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 Fall 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 Fall 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 Fall 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.
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 Fall Creek: Fall Crk. (or less commonly used: Fall Ck. or Fall Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fall Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fall 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Fall Creek is located in Bedford 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 Bedford County: Coffee, Lincoln, Marshall, Moore & Rutherford.
Below are the counties that are near Fall Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fall Creek:
- Bedford County (The home county of Fall Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fall Creek, with the one closest to Fall Creek listed first.
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Vannatta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Unionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Longview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Shelbyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Palmetto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Whitaker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Bell Buckle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wartrace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Haley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Cortner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Raus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fall Creek, with the one closest to Fall Creek listed first.
- Hollow Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Bradyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Burgen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Burt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fall Creek, with the one closest to Fall Creek listed first.
- Beechgrove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gossburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Busy Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Homaway Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Tullahoma
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Southgate Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- New Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Teal ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Belmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Manchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Royal Oaks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Forest Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fall Creek, with the one closest to Fall Creek listed first.
- Garner Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Winchester Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fall Creek, with the one closest to Fall Creek listed first.
- Trigg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Lynnville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fall Creek, with the one closest to Fall Creek listed first.
- Petersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Belleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Booneville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Gattistown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
- Hughey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Boonshill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Elk Mill Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harms
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Clarks Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Pearl City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fall Creek, with the one closest to Fall Creek listed first.
- Chapel Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Anes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Holts Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Oak Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Caney Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Verona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Belfast
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Orrs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Lewisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Talley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Berlin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- South Berlin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fall Creek, with the one closest to Fall Creek listed first.
- Leftwich
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Philadelphia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Scribner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- New Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Culleoka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Carters Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Columbia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jameson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Graymere Manor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Graymere Manor is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 people
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fall Creek, with the one closest to Fall Creek listed first.
- Countyline
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Lynchburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fall Creek, with the one closest to Fall Creek listed first.
- Midland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Eagleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Rucker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Allisona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Burns Place
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Patterson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Snell ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Dillton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Murfreesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kittrell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fall Creek, with the one closest to Fall Creek listed first.
- College Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Duplex
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Peytonsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Arrington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Harpeth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Spring Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson's Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <1>
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Nolensville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Clovercroft
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Parry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Burwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fall Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Fall Creek.
Cemeteries Near Fall Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fall 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 Fall Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fall Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fall Creek, with the one closest to Fall Creek listed first.
- Osborn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Crowell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Reeves Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gregory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Whitman - Gregory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Loyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Terry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Continue List (2001 more) ...
- Parsons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Potts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fall Creek had a population of 96 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fall Creek, with the one closest to Fall Creek listed first.
- Poplins Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Poplins Crossroads is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplins Crossroads
- Vannatta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Unionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Longview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Wheel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wheel is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheel
- Bedford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bedford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Shelbyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Palmetto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Rover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rover is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
- Midland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Rich Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rich Creek is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Chapel Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Pleasant Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Bell Buckle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fall Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fall Creek.
Newspapers Published in Fall 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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fall Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fall Creek, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fall Creek.
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 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 Fall Creek:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Bedford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Moore County
- Rutherford County
- Williamson 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 Fall Creek, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fall Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |