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 Three Springs (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 Three Springs. 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 Three Springs ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Three Springs: Three Spgs. (or less commonly used: Three Spngs. or Three Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Three Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Three Springs.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Three Springs is located in Warren County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Warren County: Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Logan & Simpson.
Below are the counties that are near Three Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Three Springs:
- Warren County (The home county of Three Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Springs, with the one closest to Three Springs listed first.
- Bowling Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
- Springhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Drake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Drake is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Alvaton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gotts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Plum Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Woodburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Rockfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Claypool
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Martinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Anna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Hadley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Springs, with the one closest to Three Springs listed first.
- Trammel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Mount Aerial
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Halfway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Pope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pope is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Halifax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Yesse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Meador
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Red Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Scottsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Petroleum
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Cedar Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Adolphus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Springs, with the one closest to Three Springs listed first.
- Rocky Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Beckton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Lucas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Austin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Austin is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Park City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Haywood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Oil City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Highland Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Glasgow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Etoile
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Etoile is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Cave City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Springs, with the one closest to Three Springs listed first.
- Richelieu
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Woodbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Jetson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Whittinghill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Dunbar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Morgantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Quality
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Quality is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality
- Brooklyn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Aberdeen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Harreldsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Harreldsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
- Mining City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Springs, with the one closest to Three Springs listed first.
- Rocky Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rhoda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Brownsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roundhill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Huff
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Lindseyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Sweeden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Kyrock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Union City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Sunfish
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Mammoth Cave
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Springs, with the one closest to Three Springs listed first.
- South Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Auburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Schochoh
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Russellville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lost City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Adairville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cave Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Wolf Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
- Monroe County
- Fountain Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Springs, with the one closest to Three Springs listed first.
- Gold City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Salmons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Neosheo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Black Jack
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Prices Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Macon County (TN)
- Siloam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Robertson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Springs, with the one closest to Three Springs listed first.
- Black Jack
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Mitchell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Orlinda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mulloy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Cross Plains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calistia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Jernigan Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Sumner County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Springs, with the one closest to Three Springs listed first.
- Mitchellville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Sengtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sengtown is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sengtown
- Fairfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Sugar Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Corinth
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Corinth is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Portland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fountain Head
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Westmoreland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- New Deal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Deal is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
- Population from the 2010 Census: 368 people
- Bledsoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Bransford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bransford is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Three Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Three Springs.
Cemeteries Near Three Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Three Springs.
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 Three Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Three Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Three Springs, with the one closest to Three Springs listed first.
- Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chapman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sherry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marthas Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sweeney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (416 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- T L Stephens Briggs Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Petty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Three Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Three Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Three Springs, with the one closest to Three Springs listed first.
- Memphis Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Memphis Junction is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
- Rich Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rich Pond is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Pond
- Bowling Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
- Hardcastle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hardcastle is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardcastle
- Woodburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Rockfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Motley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Motley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Bristow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bristow is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
- Temperance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Temperance is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance
- Polkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Polkville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Trammel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Claypool
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sunnyside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Gold City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Mount Aerial
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Three Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Three Springs.
Newspapers Published in Three Springs ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Three Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Three Springs, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Three Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Three Springs:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Barren County
- Butler County
- Edmonson County
- Logan County
- Monroe County
- Simpson County
- Macon County
- Robertson County
- Sumner County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Three Springs) 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 Three Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |