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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Wheelocktown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Wheelocktown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wheelocktown, please Contact Us.

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 Wheelocktown (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 Wheelocktown. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Wheelocktown is historic, it would have been located within present day Washington 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 Washington County: Carter, Greene, Hawkins, Sullivan & Unicoi.

Below are the counties that are near Wheelocktown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wheelocktown:

  • Washington County     (The home county of Wheelocktown)
  • Carter County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wheelocktown, with the one closest to Wheelocktown listed first.
    • Milburnton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jearoldstown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Centersville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rheatown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Baileyton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Horse Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 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
    • Afton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairview is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Bolton Estates
      (19 miles [30.6 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
    • Pleasant View
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant View is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
    • Tusculum
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Tusculum is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
    • Henshaw ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Henshaw is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
      • Estimated population in 2014: 470 people
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wheelocktown, with the one closest to Wheelocktown listed first.
    • Kyles Ford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Willis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Willis is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
      • Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
  • Hawkins County
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wheelocktown, with the one closest to Wheelocktown listed first.
    • Butler
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • High Health ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • High Health is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wheelocktown, with the one closest to Wheelocktown listed first.
    • Fordtown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Colonial Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Wahoo ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
    • Beechwood Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
    • Colby ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Colby is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
    • Blair Gap
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
    • Borden Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
    • Kingsport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Cherokee Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
    • Horace ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Horace is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
    • Orebank
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Unicoi County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wheelocktown, with the one closest to Wheelocktown listed first.
    • Bumpus Cove
      (17 miles [27.4 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
    • Unicoi
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Whispering Pines
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Banner Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
    • Erwin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Creek ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Limestone Cove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ernestville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
    • Clear Branch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Loganton ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Loganton is located in Unicoi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
    • Flag Pond
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Madison County (NC)
  • Mitchell County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wheelocktown, with the one closest to Wheelocktown listed first.
    • Richlands
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Richlands is located in Mitchell County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
    • Bailey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bailey is located in Mitchell County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
    • Buladean
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Huntdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Relief
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tipton Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Herrell ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Herrell is located in Mitchell County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
  • Yancey County (NC)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wheelocktown, see our County-by-County Page for Wheelocktown.

Cemeteries Near Wheelocktown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wheelocktown.

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 Wheelocktown - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wheelocktown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wheelocktown, with the one closest to Wheelocktown listed first.

  • Bacon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Ford Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bacon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Dunham Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bacon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Bacon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Kincheloe - Cox Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cox Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Fulkerson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (933 more) ...
    • Logans Chapel Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Mitchell Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartman Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)

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.

While we didn't find Wheelocktown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wheelocktown.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Wheelocktown, with the one closest to Wheelocktown listed first.

  • Harmony
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Meadowbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Meadowbrook is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
  • Slaughter ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Slaughter is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
  • Locust Mount
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Keebler Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Keebler Crossroads is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keebler Crossroads
  • Fordtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fall Branch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Christie ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Christie is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
  • February
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • February is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for February
  • Cloverbottom ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cloverbottom is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverbottom
  • Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Harbour
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Harbour is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lovelace
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Lovelace is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
    • Cedar Lane
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cedar Lane is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lane
    • Bowmantown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wheelocktown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wheelocktown.

Newspapers Published in Wheelocktown ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wheelocktown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wheelocktown, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wheelocktown.

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 either 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 Wheelocktown:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Wheelocktown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Wheelocktown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.