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 West Hills (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 West Hills. 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 West Hills ...
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 West Hills: W. Hills
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Hills. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Hills.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
West Hills is located in Knox 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 Knox County: Anderson, Blount, Grainger, Jefferson, Loudon, Roane, Sevier & Union.
Below are the counties that are near West Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Hills:
- Knox County (The home county of West Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Hills, with the one closest to West Hills listed first.
- Middlebrook Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Middlebrook Acres is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 593 people
- Hunting Hills West
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hunting Hills West is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills West
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,970 people
- Kingston Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kingston Woods is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Woods
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,790 people
- Aldenwood Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
- Ebenezer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Cumberland Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Estates is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 304 people
- Marble City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marble City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Karns
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 4,425 people
- Powell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Arrowhead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Hills, with the one closest to West Hills listed first.
- Spring Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Claxton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Peak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Scarboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Panther ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Robertsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Oak Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Leinarts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Bethel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
- Andersonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Hills, with the one closest to West Hills listed first.
- Louisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alcoa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Eagleton Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
- Rockgardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockgardens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
- Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
- Maryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Friendsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wildwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Big Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Fairway Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
- Kiser
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Binfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Binfield is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Hills, with the one closest to West Hills listed first.
- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Pine Crest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
- Shea
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shea is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shea
- Demory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Demory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demory
- Boy ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Boy is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
- Caryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Girlton ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Girlton is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlton
- Jacksboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Silica
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silica is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Hills, with the one closest to West Hills listed first.
- Blaine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lea Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Maples ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Hills, with the one closest to West Hills listed first.
- Strawberry Plains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cook Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
- Dumplin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Piedmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Rocky Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- New Market
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Hills, with the one closest to West Hills listed first.
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Lenoir City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sharp Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- Eaton Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- White Wing Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
- Centersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Greenback
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Loudon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morganton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Loudon City Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Hills, with the one closest to West Hills listed first.
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
- Vonore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Hills, with the one closest to West Hills listed first.
- Tupper Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tupper Town is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupper Town
- Coalfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
- Coal Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Coal Hill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Petros
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Petros is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
- Population from the 2010 Census: 583 people
- Harriman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oakdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Mahan Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mahan Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Village
- Deermont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Hills, with the one closest to West Hills listed first.
- Bear ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Kelley Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kelley Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
- Bradbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bradbury is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Cave Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Dyllis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dyllis is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
- Kries
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Laddie Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Kingston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bazel Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Hills, with the one closest to West Hills listed first.
- Hembree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hembree is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hembree
- Smoky Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smoky Junction is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Junction
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Hills, with the one closest to West Hills listed first.
- Seymour Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
- Seymour
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oak City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Dupont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Boyds Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Kodak
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Henry Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Waldens Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Catlettsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Wear Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Sevierville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pigeon Forge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Hills, with the one closest to West Hills listed first.
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Paulette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Plainview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Warwicktown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Warwicktown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Loyston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
- Luttrell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Maynardville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Loo ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Hills, see our County-by-County Page for West Hills.
Cemeteries Near West Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Hills.
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 West Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Hills, with the one closest to West Hills listed first.
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Holloway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Reed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Eubanks Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maxwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Phibbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wells Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (1121 more) ...
- Highland Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Memorial Cemetery
- The Highland Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Berry Highland Memorial Cemetery
- Berry Highland Memorial Park
- Highland Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13363 <2>
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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 West Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Hills, with the one closest to West Hills listed first.
- Ebenezer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Bearden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bearden is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
- Ball Camp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ball Camp is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Camp
- Treeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Treeville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treeville
- Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Louisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chandler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chandler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Knoxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dante
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dante is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Ewing ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ewing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Mentor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mentor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Bud ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bud is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Virtue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Virtue is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
- Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
- Boyd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Rockford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Hills.
Newspapers Published in West Hills ...
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 197 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Hills, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Hills.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 West Hills:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Knox County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Blount County
- Campbell County
- Grainger County
- Jefferson County
- Loudon County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Roane County
- Scott County
- Sevier County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
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| <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 West Hills, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |