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 Benton 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 Benton 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 Benton 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Benton Springs: Benton Spgs. (or less commonly used: Benton Spngs. or Benton Sprngs.)
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 northwest 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 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.
Benton Springs is located in Polk County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Polk County: Fannin (GA), Murray (GA), Cherokee (NC), Bradley, McMinn & Monroe.
Below are the counties that are near Benton Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Benton Springs:
- Polk County (The home county of Benton Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Springs, with the one closest to Benton Springs listed first.
- Benton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Parksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Archville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Ocoee
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chable ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Chestuee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Oldfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Delano
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ball Play
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Servilla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Chanceytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Springs, with the one closest to Benton Springs listed first.
- Bellefounte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Charleston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Wildwood Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- South Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Countryside Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Hopewell Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Hopewell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Bent Tree Acres
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- Etola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Springs, with the one closest to Benton Springs listed first.
- Howardville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Apison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Apison is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apison
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,469 people
- Birchwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Collegedale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ooltewah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Auburn Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Auburn Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 929 people
- Lakewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Harrison Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Harrison Ferry is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,769 people
- Harrison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Dweller
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Dweller is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dweller
- Lakesite
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
- Ryall Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ryall Springs is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryall Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,166 people
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Springs, with the one closest to Benton Springs listed first.
- Luskville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Claxton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Calhoun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goodsprings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Etowah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grady
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Riceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mecca
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Lamontville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Englewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Nonaburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Athens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Springs, with the one closest to Benton Springs listed first.
- East View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Beta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Goodfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Decatur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Calico
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Cute ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Sewee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Springs, with the one closest to Benton Springs listed first.
- Epperson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Rural Vale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Jalapa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Coker Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Tellico Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jacktown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Belltown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Madisonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Catoosa County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Springs, with the one closest to Benton Springs listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,371 people
- Catoosa Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
- Fannin County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Springs, with the one closest to Benton Springs listed first.
- Fry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fry is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- McCaysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pantertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- Pierceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Epworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Blue Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cutcane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cutcane is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
- Greens Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Morganton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmer County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Springs, with the one closest to Benton Springs listed first.
- Santaluca
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- Cherry Log
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- White Path
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Northcutt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Northcutt is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
- Murray County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Springs, with the one closest to Benton Springs listed first.
- Tennga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cisco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Temple Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Crandall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sumac
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sumac is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Eton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chatsworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Whitfield County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Springs, with the one closest to Benton Springs listed first.
- Red Clay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Cohutta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parrett Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parrett Crossing is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrett Crossing
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Ruralvale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Plainview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
- Varnell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Springs, with the one closest to Benton Springs listed first.
- Liberty
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Burger Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Pleasant Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Postell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Hothouse
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Vests
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Hiwassee Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Culberson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Ogreeta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Unaka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Grape Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Benton Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Benton Springs.
Cemeteries Near Benton Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Benton 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 Benton Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Benton Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Benton Springs, with the one closest to Benton Springs listed first.
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Campbellite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nancy Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mueller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mueller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beckler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Runyon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Parris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greasy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dunn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cumberland Shed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (600 more) ...
- Cumberland Shed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Benton Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Benton Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Benton Springs, with the one closest to Benton Springs listed first.
- Benton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Parksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Ocoee
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fetzerton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fetzerton is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetzerton
- Patty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Patty is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patty
- Sylco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sylco is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylco
- Chable ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Reliance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Climer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Climer is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climer
- Oldfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Luskville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Alaculsy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Alaculsy is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaculsy
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Servilla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Carlock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Carlock is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Benton Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Benton Springs.
Newspapers Published in Benton 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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Benton Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Benton Springs, 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 Benton 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 Benton Springs:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Polk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradley County
- Hamilton County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Catoosa County
- Fannin County
- Gilmer County
- Murray County
- Whitfield County
- Cherokee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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- Benton 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 Benton Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |