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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Eagle Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Eagle Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Eagle Creek, please Contact Us.
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 Eagle Creek (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 Eagle Creek. 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 Eagle Creek ...
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 Eagle Creek: Eagle Crk. (or less commonly used: Eagle Ck. or Eagle Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Eagle Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Eagle Creek.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Eagle Creek is historic, it would have been located within present day Overton 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 Overton County: Clay, Cumberland, Fentress, Jackson, Pickett & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Eagle Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eagle Creek:
- Overton County (The home county of Eagle Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Creek, with the one closest to Eagle Creek listed first.
- Taylors Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Free Communion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Oakley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Oak Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Garretts Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Grey ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Livingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Oak Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Beaver Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Creek, with the one closest to Eagle Creek listed first.
- Thompsons Store
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- Cave Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Free Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Celina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Moss
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Moss is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Boles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Boles is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Clementsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Hermitage Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Creek, with the one closest to Eagle Creek listed first.
- Cooper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Little Crab
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Pall Mall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jamestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wilder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Cumberland Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Allardt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Grimsley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkrange
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Armathwaite
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Gernt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Creek, with the one closest to Eagle Creek listed first.
- Burristown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Dodson Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Columbus Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Gainesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whitleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Haydenburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- North Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Rough Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Creek, with the one closest to Eagle Creek listed first.
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Burrville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Glades
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Pickett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Creek, with the one closest to Eagle Creek listed first.
- Byrdstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Static
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Static is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Chanute
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Creek, with the one closest to Eagle Creek listed first.
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Bangham Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Jeremiah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Algood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Shennon Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Park Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- White Plains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Cookeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burnett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Southtown Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Adair County (KY)
- Cundiff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cundiff is located in Adair County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff
- Clinton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Creek, with the one closest to Eagle Creek listed first.
- Static
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Albany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Browns Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Savage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Savage is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Ida
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ida is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Alpha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Cumberland City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Cumberland County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Creek, with the one closest to Eagle Creek listed first.
- Burkesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dougan Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Cloyds Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Grider
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
- Leslie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Bakerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bakerton is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Waterview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Marrowbone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Dubre
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Monroe County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Creek, with the one closest to Eagle Creek listed first.
- Martinsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Meshack
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Hestand
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Boles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Tompkinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Russell County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Creek, with the one closest to Eagle Creek listed first.
- Long Bottom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Long Bottom is located in Russell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
- Lula ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lula is located in Russell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Freedom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Freedom is located in Russell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Wayne County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Creek, with the one closest to Eagle Creek listed first.
- Slickford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Shearer Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Mount Pisgah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Murl
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Murl is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
- Sumpter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Parmleysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Parnell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eagle Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Eagle Creek.
Cemeteries Near Eagle Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eagle Creek.
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 Eagle Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eagle Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eagle Creek, with the one closest to Eagle Creek listed first.
- Hatcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hatcher Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cole Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Regan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Flowers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Nelson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smiths Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Story Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wirmingham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (584 more) ...
- Sells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sells Cemetery
- The Sells Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Sells Cemetery
- Stover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
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.
Eagle Creek itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 28 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eagle Creek, with the one closest to Eagle Creek listed first.
- Wirmingham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wirmingham is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirmingham
- Monroe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oakley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Nettle Carrier ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nettle Carrier is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Carrier
- Byrdstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ward ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ward is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Grey ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Willow Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Livingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Fox Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fox Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Springs
- Little Crab
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Huntersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huntersville is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Henard ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henard is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henard
- Hilham
(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 Eagle Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eagle Creek.
Newspapers Published in Eagle Creek ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eagle Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eagle Creek, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eagle Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Eagle Creek:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Overton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Fentress County
- Jackson County
- Morgan County
- Pickett County
- Putnam County
- Adair County
- Clinton County
- Cumberland County
- Monroe County
- Russell County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Eagle Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Eagle Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |