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 Martin 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 Martin 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 Martin 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 Martin Springs: Martin Spgs. (or less commonly used: Martin Spngs. or Martin Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Martin Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Martin 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 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.
Martin Springs is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Jackson (AL), Dade (GA), Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton & Sequatchie.
Below are the counties that are near Martin Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Martin Springs:
- Marion County (The home county of Martin Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin Springs, with the one closest to Martin Springs listed first.
- Comfort
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Orme
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Orme is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Kimball
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greentown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Jasper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Pittsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richard City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Richard City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- New Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Whitwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Powells Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Vulcan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Condra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin Springs, with the one closest to Martin Springs listed first.
- Ruthledge Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
- Stephenson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Hillsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Winton Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Belmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Royal Oaks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Southgate Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Forest Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Manchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tullahoma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Homaway Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- New Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin Springs, with the one closest to Martin Springs listed first.
- Sand Switch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Sewanee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Marys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Cowan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Anderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Greenhaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Sal City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Decherd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Winchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Estill Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Winchester Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Beans Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin Springs, with the one closest to Martin Springs listed first.
- Monteagle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tracy City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lankford Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- White City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Sartain Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Pelham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coalmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Gruetli
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Gruetli - Laager
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Altamont
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Palmer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Beersheba Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin Springs, with the one closest to Martin Springs listed first.
- Lake Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Signal Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tiftonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tiftonia is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiftonia
- Valley Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
- Fairmount
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fairmount is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,825 people
- Signal Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Signal Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hills
- Signal Terrace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Signal Terrace is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Terrace
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,519 people
- Fountain Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fountain Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Village
- Midvale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Midvale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Summertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Summertown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 866 people
- Walden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Walden is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,183 people
- Lookout Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chattanooga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Moore County
- Ridgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin Springs, with the one closest to Martin Springs listed first.
- Cartwright
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Daus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Center Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Dunlap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin Springs, with the one closest to Martin Springs listed first.
- Viola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Morrison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- DeKalb County (AL)
- Cartersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin Springs, with the one closest to Martin Springs listed first.
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Long Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Bridgeport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <1>
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Bryant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- New Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Stevenson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rash
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rash is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rash
- Narrows ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Narrows is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Eliza
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Higdon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin Springs, with the one closest to Martin Springs listed first.
- Cole City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Morganville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Trenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin Springs, with the one closest to Martin Springs listed first.
- Lookout Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Chattanooga Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
- Durham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Durham is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,257 people
- Flintstone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moons is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Fantasy Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
- Happy Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
- Thompsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,528 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Martin Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Martin Springs.
Cemeteries Near Martin Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Martin 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 Martin Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Martin Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Martin Springs, with the one closest to Martin Springs listed first.
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hargiss Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Trussell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jumpoff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bible Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gudger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gilliam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lappin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (728 more) ...
- Monteagle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gregg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Martin Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Martin Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Martin Springs, with the one closest to Martin Springs listed first.
- Comfort
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Monteagle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tracy City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sewanee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Sherwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kimball
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Pittsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jasper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sequatchie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sequatchie is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequatchie
- Pelham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alto is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cowan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Anderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Victoria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Victoria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Martin Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Martin Springs.
Newspapers Published in Martin 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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Martin Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Martin Springs, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Martin 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 helpful 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 Martin Springs:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Hamilton County
- Moore County
- Sequatchie County
- Warren County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Dade County
- Walker 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 Martin 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Martin Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |