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 Big Spring (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 Big Spring. 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 Big Spring ...
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 Big Spring: Big Spg. (or less commonly used: Big Spng. or Big Sprng.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Big Spring. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Big Spring.
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 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.
Big Spring is located in Carter 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 Carter County: Avery (NC), Mitchell (NC), Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Big Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Big Spring:
- Carter County (The home county of Big Spring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Spring, with the one closest to Big Spring listed first.
- Elizabethton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Central
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Biltmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Gap Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Watauga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Hampton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Crest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Siam
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Hunter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Woodby Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woodby Hill is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
- Tolley Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Fish Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Roan Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Spring, with the one closest to Big Spring listed first.
- Milburnton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Centersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Centersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Horse Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 284 people
- Jearoldstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Rheatown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Afton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Henshaw ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henshaw is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
- Estimated population in 2014: 470 people
- Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Pleasant View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
- Tusculum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tusculum is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Spring, with the one closest to Big Spring listed first.
- Rotherwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Block City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Frisco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Green Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Greenvale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Mount Carmel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waycross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Blossom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Spring, with the one closest to Big Spring listed first.
- Butler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Norris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Norris is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
- Winchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Mountain City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fuller
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Shingletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Spring, with the one closest to Big Spring listed first.
- Childress
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Piney Flats
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <1>
- Cedar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Galloway Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Galloway Mill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 665 people
- Lella ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Thom ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Colby ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Blountville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sac ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sac is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Akard Addition
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Beechnut City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Unicoi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Spring, with the one closest to Big Spring listed first.
- Whispering Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Limestone Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Unicoi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Erwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Banner Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Bumpus Cove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Ernestville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Clear Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Flag Pond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Spring, with the one closest to Big Spring listed first.
- East Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
- South Gate Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- South Gate Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
- Carnegie
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- Oakland Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
- Austin Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Johnson City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
- Former names for Johnson City:
- Blue Plum Station
- Haynesville
- Johnsons Depot
- Johnsons Tank
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <1>
- North Johnson City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
- Camelot Two
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Camelot Two is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Two
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,582 people
- Flourville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Green Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Onks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Onks is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onks
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,715 people
- Oak Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Avery County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Spring, with the one closest to Big Spring listed first.
- Mount Gilead
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Whaley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Whaley is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Elk Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Minneapolis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Beech Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Dale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
- Vale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vale is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Banner Elk
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Newland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Plumtree
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Sugar Mountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Montezuma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Burke County (NC)
- Jonas Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Spring, with the one closest to Big Spring listed first.
- Buladean
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Richlands
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Bailey
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Relief
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Tipton Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Huntdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Red Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Bakersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Penland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Spruce Pine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Watauga County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Spring, with the one closest to Big Spring listed first.
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Rominger
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Matney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Matney is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Sugar Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mabel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Valle Crucis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Vilas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Zionville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Foscoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shulls Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Yancey County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Spring, with the one closest to Big Spring listed first.
- Sioux
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Green Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ramseytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Day Book
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Double Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Higgins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Burnsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Micaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Newdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Low Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Big Spring, see our County-by-County Page for Big Spring.
Cemeteries Near Big Spring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Big Spring.
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 Big Spring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Big Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Big Spring, with the one closest to Big Spring listed first.
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- McInturff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cedar Grove Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McEwen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hyder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hyder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Centerview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview Cemetery
- The Centerview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Centerview Church of Christ Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Watson Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Happy Valley Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stout Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1046 more) ...
- McKeehan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McKeehan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Loveless - Woodby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless - Woodby Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Loveless - Woodby Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Hampton.
- The Loveless - Woodby Cemetery has also been known as:
- Loveless Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2467927 <2>
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 Big Spring in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Big Spring.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Big Spring, with the one closest to Big Spring listed first.
- Valley Forge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Valley Forge is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Forge
- Elizabethton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Milligan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Milligan is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligan
- Gap Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Hampton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Keenburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Keenburg is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenburg
- Watauga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Okolona
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Okolona is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Siam
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Carnegie
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- Marbleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marbleton is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbleton
- Blevins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blevins is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Piney Flats
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Austin Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Austin Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Springs
- Johnson City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
- Former names for Johnson City:
- Blue Plum Station
- Haynesville
- Johnsons Depot
- Johnsons Tank
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <1>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Big Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Big Spring.
Newspapers Published in Big Spring ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Spring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Big Spring, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Big Spring.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Big Spring:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Carter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Greene County
- Hawkins County
- Johnson County
- Sullivan County
- Unicoi County
- Washington County
- Avery County
- Burke County
- Mitchell County
- Watauga County
- Yancey 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> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Big Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Big Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |