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 Susong (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 Susong. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Susong is located in Hamblen 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 Hamblen County: Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hawkins & Jefferson.
Below are the counties that are near Susong. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Susong:
- Hamblen County (The home county of Susong)
- The following are listed by their distance from Susong, with the one closest to Susong listed first.
- Silver City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- East Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Monte Vista Estates
(4 miles [6.4 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bright ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Whitesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Casablanca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Collons Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Susong, with the one closest to Susong listed first.
- Evans Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
- Caney Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Raven Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Springdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Lone Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Tazewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Tazewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Head of Barren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Susong, with the one closest to Susong listed first.
- Bybee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Parrottsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jimtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Wilsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Clevenger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clevenger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
- Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
- Jaybird
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Newport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bailey Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Bridgeport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Carson Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- West Myers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- West Myers is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
- Edwina
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Del Rio
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Susong, with the one closest to Susong listed first.
- Marshalls Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Wyatt Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Bean Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beans is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Wa-Ni Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Bowen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Thorn Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Dyers Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Rutledge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Massengill Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Lulaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Joppa
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Susong, with the one closest to Susong listed first.
- Beulah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Warrensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Marvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Bright Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Mosheim
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sirenburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
- Albany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Romeo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Ottway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Cedar Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Susong, with the one closest to Susong listed first.
- Yount Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Duck Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Trent Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Xenophon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Sneedville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kyles Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Alanthus Hill
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Willis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Willis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Susong, with the one closest to Susong listed first.
- Bulls Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Red Bridge Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Mooresburg Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mooresburg Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg Springs
- Population from the 2010 Census: 941 people
- Persia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Strahl
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Rogersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Amis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Kepler
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Eidson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Surgoinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Susong, with the one closest to Susong listed first.
- Leadvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- White Pine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Baneberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Talbott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rock Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Dandridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Jefferson City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Alena ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Piedmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- New Market
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rocky Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Susong, with the one closest to Susong listed first.
- Zacharytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown
- Thorn Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Lyonton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Susong, with the one closest to Susong listed first.
- East Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Millican Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Harrisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Henry Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Kodak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Catlettsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Sevierville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pittman Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pittman Center is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Middle Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Susong, with the one closest to Susong listed first.
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Luttrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Haywood County (NC)
- Mount Sterling
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- 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 Susong, with the one closest to Susong listed first.
- Hot Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allenstand
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Hurricane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Susong, see our County-by-County Page for Susong.
Cemeteries Near Susong ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Susong.
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 Susong - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Susong covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Susong, with the one closest to Susong listed first.
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old St. Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lyle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Inman Bend Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Bend Cemetery
- The Inman Bend Cemetery has also been known as:
- Inman Cemetery
- Talley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McCorkel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Neilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thomason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Moser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Jarnagin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (922 more) ...
- Luster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wisecarver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kesterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Susong in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Susong.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Susong, with the one closest to Susong listed first.
- Springvale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Springvale is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Beulah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Witt
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Witt is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt
- Russellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Thula
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thula is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thula
- Leadvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- Warrensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Morristown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- White Pine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bright ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Whitesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rankin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rankin is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Bybee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mohawk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mohawk is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Bulls Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Susong. See our List of 1890's Communities around Susong.
Newspapers Published in Susong ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Susong.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Susong, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Susong.
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 Susong:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hamblen County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Cocke County
- Grainger County
- Greene County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Jefferson County
- Knox County
- Sevier County
- Union County
- Haywood County
- Madison 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> | 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 Susong, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Susong) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |