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 Indian 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 Indian 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 Indian 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 Indian Springs: Indian Spgs. (or less commonly used: Indian Spngs. or Indian Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Indian Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Indian Springs.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Indian Springs is located in Rutherford 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 Rutherford County: Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Davidson, Marshall, Williamson & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Indian Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Indian Springs:
- Rutherford County (The home county of Indian Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Fairfield Estates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fairfield Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 131 people
- Murfreesboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jamestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
- Leanna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Compton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Walter Hill Estates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walter Hill Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Hill Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 401 people
- Walterhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Colonial Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Dillton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Smyrna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Snell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Rucker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Burns Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Longview
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Vannatta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Bell Buckle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Unionville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Wartrace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Shelbyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Haley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Cortner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Palmetto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Bradyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Burt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Auburntown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Woodbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Burgen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Hollow Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Gassaway
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Bluewing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Woods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Gossburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Beechgrove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Naola ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Busy Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Teal ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- New Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Rural Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
- Priest Lake Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Wrencoe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Antioch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nashboro Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Whispering Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Paragon Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Donelson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Mudtavern
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Hermitage
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
- Berry Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Berry Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Alexandria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Dowelltown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Holts Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Chapel Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Anes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Maury County
- New Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Brush Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Shaver Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Driftwood Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Driftwood Park is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,908 people
- Hendersonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Centertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Trousdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Nolensville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- College Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arrington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clovercroft
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Brentwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Peytonsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- McEwen ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- McEwen is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,699 people
- Duplex
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Franklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Harpeth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Lynnwood Downs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lynnwood Downs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood Downs
- Estimated population in 2014: 282 people
- Wildwood Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood Estates is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,098 people
- Parry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Cainsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Gladeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rural Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Doaks Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Statesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Belinda City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Leeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Lynn Christie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Greenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Round Top
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Watertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage Home
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
- Beckwith
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Indian Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Indian Springs.
Cemeteries Near Indian Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Indian 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 Indian Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Indian Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McFadden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stones River National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- DeJarnatt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Watkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lindsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Major Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Seminary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (1525 more) ...
- Lytle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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 Indian Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Indian Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Murfreesboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Compton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Walterhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Overall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Overall is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Dillton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Sharpsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sharpsville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsville
- Snell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Smyrna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crescent is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Rucker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Halls Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Halls Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hill
- Almaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Almaville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almaville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Floraton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Floraton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floraton
- Kittrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Cainsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Indian Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Indian Springs.
Newspapers Published in Indian 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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Indian Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Indian Springs, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Indian Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Indian Springs:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Rutherford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Davidson County
- DeKalb County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Smith County
- Sumner County
- Warren County
- Williamson County
- Wilson 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 Indian 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Indian Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |