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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 Ewing (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 Ewing. 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 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.

Ewing 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 Ewing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ewing:

  • Lee County     (The home county of Ewing)
  • Bell County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ewing, with the one closest to Ewing listed first.
    • Varilla
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Callaway
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Calvin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Calvin is located in Bell County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
    • Miracle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Miracle is located in Bell County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
    • Jenson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kettle Island
      (14 miles [22.5 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 northwest)
      • Stoney Fork is located in Bell County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork
    • Arjay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dorton Branch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dorton Branch is located in Bell County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton Branch
    • Straight Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Straight Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
    • Wasioto
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Middlesboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Pineville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Clay County (KY)
  • Harlan County (KY)
  • Knox County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ewing, with the one closest to Ewing listed first.
    • Dewitt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Dewitt is located in Knox County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
    • Flat Lick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Trosper
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Trosper is located in Knox County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
    • Walker
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Walker is located in Knox County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Wheeler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Scalf
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Scalf is located in Knox County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf
    • Warren
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Artemus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Artemus is located in Knox County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
    • Bimble
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hinkle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hinkle is located in Knox County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
    • Bryants Store
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Barbourville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Heidrick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Leslie County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ewing, with the one closest to Ewing 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Chappell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Roark
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Asher
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Essie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Essie is located in Leslie County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
    • Hoskinston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Hoskinston is located in Leslie County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
  • Whitley County (KY)
  • Claiborne County (TN)
  • Grainger County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ewing, with the one closest to Ewing listed first.
    • Thorn Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • 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
    • Bean Station
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bowen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Wyatt Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Washburn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Lulaville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Lulaville is located in Grainger County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
    • 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
    • Joppa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Massengill Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 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 Ewing, with the one closest to Ewing listed first.
    • Bright ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 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
    • Whitesburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Collons Ferry
      (30 miles [48.3 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
  • Hancock County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ewing, with the one closest to Ewing listed first.
    • Alanthus Hill
      (5 miles [8 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
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Xenophon is located in Hancock County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
    • Sneedville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Duck Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Trent Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 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
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kyles Ford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Willis
      (23 miles [37 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)
  • Union County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ewing, with the one closest to Ewing listed first.
    • Haynes ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Haynes is located in Union County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
    • Braden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Phebe ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Phebe is located in Union County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe

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

Cemeteries Near Ewing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ewing.

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

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

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ewing had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Rose Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Alanthus Hill
    (5 miles [8 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
  • Boons Path
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Boons Path is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boons Path
  • Cubage
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cubage is located in Bell County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cubage
  • Wheeler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Yellow Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Yellow Springs is located in Claiborne County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
  • Hagan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hagan is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagan
  • Creech
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Creech is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech
  • Ritchie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Ritchie is located in Claiborne County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
  • Xenophon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Xenophon is located in Hancock County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
  • Harrogate
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Harrogate is located in Claiborne County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrogate
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,362 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrogate <1>
  • Bacchus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bacchus is located in Claiborne County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacchus
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Ewing ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ewing.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Ewing:

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ewing) 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 Ewing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.