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 Double 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 Double 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 Double 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 Double Springs: Double Spgs. (or less commonly used: Double Spngs. or Double Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Double Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Double 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Double Springs is located in McMinn 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 McMinn County: Bradley, Loudon, Meigs, Monroe, Polk & Roane.
Below are the counties that are near Double Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Double Springs:
- McMinn County (The home county of Double Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Double Springs, with the one closest to Double Springs listed first.
- Claxton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Luskville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Goodsprings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Riceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Etowah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Calhoun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Englewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lamontville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Nonaburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Mecca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Double Springs, with the one closest to Double Springs listed first.
- Charleston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bellefounte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Etola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Countryside Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Hopewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hopewell Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- East Cleveland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Cleveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Cleveland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Bent Tree Acres
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- Wildwood Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- McDonald
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Double Springs, with the one closest to Double Springs listed first.
- Birchwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lakewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Sale Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Soddy Lake Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Soddy Lake Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Lake Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,190 people
- Howardville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Lakesite
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
- Soddy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Apison
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Collegedale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ooltewah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Harrison Ferry is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,769 people
- Lake Dweller
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Dweller is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dweller
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Double Springs, with the one closest to Double Springs listed first.
- Luttrell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Double Springs, with the one closest to Double Springs listed first.
- Goodfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Beta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Decatur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Cute ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Sewee
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Calico
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Akeman Crossroad
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Surprise
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Double Springs, with the one closest to Double Springs listed first.
- Jalapa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Rural Vale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Epperson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Coker Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Tellico Plains
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jacktown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Madisonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetwater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belltown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Acorn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Ballplay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Double Springs, with the one closest to Double Springs listed first.
- Chestuee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Delano
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Benton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Servilla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Ocoee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Archville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Parksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Oldfort
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Chable ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Ball Play
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Chanceytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Double Springs, with the one closest to Double Springs listed first.
- Bryan Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Cumberland Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Graysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Spring City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Roane County
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Fannin County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Double Springs, with the one closest to Double Springs listed first.
- Fry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fry is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- McCaysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pantertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- Pierceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Epworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Murray County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Double Springs, with the one closest to Double Springs listed first.
- Tennga
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cisco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gregory
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gregory is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Temple Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Whitfield County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Double Springs, with the one closest to Double Springs listed first.
- Red Clay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Cohutta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parrett Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parrett Crossing is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrett Crossing
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Double Springs, with the one closest to Double Springs listed first.
- Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Pleasant Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Burger Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Postell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Vests
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Hiwassee Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Unaka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Ogreeta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Hothouse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Double Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Double Springs.
Cemeteries Near Double Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Double 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 Double Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Double Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Double Springs, with the one closest to Double Springs listed first.
- Double Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pickens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hanks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crabtree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Love Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Swafford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Swafford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (689 more) ...
- Simpson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Trew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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 Double Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Double Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Double Springs, with the one closest to Double Springs listed first.
- Luskville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Patty
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Patty is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patty
- Carlock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carlock is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlock
- Riceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sanford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sanford is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Calhoun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Williamsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Charleston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Folger ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Folger is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
- Benton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Mount Verd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Verd is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Verd
- Lamontville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Servilla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Double Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Double Springs.
Newspapers Published in Double 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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Double Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Double Springs, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Double 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 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 Double Springs:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to McMinn County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradley County
- Hamilton County
- Loudon County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Polk County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Fannin County
- Murray County
- Whitfield County
- Cherokee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Double 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' (or 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- Double Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |