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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Maple Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Maple Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Maple 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 Maple 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 Maple 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 Maple 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 Maple Creek: Maple Crk. (or less commonly used: Maple Ck. or Maple Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Maple Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Maple 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 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 Maple Creek is historic, it would have been located within present day Carroll 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 Carroll County: Benton, Decatur, Gibson, Henderson, Henry, Madison & Weakley.
Below are the counties that are near Maple Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maple Creek:
- Carroll County (The home county of Maple Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Creek, with the one closest to Maple Creek listed first.
- Buena Vista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Anark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Anark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anark
- Clarksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Bruceton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hollow Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Huntingdon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- McLemoresville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- McLemoresville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemoresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Hico
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Trezevant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wingo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wingo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- Whitthorne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Creek, with the one closest to Maple Creek listed first.
- Chaseville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crossroads is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
- Coxburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Sandy Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Wildlife Cove Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Camden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brevards Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
- Big Sandy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Faxon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Chester County
- Mifflin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflin is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Creek, with the one closest to Maple Creek listed first.
- Sugar Tree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Jeannette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Parsons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Decaturville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Lebanon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
- Scotts Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 566 people
- Dunbar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Creek, with the one closest to Maple Creek listed first.
- Graball
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Graball is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Population from the 2010 Census: 236 people
- Ledbetter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ledbetter is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,427 people
- Goat City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Goat City is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
- Milan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sitka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sitka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Whitway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Whitway is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitway
- Medina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Union Central
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Union Central is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Creek, with the one closest to Maple Creek listed first.
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Poplar Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Parkers Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cross
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cross is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
- Chesterfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Darden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Darden is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
- Atkins ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Atkins is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
- Lexington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- McHaney ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- McHaney is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
- Reagan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Huron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- White Fern
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Fern is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
- Cedar Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Creek, with the one closest to Maple Creek listed first.
- Haglerville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Haglerville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haglerville
- Spring Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
- Manleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Henry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Springville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Paris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Creek, with the one closest to Maple Creek listed first.
- Hustburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- New Johnsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bakerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Plant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Buffalo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Hurricane Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Grandmother Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
- Pigeon Roost
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
- Waverly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Creek, with the one closest to Maple Creek listed first.
- Claybrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Claybrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
- Spring Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Creek, with the one closest to Maple Creek listed first.
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Lobelville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Beardstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Linden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weakley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Creek, with the one closest to Maple Creek listed first.
- Pillowville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pillowville is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
- Tumbling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maple Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Maple Creek.
Cemeteries Near Maple Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maple 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 Maple Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maple Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maple Creek, with the one closest to Maple Creek listed first.
- Mt. Comfort Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ritter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bradford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lovell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Todd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hicks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hedge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brinkley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (758 more) ...
- Birdwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Baber Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] 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.
Maple Creek itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maple Creek, with the one closest to Maple Creek listed first.
- Dollar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dollar is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Holladay
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Morgan ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Morgan is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Buena Vista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Poplar Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Chaseville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Clarksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- McIllwain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McIllwain is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIllwain
- Coxburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Lipe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lipe is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipe
- Hollow Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Alberton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alberton is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Jeannette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maple Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maple Creek.
Newspapers Published in Maple 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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maple Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maple Creek, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maple Creek.
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 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 Maple Creek:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Chester County
- Decatur County
- Gibson County
- Henderson County
- Henry County
- Humphreys County
- Madison County
- Perry County
- Weakley 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 Maple 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Maple Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |