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 Morgan 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 Morgan 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 Morgan 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 Morgan Springs: Morgan Spgs. (or less commonly used: Morgan Spngs. or Morgan Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Morgan Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Morgan 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.
Morgan Springs is located in Rhea 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 Rhea County: Bledsoe, Bradley, Cumberland, Meigs & Roane.
Below are the counties that are near Morgan Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morgan Springs:
- Rhea County (The home county of Morgan Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan Springs, with the one closest to Morgan Springs listed first.
- Ogden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Cumberland Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Dayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Bryan Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Spring City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Roddy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan Springs, with the one closest to Morgan Springs listed first.
- Summer City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Pikeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Ninemile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Brockdell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Pailo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Winesap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan Springs, with the one closest to Morgan Springs listed first.
- Etola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Hopewell Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Hopewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Bent Tree Acres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- Countryside Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Bellefounte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Charleston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Cleveland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan Springs, with the one closest to Morgan Springs listed first.
- Burke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Newton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Jewett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Lake Tansi Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Lantana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Erasmus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Todd Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Crab Orchard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crossville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Greenbriar Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Howard Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Pleasant Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Grundy County
- Palmer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan Springs, with the one closest to Morgan Springs listed first.
- Lakewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Sale Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Birchwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Top
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Soddy
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Soddy Lake Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Soddy Lake Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Lake Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,190 people
- Mowbray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mowbray is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowbray
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,615 people
- Soddy - Daisy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Daisy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Lakesite
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
- Caramel Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
- Crabtree Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Crabtree Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 763 people
- Middle Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Middle Valley is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Valley
- Marion County
- Condra
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan Springs, with the one closest to Morgan Springs listed first.
- Lamontville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Riceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Athens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Prigmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan Springs, with the one closest to Morgan Springs listed first.
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Calico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Goodfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Beta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Decatur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- East View
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Akeman Crossroad
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Cute ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Sewee
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Surprise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan Springs, with the one closest to Morgan Springs listed first.
- Pioneer Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Glen Alice
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Lakemont Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan Springs, with the one closest to Morgan Springs listed first.
- Dunlap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Daus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Cartwright
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan Springs, with the one closest to Morgan Springs listed first.
- Chalybeate
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Sweetgum
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Spencer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Cummingsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Laurelburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Bone Cave
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan Springs, with the one closest to Morgan Springs listed first.
- Clarktown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Ravenscroft
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Doyle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morgan Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Morgan Springs.
Cemeteries Near Morgan Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morgan 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 Morgan Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morgan Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morgan Springs, with the one closest to Morgan Springs listed first.
- Morgan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rigsby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Summer City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Old Ogden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kiuka Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Swafford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Brook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Henderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hughes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rollins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cranmore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (714 more) ...
- French Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arnett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buttram Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Morgan Springs had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Morgan Springs, with the one closest to Morgan Springs listed first.
- Summer City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Ogden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Pikeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Graysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Evensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Evensville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evensville
- Tanbark ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tanbark is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanbark
- Ninemile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Schoolfield ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Schoolfield is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolfield
- Gladecreek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gladecreek is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladecreek
- Coulterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coulterville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulterville
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Pearson ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pearson is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Sale Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Litton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Litton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morgan Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morgan Springs.
Newspapers Published in Morgan 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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morgan Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morgan Springs, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morgan 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 Morgan Springs:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Rhea County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Bradley County
- Cumberland County
- Grundy County
- Hamilton County
- Marion County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Roane County
- Sequatchie County
- Van Buren County
- White 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Morgan Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Morgan Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |