Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Jordan Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Jordan Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Jordan Springs, 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 Jordan 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 Jordan 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 Jordan 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 Jordan Springs: Jordan Spgs. (or less commonly used: Jordan Spngs. or Jordan Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Jordan Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jordan 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 southeast 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Jordan Springs is historic, it would have been located within present day Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Christian (KY), Todd (KY), Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Robertson & Stewart.
Below are the counties that are near Jordan Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jordan Springs:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Jordan Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jordan Springs, with the one closest to Jordan Springs listed first.
- Oakwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stryker Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stryker Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker Village
- Louise Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
- Dotsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Clarksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Bethlehem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wingate West
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wingate West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
- Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
- Oakridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
- Swan Lake Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Louise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Liverworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jordan Springs, with the one closest to Jordan Springs listed first.
- Henrietta
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Neptune
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Cheap Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Lockertsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jordan Springs, with the one closest to Jordan Springs listed first.
- Slayden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Woods Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Dunn Chapel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Vanleer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Bellsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jordan Springs, with the one closest to Jordan Springs listed first.
- Brownsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
- Erin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tennessee Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Omega ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- McKinnon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Magnolia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jordan Springs, with the one closest to Jordan Springs listed first.
- Stroudville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Adams
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jordan Springs, with the one closest to Jordan Springs listed first.
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Legate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Indian Mound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Throckmorton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Cumberland City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bumpus Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
- Snider
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Caldwell County (KY)
- Cobb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb is located in Caldwell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Christian County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jordan Springs, with the one closest to Jordan Springs listed first.
- Garrettsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Garrettsburg is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- LaFayette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bennettstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bennettstown is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
- Howel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Howel is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Herndon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Herndon is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Church Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Church Hill is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Newstead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Newstead is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
- Pembroke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hopkinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gracey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gracey is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- Fairview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Logan County (KY)
- Keysburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Todd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jordan Springs, with the one closest to Jordan Springs listed first.
- Trenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Guthrie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Anderson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Anderson is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Hadensville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Elkton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Allensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Allegre
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allegre is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
- Trigg County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jordan Springs, with the one closest to Jordan Springs listed first.
- Caledonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Cadiz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cerulean
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Canton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Canton is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Wallonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wallonia is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
- Trigg Furnace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jordan Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Jordan Springs.
Cemeteries Near Jordan Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jordan 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 Jordan Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jordan Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jordan Springs, with the one closest to Jordan Springs listed first.
- McKnight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elliott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blair Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garrott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Powell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hester Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lineberry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Givins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Double Barn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- McGee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (654 more) ...
- Hall Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Haynes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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.
Jordan Springs itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jordan Springs, with the one closest to Jordan Springs listed first.
- Oakwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Garrettsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Garrettsburg is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- LaFayette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bellamy ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bellamy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Bennettstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bennettstown is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
- Ringgold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ringgold is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Birchwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Birchwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Howel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Howel is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
- Legate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Needmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Needmore is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Dotsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kennedy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kennedy is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Mound
(9 miles [14.5 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 Jordan Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jordan Springs.
Newspapers Published in Jordan 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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jordan Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jordan Springs, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jordan Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Jordan Springs:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Dickson County
- Houston County
- Robertson County
- Stewart County
- Caldwell County
- Christian County
- Logan County
- Todd County
- Trigg 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 Jordan Springs, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jordan Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |