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 Thomas Addition (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 Thomas Addition. 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 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.
Thomas Addition is located in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County: Carter, Hawkins, Johnson, Washington, Bristol City (VA), Scott (VA) & Washington (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Thomas Addition. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Thomas Addition:
- Sullivan County (The home county of Thomas Addition)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Addition, with the one closest to Thomas Addition listed first.
- Morrison City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Cherokee Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Horace ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Borden Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Kingsport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Beartown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Bloomingdale
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Beechwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Orebank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Rock City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Colonial Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Addition, with the one closest to Thomas Addition listed first.
- Watauga
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Biltmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Central
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Pine Crest
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Elizabethton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Siam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Gap Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Hampton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buladeen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Addition, with the one closest to Thomas Addition listed first.
- Jearoldstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Milburnton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Centersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Centersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Baileyton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rheatown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Ottway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Afton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Horse Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Horse Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 284 people
- Bolton Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Romeo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Addition, with the one closest to Thomas Addition listed first.
- Willis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Willis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Kyles Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Addition, with the one closest to Thomas Addition listed first.
- Greenvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Rotherwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Frisco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Waycross
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Mount Carmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Block City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Green Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Church Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Canton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Blossom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Greenland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Unicoi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Addition, with the one closest to Thomas Addition listed first.
- Whispering Pines
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Unicoi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bumpus Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Erwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Addition, with the one closest to Thomas Addition listed first.
- Spurgeon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Fall Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Harmony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Oak Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Flourville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Locust Mount
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Ducktown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ducktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 457 people
- Austin Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Big Sandy
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Big Sandy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Estimated population in 2014: 542 people
- Camelot Two
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Camelot Two is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Two
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,582 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Thomas Addition, see our County-by-County Page for Thomas Addition.
Cemeteries Near Thomas Addition ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thomas Addition.
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 Thomas Addition - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Thomas Addition covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Thomas Addition, with the one closest to Thomas Addition listed first.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Groseclose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Neil Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dichner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sevier Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stuffle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Kingsport Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waterman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Childress Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gardner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (780 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bear Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<3>
While we didn't find Thomas Addition in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Thomas Addition.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Thomas Addition, with the one closest to Thomas Addition listed first.
- Horace ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Kingsport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Eden Ridge ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eden Ridge is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Ridge
- Bloomingdale
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Rotherwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Orebank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Hemlock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hemlock is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Arcadia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Arcadia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Butterfly ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Butterfly is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfly
- Cloverbottom ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cloverbottom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverbottom
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Samuel ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Samuel is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuel
- Slaughter ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Slaughter is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
- Fordtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Thomas Addition. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thomas Addition.
Newspapers Published in Thomas Addition ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thomas Addition.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thomas Addition, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Thomas Addition.
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 Thomas Addition:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sullivan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Greene County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Unicoi County
- Washington 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 Thomas Addition, 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- Thomas Addition) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |