duck Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Yount Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Xenophon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Alanthus Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Striggersville, with the one closest to Striggersville listed first.
- Leadvale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- White Pine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Talbott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Striggersville, with the one closest to Striggersville listed first.
- Blair Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
- Beartown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Borden Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Cherokee Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Kingsport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Morrison City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Beechwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Horace ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Colonial Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fordtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Bloomingdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Striggersville, with the one closest to Striggersville listed first.
- Fall Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ducktown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ducktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 457 people
- Harmony
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Locust Mount
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Mill Brook
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Oakland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Big Sandy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Big Sandy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Estimated population in 2014: 542 people
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Limestone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bowmantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Leesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Gray
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Telford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Striggersville, with the one closest to Striggersville listed first.
- Cranks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Bobs Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
- Cawood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
- Dizney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dizney is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
- Holmes Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
- Kenvir
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kenvir is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenvir
- Redbud
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Redbud is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Mary Alice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
- Verda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Verda is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verda
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Striggersville, see our County-by-County Page for Striggersville.
Cemeteries Near Striggersville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Striggersville.
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 Striggersville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Striggersville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Striggersville, with the one closest to Striggersville listed first.
- Snapp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Klepper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mitchel Crest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crockett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- The Rogers Cemetery has also been known as:
- Joseph Rogers Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cave Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Carmack Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Herron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (733 more) ...
- Gilley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Klepper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sizemore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
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 Striggersville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Striggersville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Striggersville, with the one closest to Striggersville listed first.
- Alumwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Alumwell is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alumwell
- Rogersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Amis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Gillenwater ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gillenwater is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillenwater
- Austins Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Austins Mill is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austins Mill
- Vogel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vogel is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel
- Eidson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Choptack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Choptack is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptack
- Strahl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Fisher Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher Creek is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Creek
- Persia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Surgoinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Lee Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lee Valley is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Valley
- Saint Clair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Striggersville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Striggersville.
Newspapers Published in Striggersville ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Striggersville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Striggersville, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Striggersville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Striggersville:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hawkins County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Cocke County
- Grainger County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Jefferson County
- Sullivan County
- Washington County
- Harlan 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 Striggersville, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Striggersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |