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 Blue Creek (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 Blue Creek. 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 Blue Creek ...
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.
Another variation: Bluecreek.
- A typical abbreviation for Blue Creek: Blue Crk. (or less commonly used: Blue Ck. or Blue Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Blue Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blue Creek.
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 southeast 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 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.
Blue Creek is located in Giles 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 Giles County: Limestone (AL), Lawrence, Lincoln, Marshall & Maury.
Below are the counties that are near Blue Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blue Creek:
- Giles County (The home county of Blue Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Creek, with the one closest to Blue Creek listed first.
- Trigg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Lynnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Bufords
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Powell Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Frankewing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pisgah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Wales
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Aymett Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Gordon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Campbellsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Creek, with the one closest to Blue Creek listed first.
- Palmetto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Whitaker
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Unionville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shelbyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Longview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Creek, with the one closest to Blue Creek listed first.
- New Prospect
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Webber City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Fall River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Ethridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Flatwoods
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Park Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Leoma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Appleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Henryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Creek, with the one closest to Blue Creek listed first.
- Boonshill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Petersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hughey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Dellrose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Harms
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Coldwater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Molino
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Belleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Cash Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Camargo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Elk Mill Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Creek, with the one closest to Blue Creek listed first.
- Cornersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Yell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Globe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Cochran
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Lewisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Orrs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- South Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Talley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Belfast
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Berlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Creek, with the one closest to Blue Creek listed first.
- Culleoka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Scribner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Southport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Broadview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Philadelphia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Screamer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Leftwich
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Enterprise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Scotts Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scotts Mill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 983 people
- Frierson Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Graymere Manor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Graymere Manor is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 people
- Columbia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Moore County
- Lynchburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Creek, with the one closest to Blue Creek listed first.
- Duplex
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Spring Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- Bethel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Creek, with the one closest to Blue Creek listed first.
- Ardmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Pettusville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Caro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Lester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lester is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Elkmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Madison County (AL)
- Elkwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blue Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Blue Creek.
Cemeteries Near Blue Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blue Creek.
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 Blue Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blue Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blue Creek, with the one closest to Blue Creek listed first.
- Kincaid Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dabney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McCord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Robertson Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dabney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brick Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Mars Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (1587 more) ...
- Everbright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Simpson Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Samuel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Blue Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blue Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blue Creek, with the one closest to Blue Creek listed first.
- Odd Fellows Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Odd Fellows Hall is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Hall
- Brick Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brick Church is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church
- Bivens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bivens is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivens
- Cornersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Diana
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Diana is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diana
- Lynnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sumac
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sumac is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Bufords
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Ostella
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ostella is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostella
- Yell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Globe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Mooresville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mooresville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cochran
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Archer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Archer is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Wales
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blue Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blue Creek.
Newspapers Published in Blue Creek ...
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 Blue Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blue Creek, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blue Creek.
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 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 Blue Creek:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Giles County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Moore County
- Williamson County
- Lauderdale County
- Limestone County
- Madison 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> | 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 Blue Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blue Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |