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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 Cracker Neck (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 Cracker Neck. 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 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.

Cracker Neck is located in Wise 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 Wise County: Harlan (KY), Letcher (KY), Pike (KY), Dickenson, Lee, Russell & Scott.

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

  • Wise County     (The home county of Cracker Neck)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cracker Neck, with the one closest to Cracker Neck listed first.
    • East Stone Gap
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
    • Big Stone Gap
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Blackwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Blackwood is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
    • Kent Junction
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Kent Junction is located in Wise County
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    • Appalachia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Osaka
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Osaka is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaka
    • Exeter
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Exeter is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
    • Esserville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Esserville is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
    • Hamilton town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hamilton town is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
    • Wise
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Coeburn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dwina
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Dwina is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
  • Dickenson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cracker Neck, with the one closest to Cracker Neck listed first.
    • Herald
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Herald is located in Dickenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
    • Darwin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Darwin is located in Dickenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
    • Omaha
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Omaha is located in Dickenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
    • Clintwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Nora
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Nora is located in Dickenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
    • Aily
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Aily is located in Dickenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
    • Clinchco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Carrie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Carrie is located in Dickenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
    • Tarpon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cracker Neck, with the one closest to Cracker Neck listed first.
    • Darnell Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Darnell Town is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
    • Keokee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Keokee is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokee
    • Rawhide
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Rawhide is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
    • Dryden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Dryden is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
    • Stickleyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Stickleyville is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
    • Ely
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Ely is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
    • Pennington Gap
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Saint Charles is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Blackwater
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Blackwater is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
    • Jonesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fleenortown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Fleenortown is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
    • Hubbard Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
  • Norton City
    • Norton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Russell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cracker Neck, with the one closest to Cracker Neck listed first.
    • Bickley Mill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
    • Castlewood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Fugates Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugates Hill
    • Dante
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Dante is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
    • Dickensonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Dickensonville is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
    • Willow Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Willow Springs is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
    • Carterton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Carterton is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
    • Creswell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Creswell is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
    • Kiser ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Kiser is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
    • Jessees Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cracker Neck, with the one closest to Cracker Neck listed first.
    • Lano
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lano is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
    • Fort Blackmore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Duffield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Clinchport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Clinchport is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Dungannon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Dungannon is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Kermit
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Kermit is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
    • Yuma
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Yuma is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
    • Gate City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Snowflake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Snowflake is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
    • Nickelsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Frisco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Frisco is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
    • Weber City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Weber City is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cracker Neck, with the one closest to Cracker Neck listed first.
    • Mendota
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Mendota is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
    • Leonard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Leonard is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
    • Benhams
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Benhams is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
    • Craigs Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
    • Three Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Three Springs is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
  • Harlan County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cracker Neck, with the one closest to Cracker Neck listed first.
    • Lynch
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lynch is located in Harlan County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynch <1>
    • Benham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Benham is located in Harlan County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benham <1>
    • Holmes Mill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
    • Cumberland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chad
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Chad is located in Harlan County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chad
    • Closplint
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Closplint is located in Harlan County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint
    • Louellen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Louellen is located in Harlan County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louellen
    • Dizney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Dizney is located in Harlan County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
    • Totz
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Kenvir
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Kenvir is located in Harlan County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenvir
    • Cranks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
    • Redbud
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Redbud is located in Harlan County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
  • Knott County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cracker Neck, with the one closest to Cracker Neck listed first.
    • Redfox
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Redfox is located in Knott County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
    • Pine Top
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Pine Top is located in Knott County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
    • Littcarr
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Littcarr is located in Knott County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
  • Letcher County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cracker Neck, with the one closest to Cracker Neck listed first.
    • Eolia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Eolia is located in Letcher County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
    • Oven Fork
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Oven Fork is located in Letcher County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oven Fork
    • Partridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Partridge is located in Letcher County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
    • Flint
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Flint is located in Letcher County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Kings Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Kings Creek is located in Letcher County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
    • Linefork
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Linefork is located in Letcher County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
    • Ermine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Ermine is located in Letcher County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ermine
    • Whitesburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Bellcraft
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Bellcraft is located in Letcher County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellcraft
    • Mayking
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Mayking is located in Letcher County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayking
    • West Whitesburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • West Whitesburg is located in Letcher County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Whitesburg
    • Gordon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Gordon is located in Letcher County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Perry County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cracker Neck, with the one closest to Cracker Neck listed first.
    • Delphia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Delphia is located in Perry County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphia
    • Slemp
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Slemp is located in Perry County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slemp
    • Cornettsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cornettsville is located in Perry County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornettsville
  • Pike County (KY)
  • Hancock County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cracker Neck, with the one closest to Cracker Neck listed first.
    • Willis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Willis is located in Hancock County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
      • Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
    • Kyles Ford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hawkins County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cracker Neck, with the one closest to Cracker Neck listed first.
    • Waycross
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
    • Frisco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
    • Greenvale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
    • Mount Carmel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Block City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Block City is located in Hawkins County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
    • Green Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Green Village is located in Hawkins County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
    • Rotherwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
    • Solitude ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Solitude is located in Hawkins County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
    • Church Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • New Canton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • New Canton is located in Hawkins County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
    • Greenland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Greenland is located in Hawkins County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
    • Blossom
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Blossom is located in Hawkins County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
  • Sullivan County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cracker Neck, with the one closest to Cracker Neck listed first.
    • Morrison City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Morrison City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
    • Beartown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Beartown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
    • Bloomingdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
    • Cherokee Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
    • Horace ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Horace is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
    • Borden Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Borden Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
    • Kingsport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Kingsport is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,112 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsport <1>
    • Beechwood Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
    • Orebank
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Orebank is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
    • Rock City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Rock City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Harrtown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Harrtown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrtown
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,365 people
    • Mill Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
      • Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
  • Washington County (TN)
    • Fall Branch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Cracker Neck ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cracker Neck.

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 Cracker Neck - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Gilly Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Dickerson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Barker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mullins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Big Spring Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Morris Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hobbs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Egan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Wampler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (1351 more) ...
    • Treadway Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Gilley Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Robinette Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>

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

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

  • Big Stone Gap
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Duncan Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Duncan Mill is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Mill
  • Olinger
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Olinger is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinger
  • Rye Cove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Rye Cove is located in Scott County
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  • Fort Blackmore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Duffield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Natural Tunnel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Natural Tunnel is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Tunnel
  • Wood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Wood is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
  • Clinchport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Clinchport is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
  • Clinch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Clinch is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch
  • Tacoma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tacoma is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
  • Lipps
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lipps is located in Wise County
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    • Pattonsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Pattonsville is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
    • Dryden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Dryden is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
    • Dungannon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Dungannon is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people

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

Newspapers Published in Cracker Neck ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cracker Neck.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cracker Neck, 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 Cracker Neck.

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 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 Cracker Neck:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cracker Neck, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Cracker Neck) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.