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 Vardy (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 Vardy. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Vardy 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 Vardy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vardy:
- Hancock County (The home county of Vardy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vardy, with the one closest to Vardy listed first.
- Sneedville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trent Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Duck Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Kyles Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Willis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Willis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Yount Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Xenophon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Alanthus Hill
(11 miles [17.7 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 Vardy, with the one closest to Vardy listed first.
- Caney Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Evans Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Springdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Tazewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lone Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Harrogate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Tazewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Shawanee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Head of Barren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Cumberland Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Minton Mill
(28 miles [45.1 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 Vardy, with the one closest to Vardy listed first.
- Bean Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wyatt Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Beans
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beans is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Thorn Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Marshalls Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Bowen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Rutledge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wa-Ni Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Washburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vardy, with the one closest to Vardy listed first.
- Marvin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Romeo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Baileyton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Albany
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Ottway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Beulah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Midway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mosheim
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jearoldstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vardy, with the one closest to Vardy listed first.
- Bright ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- East Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Silver City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Casablanca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Morristown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Monte Vista Estates
(28 miles [45.1 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
(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
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vardy, with the one closest to Vardy listed first.
- Eidson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Galbraith Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Mooresburg Springs
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Red Bridge Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mooresburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Amis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Surgoinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Persia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Strahl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Kepler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Bulls Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sullivan County
- Blair Gap
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Bell County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vardy, with the one closest to Vardy listed first.
- Callaway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Callaway is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Miracle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Miracle is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Varilla
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Varilla is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varilla
- Stoney Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stoney Fork is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork
- Calvin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Calvin is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Kettle Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
- Jenson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jenson is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
- Arjay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arjay is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arjay
- Dorton Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton Branch
- Rella
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rella is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rella
- Sims Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sims Fork is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Fork
- Middlesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vardy, with the one closest to Vardy listed first.
- Cranks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Cawood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
- Bobs Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
- Mary Alice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
- Verda
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Verda is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verda
- Twila
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Twila is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
- Ages
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ages is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ages
- Coxton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Coxton is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Dizney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dizney is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
- Draper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Draper is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Evarts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kenvir
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kenvir is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenvir
- Leslie County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vardy, with the one closest to Vardy listed first.
- Helton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Helton is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Warbranch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warbranch is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warbranch
- Letcher County (KY)
- Gordon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gordon is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vardy, see our County-by-County Page for Vardy.
Cemeteries Near Vardy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vardy.
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 Vardy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vardy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vardy, with the one closest to Vardy listed first.
- Goins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Collins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- De Bord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Alder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Trent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gollihon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Trent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (673 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kinsler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Baker 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 Vardy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Vardy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vardy, with the one closest to Vardy listed first.
- Sneedville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kyles Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Luther
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Luther is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Lee Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lee Valley is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Valley
- Eidson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Xenophon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Alumwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alumwell is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alumwell
- Alanthus Hill
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Yellow Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
- Choptack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Choptack is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptack
- Gillenwater ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gillenwater is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillenwater
- Fisher Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fisher Creek is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Creek
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Galbraith Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Vogel ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vogel is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel
- Rogersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vardy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vardy.
Newspapers Published in Vardy ...
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 Vardy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vardy, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vardy.
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 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 Vardy:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Grainger County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Hawkins County
- Sullivan County
- Bell County
- Harlan County
- Leslie County
- Letcher 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 Vardy, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vardy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |