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 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 Blue 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 Blue 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 Blue Springs: Blue Spgs. (or less commonly used: Blue Spngs. or Blue Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Blue Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blue 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Blue Springs is located in Bradley 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 Bradley County: Murray (GA), Whitfield (GA), Hamilton, McMinn, Meigs & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near Blue Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blue Springs:
- Bradley County (The home county of Blue Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Springs, with the one closest to Blue Springs listed first.
- Wildwood Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- South Cleveland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- McDonald
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mineral Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- East Cleveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Bent Tree Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- Countryside Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Hopewell Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Hopewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Bellefounte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Springs, with the one closest to Blue Springs listed first.
- Apison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Apison is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apison
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,469 people
- Howardville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Collegedale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ooltewah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Auburn Hills
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Ryall Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ryall Springs is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryall Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,166 people
- Harrison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Harrison Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison Ferry is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,769 people
- Lake Dweller
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Dweller is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dweller
- East Brainerd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd
- Lakesite
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
- Caramel Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Springs, with the one closest to Blue Springs listed first.
- Calhoun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lamontville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Luskville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Claxton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Riceville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Goodsprings
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Etowah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grady
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Springs, with the one closest to Blue Springs listed first.
- East View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Beta
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Goodfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Calico
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Decatur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Springs, with the one closest to Blue Springs listed first.
- Oldfort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Ocoee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ball Play
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Parksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Benton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chestuee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Chable ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Archville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Delano
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Servilla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Chanceytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Springs, with the one closest to Blue Springs listed first.
- Graysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Bryan Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Catoosa County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Springs, with the one closest to Blue Springs listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
- Graysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Ringgold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Dafron
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dafron is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
- Ellie Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
- Boynton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Newnan Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
- Fort Oglethorpe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Dade County (GA)
- Wildwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fannin County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Springs, with the one closest to Blue Springs listed first.
- Fry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fry is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- Pierceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Chestnut Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Murray County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Springs, with the one closest to Blue Springs listed first.
- Gregory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gregory is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Tennga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cisco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Temple Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Sumac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sumac is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Crandall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chatsworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ball Ground
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Springs, with the one closest to Blue Springs listed first.
- Dewberry Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dewberry Town is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
- Park City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Park City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- John Ross Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- John Ross Estates is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
- Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
- Rossville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Lytle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lytle is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 37,115 people
- Orchard Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 232 people
- Warren Terrace
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Terrace is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,720 people
- Happy Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
- Fantasy Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
- Chickamauga
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flintstone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Whitfield County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Springs, with the one closest to Blue Springs listed first.
- Red Clay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Parrett Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Parrett Crossing is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrett Crossing
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Cohutta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Varnell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Plainview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Plainview is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
- Ruralvale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Waring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Tunnel Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Face
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Crow ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Union Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Union Point is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people
- Dalton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dalton is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,368 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blue Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Blue Springs.
Cemeteries Near Blue Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blue 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 Blue Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blue Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blue Springs, with the one closest to Blue Springs listed first.
- Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McKamey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hambright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Triplett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kelley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (614 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Straw Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Blue Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blue Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blue Springs, with the one closest to Blue Springs listed first.
- Black Fox
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Black Fox is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Fox
- McDonald
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Red Clay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Apison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Apison is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apison
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,469 people
- Howardville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Felker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Felker is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felker
- Cohutta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mills ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mills is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Ooltewah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oldfort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Climer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Climer is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climer
- Tasso
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tasso is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasso
- Snow Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blue Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blue Springs.
Newspapers Published in Blue 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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blue Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blue Springs, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blue Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Springs:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Bradley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hamilton County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Polk County
- Rhea County
- Catoosa County
- Dade County
- Fannin County
- Murray County
- Walker County
- Whitfield 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> | 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 Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blue Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |