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 Hockett (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 Hockett. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Hockett 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 Hockett. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hockett:
- Lee County (The home county of Hockett)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hockett, with the one closest to Hockett listed first.
- Hubbard Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County
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- Fleenortown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
- Jonesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pennington Gap
(8 miles [12.9 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Van
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Van is located in Lee County
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- Blackwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwater is located in Lee County
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- Rose Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ely
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ely is located in Lee County
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- Dryden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
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- Stickleyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
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- Ewing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hockett, with the one closest to Hockett listed first.
- Duffield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Clinchport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Kermit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kermit is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hockett, with the one closest to Hockett listed first.
- Exeter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Exeter is located in Wise County
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- Big Stone Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Appalachia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Osaka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Osaka is located in Wise County
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- East Stone Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
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- Kent Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
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- Blackwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
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- Bell County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hockett, with the one closest to Hockett listed first.
- Stoney Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stoney Fork is located in Bell County (KY)
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- Callaway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Callaway is located in Bell County (KY)
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- Miracle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Miracle is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Beverly
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Kettle Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
- Varilla
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Varilla is located in Bell County (KY)
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- Calvin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Calvin is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Jenson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jenson is located in Bell County (KY)
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- Rella
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rella is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rella
- Sims Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sims Fork is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Fork
- Arjay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Arjay is located in Bell County (KY)
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- Straight Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Clay County (KY)
- Ashers Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashers Fork is located in Clay County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashers Fork
- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hockett, with the one closest to Hockett listed first.
- Cranks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Cawood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
- Bobs Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
- Kenvir
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kenvir is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenvir
- Redbud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Redbud is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Verda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Verda is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Mary Alice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
- Ages
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ages is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ages
- Darkmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Darkmont is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Draper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Draper is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Dizney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dizney is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
- Coxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coxton is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Leslie County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hockett, with the one closest to Hockett listed first.
- Helton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Helton is located in Leslie County (KY)
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- Chappell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chappell is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell
- Warbranch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Warbranch is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warbranch
- Mozelle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mozelle is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Yeaddiss
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Yeaddiss is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaddiss
- Asher
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Asher is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
- Cutshin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County (KY)
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- Hoskinston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County (KY)
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- Essie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Essie is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
- Roark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roark is located in Leslie County (KY)
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- Stinnett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stinnett is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
- Smilax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Smilax is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smilax
- Letcher County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hockett, with the one closest to Hockett listed first.
- Gordon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Linefork
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
- Partridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Flint
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flint is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Kings Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Hallie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Roxana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Blackey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Blackey is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Oven Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Perry County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hockett, with the one closest to Hockett listed first.
- Delphia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Delphia is located in Perry County (KY)
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- Slemp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Slemp is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slemp
- Cornettsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cornettsville is located in Perry County (KY)
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- Claiborne County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hockett, with the one closest to Hockett listed first.
- Caney Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Evans Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
- Harrogate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raven Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Shawanee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County (TN)
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- Springdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County (TN)
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- Tazewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Tazewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grainger County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hockett, with the one closest to Hockett listed first.
- Bean Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wyatt Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County (TN)
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- Thorn Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County (TN)
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- Beans
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Marshalls Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Hancock County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hockett, with the one closest to Hockett listed first.
- Sneedville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kyles Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Willis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Willis is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Duck Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Trent Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Alanthus Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Xenophon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Yount Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Hawkins County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hockett, with the one closest to Hockett listed first.
- Eidson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Mooresburg Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mooresburg Springs is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg Springs
- Population from the 2010 Census: 941 people
- Rogersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Galbraith Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Amis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Surgoinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mooresburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Red Bridge Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- 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
- Greenland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Kepler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- New Canton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Persia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hockett, see our County-by-County Page for Hockett.
Cemeteries Near Hockett ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hockett.
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 Hockett - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hockett covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hockett, with the one closest to Hockett listed first.
- Lucas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woodward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Noe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Howard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Spangler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wash Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Flanary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Slack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hamblin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McClure Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (927 more) ...
- Cawood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wynn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
While we didn't find Hockett in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hockett.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hockett, with the one closest to Hockett listed first.
- Hubbard Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- Hagan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hagan is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagan
- Jonesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Van
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Van is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Boons Path
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Boons Path is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boons Path
- Evarts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blackwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwater is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
- Harlan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ely
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ely is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Creech
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Creech is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech
- Baxter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sneedville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kyles Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dryden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hockett. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hockett.
Newspapers Published in Hockett ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hockett.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hockett, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hockett.
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 Hockett:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Lee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Scott County
- Wise County
- Bell County
- Clay County
- Harlan County
- Leslie County
- Letcher County
- Perry County
- Claiborne County
- Grainger County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins 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> | 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 Hockett, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hockett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |