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 Twin Oaks (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 Twin Oaks. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Twin Oaks 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 Twin Oaks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Twin Oaks:
- Sullivan County (The home county of Twin Oaks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Oaks, with the one closest to Twin Oaks listed first.
- Holston Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Ruthton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Forest Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Hunter Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
- Bristol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Collingwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Akard Addition
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Cross
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cross is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Bluff City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <1>
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Oaks, with the one closest to Twin Oaks listed first.
- Buladeen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Hunter
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Fish Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Siam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Biltmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Elizabethton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Watauga
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Central
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Gap Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Roan Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Crest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Oaks, with the one closest to Twin Oaks listed first.
- Winchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Shingletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Fuller
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Mountain City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Butler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Trade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Norris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Norris is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
- Unicoi County
- Whispering Pines
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Oaks, with the one closest to Twin Oaks listed first.
- Austin Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Carnegie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- East Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
- Flourville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Oakland Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
- Johnson City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
- Former names for Johnson City:
- Blue Plum Station
- Haynesville
- Johnsons Depot
- Johnsons Tank
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <1>
- North Johnson City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- South Gate Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Gate Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
- Spurgeon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Camelot Two
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Camelot Two is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Two
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,582 people
- Gray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Oaks, with the one closest to Twin Oaks listed first.
- Grayson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Ashland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Apple Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Roten
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Creston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Comet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Comet is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Brandon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Lansing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sturgills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Warrensville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Helton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Helton is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Todd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Avery County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Oaks, with the one closest to Twin Oaks listed first.
- Mount Gilead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Whaley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Whaley is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Beech Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Banner Elk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Elk Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Watauga County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Oaks, with the one closest to Twin Oaks listed first.
- Zionville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mabel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Sugar Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rominger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Vilas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valle Crucis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Norris ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Norris is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Matney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Matney is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Moretz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Sands
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sands is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Boone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boone is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Twin Oaks, see our County-by-County Page for Twin Oaks.
Cemeteries Near Twin Oaks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Twin Oaks.
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 Twin Oaks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Twin Oaks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Twin Oaks, with the one closest to Twin Oaks listed first.
- Hotter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Potter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wyatt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wyatt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Denton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Denton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (718 more) ...
- South Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trivett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rust Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
While we didn't find Twin Oaks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Twin Oaks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Twin Oaks, with the one closest to Twin Oaks listed first.
- Holston Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Ruthton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Paperville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Paperville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paperville
- Beidlemans ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beidlemans is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beidlemans
- Little Doe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little Doe is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Doe
- Pandora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pandora is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Silver Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Silver Lake is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Laurel Bloomery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Doeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Doeville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doeville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Butler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Twin Oaks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Twin Oaks.
Newspapers Published in Twin Oaks ...
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 Twin Oaks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Twin Oaks, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Twin Oaks.
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 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 Twin Oaks:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sullivan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Johnson County
- Unicoi County
- Washington County
- Ashe County
- Avery County
- Watauga 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 Twin Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Twin Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |