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 Trent Valley (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 Trent Valley. 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 Trent Valley ...
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 Trent Valley: Trent Vly. (or less commonly used: Trent Vally. or Trent Vlly.)
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 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.
Trent Valley is located in Hancock 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 Hancock County: Claiborne, Grainger, Hawkins, Lee (VA) & Scott (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Trent Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Trent Valley:
- Hancock County (The home county of Trent Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trent Valley, with the one closest to Trent Valley listed first.
- Duck Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Sneedville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yount Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Xenophon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Kyles Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Alanthus Hill
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trent Valley, with the one closest to Trent Valley listed first.
- Caney Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Evans Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
- Raven Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Springdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Tazewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Tazewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lone Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Harrogate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Head of Barren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Shawanee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Cumberland Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Minton Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trent Valley, with the one closest to Trent Valley listed first.
- Bean Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Beans
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beans is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Marshalls Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Thorn Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Bowen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Rutledge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wa-Ni Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Lulaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Washburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Dyers Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trent Valley, with the one closest to Trent Valley listed first.
- Marvin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Romeo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Baileyton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Albany
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Beulah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Midway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mosheim
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ottway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Warrensburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Jearoldstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trent Valley, with the one closest to Trent Valley listed first.
- Bright ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Whitesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- East Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Casablanca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Silver City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Morristown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Monte Vista Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- 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
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trent Valley, with the one closest to Trent Valley listed first.
- Eidson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Galbraith Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Mooresburg Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mooresburg Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg Springs
- Population from the 2010 Census: 941 people
- Mooresburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Red Bridge Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
- Rogersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Amis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Persia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Strahl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Kepler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Bulls Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Surgoinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trent Valley, with the one closest to Trent Valley listed first.
- Talbott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Pine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Leadvale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- Rock Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Edna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Jefferson City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan County
- Blair Gap
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Union County
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Bell County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trent Valley, with the one closest to Trent Valley listed first.
- Callaway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Callaway is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Calvin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Miracle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Miracle is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Varilla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Varilla is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varilla
- Stoney Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stoney Fork is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork
- Jenson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jenson is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
- Kettle Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
- Middlesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trent Valley, with the one closest to Trent Valley listed first.
- Cranks
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Cawood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
- Bobs Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
- Mary Alice
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
- Twila
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Twila is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
- Pathfork
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
- Ages
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ages is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ages
- Dizney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dizney is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
- Kenvir
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kenvir is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenvir
- Redbud
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Redbud is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Verda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Verda is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verda
- Coxton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Coxton is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Trent Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Trent Valley.
Cemeteries Near Trent Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Trent Valley.
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 Trent Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Trent Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Trent Valley, with the one closest to Trent Valley listed first.
- Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Trent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Murrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- De Bord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (728 more) ...
- Jim Burd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Holt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Trent Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Trent Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Trent Valley, with the one closest to Trent Valley listed first.
- Sneedville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Luther
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Luther is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Lee Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Valley is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Valley
- Xenophon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Galbraith Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Choptack
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Choptack is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptack
- Eidson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Kyles Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Alumwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alumwell is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alumwell
- Bean Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Yellow Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Saint Clair
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Rogersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gillenwater ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gillenwater is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillenwater
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Trent Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Trent Valley.
Newspapers Published in Trent Valley ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Trent Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Trent Valley, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Trent Valley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Trent Valley:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Grainger County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Hawkins County
- Jefferson County
- Sullivan County
- Union County
- Bell 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 Trent Valley, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Trent Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |