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 Cowan 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 Cowan 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 Cowan 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cowan Mill: Cowan Ml. (or less commonly used: Cowan Mll.)
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 and hospitals 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.
Cowan Mill is located in Lee County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lee County: Bell (KY), Harlan (KY), Claiborne (TN), Hancock (TN), Scott & Wise.
Below are the counties that are near Cowan Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cowan Mill:
- Lee County (The home county of Cowan Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowan Mill, with the one closest to Cowan Mill listed first.
- Ewing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wheeler
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wheeler is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Rose Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbard Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- Van
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Van is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Fleenortown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
- Jonesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Blackwater
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Blackwater is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
- Pennington Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
- Saint Charles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Ely
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ely is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Dryden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Bell County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowan Mill, with the one closest to Cowan Mill listed first.
- Calvin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Varilla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Varilla is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varilla
- Callaway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Callaway is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Miracle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Miracle is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Jenson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jenson is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
- Kettle Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
- Stoney Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stoney Fork is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork
- Straight Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Wasioto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Middlesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Arjay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arjay is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arjay
- Dorton Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton Branch
- Clay County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowan Mill, with the one closest to Cowan Mill listed first.
- Ashers Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ashers Fork is located in Clay County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashers Fork
- Brightshade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brightshade is located in Clay County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade
- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowan Mill, with the one closest to Cowan Mill listed first.
- Pathfork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
- Twila
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Twila is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
- Coldiron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- South Wallins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- South Wallins is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallins
- Mary Alice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
- Wallins Creek
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Tacky Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tacky Town is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacky Town
- Loyall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Loyall is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Bobs Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
- Cawood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
- Harlan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baxter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Knox County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowan Mill, with the one closest to Cowan Mill listed first.
- Flat Lick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Wheeler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wheeler is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Dewitt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dewitt is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
- Trosper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trosper is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
- Walker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walker is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Warren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Warren is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Scalf
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Scalf is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf
- Artemus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Artemus is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Bimble
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hinkle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hinkle is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
- Bryants Store
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Store
- Barbourville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowan Mill, with the one closest to Cowan Mill listed first.
- Helton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Helton is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Warbranch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Warbranch is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warbranch
- Mozelle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mozelle is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Chappell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chappell is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell
- Roark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Roark is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark
- Asher
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Asher is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
- Essie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Essie is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
- Whitley County (KY)
- Siler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Siler is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Campbell County (TN)
- Flat Hollow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Hollow
- Claiborne County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowan Mill, with the one closest to Cowan Mill listed first.
- Harrogate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shawanee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Cumberland Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tazewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Springdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Minton Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
- New Tazewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Evans Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
- Raven Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Head of Barren
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Lone Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Grainger County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowan Mill, with the one closest to Cowan Mill listed first.
- Thorn Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Beans
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Beans is located in Grainger County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Bowen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Bean Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wyatt Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Marshalls Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Rutledge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Washburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Lulaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Joppa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Wa-Ni Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Massengill Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Hamblen County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowan Mill, with the one closest to Cowan Mill listed first.
- Bright ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Casablanca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Collons Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Morristown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- East Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Whitesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowan Mill, with the one closest to Cowan Mill listed first.
- Alanthus Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Xenophon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Sneedville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Trent Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Yount Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Kyles Ford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Willis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Willis is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Hawkins County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowan Mill, with the one closest to Cowan Mill listed first.
- Mooresburg Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mooresburg Springs is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg Springs
- Population from the 2010 Census: 941 people
- Mooresburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Galbraith Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Eidson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Red Bridge Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
- Rogersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowan Mill, with the one closest to Cowan Mill listed first.
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes is located in Union County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Braden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Braden is located in Union County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Phebe is located in Union County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Loo ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loo is located in Union County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cowan Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Cowan Mill.
Cemeteries Near Cowan Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cowan 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 Cowan Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cowan Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cowan Mill, with the one closest to Cowan Mill listed first.
- Chadwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kincaid Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ball Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wares Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Estep Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chances Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rosenbalm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Yeary - Brooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeary - Brooks Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Yeary - Brooks Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Ewing.
- The Yeary - Brooks Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ayers Cemetery
- Yeary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2540592 <3>
- Dillman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (985 more) ...
- Stanley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Richmond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<4>
While we didn't find Cowan Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cowan Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cowan Mill, with the one closest to Cowan Mill listed first.
- Ewing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cubage
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cubage is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cubage
- Wheeler
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wheeler is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Alanthus Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Rose Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boons Path
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boons Path is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boons Path
- Yellow Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Springs is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
- Harrogate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ritchie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ritchie is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
- Creech
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Creech is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech
- Cumberland Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bacchus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bacchus is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacchus
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Callaway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Callaway is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Hagan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hagan is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagan
- Arthur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arthur is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cowan Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cowan Mill.
Newspapers Published in Cowan 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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cowan Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cowan Mill, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cowan Mill.
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 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 Cowan Mill:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Lee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Clay County
- Harlan County
- Knox County
- Leslie County
- Whitley County
- Campbell County
- Claiborne County
- Grainger County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cowan Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Cowan Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |