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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about May Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added May Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with May 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 May 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 May 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 May 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.
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 May Springs: May Spgs. (or less commonly used: May Spngs. or May Sprngs.)
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 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 May Springs is historic, it would have been located within present day Grainger 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 Grainger County: Claiborne, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Knox & Union.
Below are the counties that are near May Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to May Springs:
- Grainger County (The home county of May Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from May Springs, with the one closest to May Springs listed first.
- Wa-Ni Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Oakland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Dyers Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Rutledge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Massengill Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Bowen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Lulaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Joppa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Marshalls Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Washburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Thorn Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Beans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beans is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from May Springs, with the one closest to May Springs listed first.
- Flat Hollow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Hollow
- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from May Springs, with the one closest to May Springs listed first.
- Evans Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
- Raven Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Caney Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Lone Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Springdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Head of Barren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- New Tazewell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandlick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Tazewell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Big Barren
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Goin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Minton Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from May Springs, with the one closest to May Springs listed first.
- Bybee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clevenger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clevenger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
- Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
- Bailey Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Wilsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Carson Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Jaybird
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Newport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jimtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Bridgeport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Parrottsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edwina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from May Springs, with the one closest to May Springs listed first.
- Beulah
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Warrensburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Marvin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Midway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Bright Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Mosheim
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Romeo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sirenburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
- Albany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from May Springs, with the one closest to May Springs listed first.
- Collons Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Casablanca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Morristown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Monte Vista Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- East Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Bright ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Silver City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Whitesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from May Springs, with the one closest to May Springs listed first.
- Xenophon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Yount Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Duck Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Alanthus Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Trent Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Sneedville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from May Springs, with the one closest to May Springs listed first.
- Mooresburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresburg Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresburg Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg Springs
- Population from the 2010 Census: 941 people
- Red Bridge Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
- Galbraith Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Bulls Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Persia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Rogersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Strahl
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from May Springs, with the one closest to May Springs listed first.
- Rock Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Talbott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Edna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Alena ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- New Market
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Rocky Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- Dandridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- White Pine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Piedmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Leadvale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from May Springs, with the one closest to May Springs listed first.
- Zacharytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown
- Lyonton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Mascot
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- Skaggston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Skaggston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggston
- Corryton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Thorn Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- McMillan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- McMillan is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
- Peters Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Wooddale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Mayo ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mayo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,366 people
- Maloneyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Maloneyville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloneyville
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from May Springs, with the one closest to May Springs listed first.
- Henry Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Kodak
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Catlettsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Millican Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Boyds Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Harrisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Sevierville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- East Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Oak City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Middle Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Seymour
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon Forge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from May Springs, with the one closest to May Springs listed first.
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Luttrell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Plainview
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Maynardville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Loo ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Paulette
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Warwicktown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Warwicktown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Phebe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Braden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Braden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to May Springs, see our County-by-County Page for May Springs.
Cemeteries Near May Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of May 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 May Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for May Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from May Springs, with the one closest to May Springs listed first.
- Moody Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hammer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Blackwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sitton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Greenlee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clevenger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hull Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Martha Sunderland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (1161 more) ...
- Central Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bacon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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.
May Springs itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 85 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from May Springs, with the one closest to May Springs listed first.
- Dyers Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Mill Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Spring is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
- Talbott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Turley Mills ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Turley Mills is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley Mills
- Rutledge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tampico
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tampico is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampico
- Bowen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Lulaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Mount Horeb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Horeb is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Edna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Morristown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Agreeable ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Agreeable is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agreeable
- New Market
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alena ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around May Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around May Springs.
Newspapers Published in May 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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around May Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of May Springs, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for May 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 May Springs:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Grainger County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Campbell County
- Claiborne County
- Cocke County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Jefferson County
- Knox County
- Sevier County
- Union 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 May 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> | 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 '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- May Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |