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 Dupont 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 Dupont 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 Dupont 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 Dupont Springs: Dupont Spgs. (or less commonly used: Dupont Spngs. or Dupont 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 doctors 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.
Dupont 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 Dupont Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dupont Springs:
- Sevier County (The home county of Dupont Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dupont Springs, with the one closest to Dupont Springs listed first.
- Dupont
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Waldens Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Pigeon Forge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oak City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Seymour Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
- Seymour
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wear Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Middle Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Sevierville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Starkeytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Starkeytown is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkeytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 431 people
- Boyds Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Catlettsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dupont Springs, with the one closest to Dupont 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
(29 miles [46.7 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 Dupont Springs, with the one closest to Dupont Springs listed first.
- Cowan Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
- Walland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cove
(10 miles [16.1 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
- Townsend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Seaton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seaton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Red Bank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Eagleton Village
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Rockford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Chelsey Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Rockgardens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rockgardens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
- Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dupont Springs, with the one closest to Dupont Springs listed first.
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Carson Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Cosby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bailey Town
(24 miles [38.6 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
(25 miles [40.2 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Newport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wilton Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Jaybird
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Edwina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Hartford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jimtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dupont Springs, with the one closest to Dupont Springs listed first.
- Blaine
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lea Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Maples ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Dyers Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Massengill Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Joppa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Hamblen County
- Collons Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dupont Springs, with the one closest to Dupont Springs listed first.
- Cook Mill
(14 miles [22.5 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Strawberry Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Piedmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Rocky Valley
(18 miles [29 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Alena ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Dandridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Jefferson City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Edna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Rock Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dupont Springs, with the one closest to Dupont Springs listed first.
- Kimberlin Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Riverdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Shooks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Thorn Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- 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
- Moshina Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moshina Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshina Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,335 people
- Whites Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whites Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
- Bonny Kate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
- Wooddale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Ramsey Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Arrowhead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dupont Springs, with the one closest to Dupont Springs listed first.
- Jena
(28 miles [45.1 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Centersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dupont Springs, with the one closest to Dupont Springs listed first.
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dupont Springs, with the one closest to Dupont Springs listed first.
- Plainview
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Graham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dupont Springs, with the one closest to Dupont Springs listed first.
- Fontana Dam
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Stecoah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Swain County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dupont Springs, with the one closest to Dupont Springs listed first.
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Forney ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Forney is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Judson ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Judson is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Bryson City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Almond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cherokee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dupont Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Dupont Springs.
Cemeteries Near Dupont Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dupont 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 Dupont Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dupont Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dupont Springs, with the one closest to Dupont Springs listed first.
- Dupont Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Laurel Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Waldens Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dripping Springs MB Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chinquapin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Knob Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cusik Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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- Claiborne Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ellejoy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 Dupont Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dupont Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dupont Springs, with the one closest to Dupont Springs listed first.
- Waldens Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Hornet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hornet is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornet
- Henderson Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Henderson Springs is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Springs
- Ellejoy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ellejoy is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellejoy
- Wear Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Pigeon Forge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Trundle Crossroad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trundle Crossroad is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trundle Crossroad
- Line Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Line Spring is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Spring
- Middle Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Sevierville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Catlettsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Boyds Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
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- Kimberlin Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Notime ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Notime is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notime
- Seaton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seaton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dupont Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dupont Springs.
Newspapers Published in Dupont 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 Dupont Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dupont Springs, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dupont 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 professional and volunteer 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 Dupont Springs:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sevier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Blount County
- Cocke County
- Grainger County
- Hamblen County
- Jefferson County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- Monroe County
- Union County
- Graham 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 Dupont Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dupont Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |