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 Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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 Cumberland Springs ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cumberland Springs: Cumberland Spgs. (or less commonly used: Cumberland Spngs. or Cumberland 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 southwest 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 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.
Cumberland Springs is located in Moore 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 Moore County: Bedford, Coffee, Franklin & Lincoln.
Below are the counties that are near Cumberland Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cumberland Springs:
- Moore County (The home county of Cumberland Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Springs, with the one closest to Cumberland Springs listed first.
- Ridgeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Countyline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Lynchburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Springs, with the one closest to Cumberland Springs listed first.
- Raus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Willow Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Cascade Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Normandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cortner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Haley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Wartrace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shelbyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Buckle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Whitaker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Vannatta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Springs, with the one closest to Cumberland Springs listed first.
- Hollow Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Bradyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Burgen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Burt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Springs, with the one closest to Cumberland Springs listed first.
- Tullahoma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Southgate Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Homaway Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Belmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Royal Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Busy Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Manchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Hillsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Forest Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Teal ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Beechgrove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Springs, with the one closest to Cumberland Springs listed first.
- Winchester Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Garner Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Estill Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lexie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Winchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Decherd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Greenhaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Beans Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Huntland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cowan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Marys
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Springs, with the one closest to Cumberland Springs listed first.
- Pelham
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Monteagle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sartain Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Springs, with the one closest to Cumberland Springs listed first.
- Booneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Gattistown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
- Belleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Clarks Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Elk Mill Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Petersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Flintville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Corder Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Fayetteville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Howell Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Harms
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Park City Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Springs, with the one closest to Cumberland Springs listed first.
- Talley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Belfast
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Oak Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Orrs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Delina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Yell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Lewisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Anes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Chapel Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Verona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Cochran
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Cornersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Springs, with the one closest to Cumberland Springs listed first.
- Plainview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Midland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Rucker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Burns Place
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Springs, with the one closest to Cumberland Springs listed first.
- Morrison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Viola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trousdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Springs, with the one closest to Cumberland Springs listed first.
- Francisco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Estillfork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
- Madison County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Springs, with the one closest to Cumberland Springs listed first.
- Hillsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- New Market
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Key's Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cumberland Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Cumberland Springs.
Cemeteries Near Cumberland Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cumberland 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 Cumberland Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cumberland Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cumberland Springs, with the one closest to Cumberland Springs listed first.
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Raysville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hoover Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Turkey Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hurricane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mangum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (1569 more) ...
- Holt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lasater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bomar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Cumberland Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cumberland Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cumberland Springs, with the one closest to Cumberland Springs listed first.
- Countyline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Ridgeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Tullahoma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lynchburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Awalt ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Awalt is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awalt
- Normandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Singleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Singleton is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton
- Flat Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Cortner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Booneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Estill Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Haley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Belmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Hawthorne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hawthorne is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Mulberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cumberland Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cumberland Springs.
Newspapers Published in Cumberland 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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cumberland Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cumberland Springs, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cumberland Springs.
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 websites either 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 Cumberland Springs:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Moore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Rutherford County
- Warren County
- Jackson 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 Cumberland Springs, 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- Cumberland Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |