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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 Williams Mill (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 Williams Mill. 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 Williams Mill ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Williams Mill: Williams Ml. (or less commonly used: Williams Mll.)
  • While the name of this community is Williams Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Williams Mill may originally have been William's Mill.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Williams Mill might be written as William Mill.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Williams Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Williams Mill.

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.

Williams Mill is located in Claiborne 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 Claiborne County: Bell (KY), Whitley (KY), Campbell, Grainger, Hancock, Union & Lee (VA).

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

  • Claiborne County     (The home county of Williams Mill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williams Mill, with the one closest to Williams Mill listed first.
    • Lone Mountain
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
    • New Tazewell
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Springdale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Springdale is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
    • Head of Barren
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
    • Tazewell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Sandlick
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
    • Evans Ferry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
    • Raven Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
    • Caney Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
    • Big Barren
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
    • Goin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Goin is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
    • Minton Mill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
    • Harrogate
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williams Mill, with the one closest to Williams Mill listed first.
    • Andersonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Andersonville is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
    • Norris
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Campbell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williams Mill, with the one closest to Williams Mill listed first.
    • Flat Hollow
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Hollow
    • Stockville ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Stockville is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
    • Forkvale ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Forkvale is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
    • Girlton ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Girlton is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlton
    • Victory
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Victory is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Boy ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Boy is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
    • Fincastle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Fincastle is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
    • White Oak
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • White Oak is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
    • Demory
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Demory is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demory
    • Morley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Morley is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
    • Habersham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Habersham is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Habersham
    • Hatmaker ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
    • LaFollette
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • LaFollette is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
      • LaFollette has also been known as:
      • Big Creek Gap
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <2>
  • Grainger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williams Mill, with the one closest to Williams Mill listed first.
    • Washburn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Washburn is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
    • Thorn Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
    • Rutledge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lulaville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Lulaville is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
    • Bowen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bowen is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
    • Joppa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Joppa is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
    • Beans
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Beans is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
    • Massengill Mill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
    • Wa-Ni Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
    • Maples ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Maples is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
    • Marshalls Ferry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
    • Dyers Ferry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
    • Lea Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
  • Greene County
    • Beulah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Beulah is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
  • Hamblen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williams Mill, with the one closest to Williams Mill listed first.
    • Collons Ferry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
    • Casablanca
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
    • Bright ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Bright is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
    • Morristown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • East Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • East Village is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
    • Monte Vista Estates
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
    • Whitesburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Silver City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver City is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williams Mill, with the one closest to Williams Mill listed first.
    • Alanthus Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
    • Xenophon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Xenophon is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
    • Yount Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Yount Town is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
    • Duck Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
    • Trent Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
    • Sneedville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hawkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williams Mill, with the one closest to Williams Mill listed first.
    • Mooresburg Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Mooresburg Springs is located in Hawkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg Springs
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 941 people
    • Mooresburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Galbraith Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
    • Red Bridge Ferry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
    • Bulls Gap
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williams Mill, with the one closest to Williams Mill listed first.
    • Rock Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
    • Talbott
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jefferson City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • New Market
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Alena ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Alena is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
    • Rocky Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
    • Edna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Edna is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
    • Flat Gap
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
    • Strawberry Plains
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Piedmont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
    • White Pine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dandridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Dumplin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williams Mill, with the one closest to Williams Mill listed first.
    • Zacharytown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Zacharytown is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown
    • Corryton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Skaggston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Skaggston is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggston
    • Mascot
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Mascot is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
    • Bayless ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayless is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,396 people
    • Ridgeview Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ridgeview Heights is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Heights
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,979 people
    • Highpoint ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Highpoint is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
    • Lyonton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Lyonton is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
    • Copper Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Copper Ridge is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Ridge
      • Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
    • Maloneyville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Maloneyville is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloneyville
    • McMillan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • McMillan is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
    • John Sevier
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • John Sevier is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sevier
    • Sentertown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Sentertown is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentertown
  • Sevier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williams Mill, with the one closest to Williams Mill listed first.
    • Kodak
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Henry Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williams Mill, with the one closest to Williams Mill listed first.
    • Haynes ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Haynes is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
    • Luttrell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Luttrell is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
    • Maynardville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Braden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Braden is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
      • Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
    • Loo ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Loo is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
    • Phebe ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Phebe is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
    • Lost Creek ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Lost Creek is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
    • Long Hollow ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Long Hollow is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
    • Rhodelia ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Rhodelia is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
    • Plainview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Plainview is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
    • Warwicktown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Warwicktown is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
      • Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
    • Loyston ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Loyston is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
    • Paulette
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Paulette is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
  • Bell County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williams Mill, with the one closest to Williams Mill listed first.
    • Middlesboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Premier
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Premier is located in Bell County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
    • Stony Fork Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
    • Yellow Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Yellow Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
    • Edgewood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Edgewood is located in Bell County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
    • Capito
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Capito is located in Bell County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capito
    • Fonde
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Fonde is located in Bell County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonde
    • Pruden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pruden is located in Bell County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
    • Calvin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Calvin is located in Bell County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
    • Varilla
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Varilla is located in Bell County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varilla
    • Miracle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Miracle is located in Bell County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
    • Wasioto
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Wasioto is located in Bell County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
    • Frakes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Frakes is located in Bell County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frakes
  • Harlan County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williams Mill, with the one closest to Williams Mill listed first.
    • Pathfork
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Pathfork is located in Harlan County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
    • Twila
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Twila is located in Harlan County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
    • South Wallins
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • South Wallins is located in Harlan County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallins
    • Mary Alice
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mary Alice is located in Harlan County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
    • Coldiron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Wallins Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
      • Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
  • Knox County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williams Mill, with the one closest to Williams Mill listed first.
    • Wheeler
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Wheeler is located in Knox County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
    • Warren
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Warren is located in Knox County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Trosper
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Trosper is located in Knox County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
  • Whitley County (KY)
    • Siler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Siler is located in Whitley County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler

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

Cemeteries Near Williams Mill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Williams Mill.

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 Williams Mill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Leabow Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cardwell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Coffey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Barton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cardwell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Janeway Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Payne Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Greer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Days Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Breeding Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
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    • Phelps Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Vannoy Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 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.<5>

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

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

  • Lone Mountain
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
  • New Tazewell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Springdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Springdale is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Head of Barren
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
  • Tazewell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sandlick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
  • Haynes ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Haynes is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
  • Liberty Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Liberty Hill is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
  • Duo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Duo is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duo
  • Minkton ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Minkton is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minkton
  • Washburn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Washburn is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
  • Clear Springs ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Clear Springs is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Goin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Goin is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
    • Big Barren
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
    • Bacchus
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Bacchus is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacchus

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

Newspapers Published in Williams Mill ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Williams Mill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Williams Mill, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Williams Mill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Williams Mill:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Williams Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.
<5>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 Williams Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.