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 Doyle 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 Doyle 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 Doyle 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 Doyle Springs: Doyle Spgs. (or less commonly used: Doyle Spngs. or Doyle 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 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.
Doyle Springs is located in Sevier 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 Sevier County: Haywood (NC), Swain (NC), Blount, Cocke, Jefferson & Knox.
Below are the counties that are near Doyle Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Doyle Springs:
- Sevier County (The home county of Doyle Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Doyle Springs, with the one closest to Doyle Springs listed first.
- Dupont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Waldens Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Wear Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Seymour Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
- Starkeytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Starkeytown is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkeytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 431 people
- Seymour
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pigeon Forge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oak City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Chalet Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chalet Village is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
- Middle Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Boyds Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Elkmont ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elkmont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doyle Springs, with the one closest to Doyle Springs listed first.
- Claxton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Spring Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Panther ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Peak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doyle Springs, with the one closest to Doyle Springs listed first.
- Cowan Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
- Walland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Townsend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Miller Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 267 people
- Rocky Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
- Red Bank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Red Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Seaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Seaton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Wildwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Eagleton Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
- Chelsey Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Rockford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Maryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doyle Springs, with the one closest to Doyle Springs listed first.
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Cosby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Carson Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Bailey Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Clevenger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clevenger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
- Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
- Wilsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doyle Springs, with the one closest to Doyle Springs listed first.
- Blaine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lea Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Maples ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Dyers Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doyle Springs, with the one closest to Doyle Springs listed first.
- Cook Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
- Dumplin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Strawberry Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Piedmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Rocky Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- New Market
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Alena ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Dandridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Jefferson City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Edna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doyle Springs, with the one closest to Doyle Springs listed first.
- Kimberlin Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shooks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Bonny Kate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
- Peters Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Riverdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Colonial Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Arrowhead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Whites Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whites Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
- Moshina Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Moshina Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshina Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,335 people
- Ramsey Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsey Ferry is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 320 people
- Topside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Topside is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
- Estimated population in 2014: 346 people
- Humes Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Humes Ferry is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,348 people
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doyle Springs, with the one closest to Doyle Springs listed first.
- Jena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Greenback
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Centersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Trigonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Morganton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Lenoir City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sharp Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doyle Springs, with the one closest to Doyle Springs listed first.
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doyle Springs, with the one closest to Doyle Springs listed first.
- Plainview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Luttrell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Paulette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Graham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Doyle Springs, with the one closest to Doyle Springs listed first.
- Fontana Dam
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fontana Dam is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Dam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Fontana Dam has also been known as:
- Fontana Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana Dam <1>
- Yellow Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Stecoah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Lake Santeetlah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Santeetlah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Santeetlah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Lake Santeetlah has also been known as:
- Santeetla
- Santeetlah
- Santultah
- Thunderbird Mountain
- Thunderbird
- Cheoah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cheoah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
- Jackson County (NC)
- Whittier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Swain County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Doyle Springs, with the one closest to Doyle Springs listed first.
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Forney ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Forney is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Judson ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Judson is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Almond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bryson City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wesser
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wesser is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
- Cherokee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Doyle Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Doyle Springs.
Cemeteries Near Doyle Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Doyle 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 Doyle Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Doyle Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Doyle Springs, with the one closest to Doyle Springs listed first.
- Chinquapin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dripping Springs MB Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- White Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Laurel Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ellejoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dupont Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Knob Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Caylors Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tuckaleechee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brickey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Headrick Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (789 more) ...
- Mattox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hatcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crowson Cemetery
(5 miles [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.<2>
While we didn't find Doyle Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Doyle Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Doyle Springs, with the one closest to Doyle Springs listed first.
- Hornet
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hornet is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornet
- Ellejoy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ellejoy is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellejoy
- Wear Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Waldens Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Line Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Line Spring is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Spring
- Henderson Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Henderson Springs is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Springs
- Seaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Seaton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Trundle Crossroad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Trundle Crossroad is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trundle Crossroad
- Notime ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Notime is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notime
- Pigeon Forge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bank ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
- Middle Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sevierville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shooks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Boyds Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Doyle Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Doyle Springs.
Newspapers Published in Doyle 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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Doyle Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Doyle Springs, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Doyle Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Doyle Springs:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sevier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Blount County
- Cocke County
- Grainger County
- Jefferson County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- Monroe County
- Union County
- Graham County
- Jackson County
- Swain 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 Doyle 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- Doyle Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |