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 Oliver 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 Oliver 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 Oliver 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 Oliver Springs: Oliver Spgs. (or less commonly used: Oliver Spngs. or Oliver Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Oliver Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oliver 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Oliver Springs is primarily located in Anderson County. A portion of Oliver Springs extends into Roane County and Morgan 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 Anderson County: Campbell, Knox, Loudon, Morgan, Roane, Scott & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Oliver Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oliver Springs:
- Anderson County (The home county of Oliver Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oliver Springs, with the one closest to Oliver Springs listed first.
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Robertsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scarboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leinarts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Peak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Claxton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fraterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fraterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
- Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
- Rocky Top
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oliver Springs, with the one closest to Oliver Springs listed first.
- Louisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Friendsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kiser
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- McMullens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- McMullens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
- Big Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alcoa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Binfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Eagleton Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
- Fairway Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
- Maryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oliver Springs, with the one closest to Oliver Springs listed first.
- Shea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Caryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Silica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Silica is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
- Pine Crest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
- Jacksboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Demory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- LaFollette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boy ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boy is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
- Stanfill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Girlton ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Girlton is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlton
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oliver Springs, with the one closest to Oliver Springs listed first.
- Rogers
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rogers is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
- Hebbertsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Pomeroy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Center Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
- Fairfield Glade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oliver Springs, with the one closest to Oliver Springs listed first.
- Volunteer Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Volunteer Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Village
- Karns
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 4,425 people
- Farragut
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Aire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Aire is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Aire
- Estimated population in 2014: 512 people
- Virtue
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Virtue is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
- Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
- Heiskell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hunting Hills West
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hunting Hills West is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills West
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,970 people
- Boyd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Powell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Middlebrook Acres
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Middlebrook Acres is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 593 people
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oliver Springs, with the one closest to Oliver Springs listed first.
- White Wing Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Eaton Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lenoir City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sharp Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- Loudon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Loudon City Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Centersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Greenback
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oliver Springs, with the one closest to Oliver Springs listed first.
- Tupper Town
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Coalfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Petros
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mahan Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mahan Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Village
- Oakdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Deermont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Harriman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wartburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nemo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rhea County
- Roddy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oliver Springs, with the one closest to Oliver Springs listed first.
- Kelley Town
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kelley Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Bear ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Dyllis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Kries
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bradbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bazel Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Kingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laddie Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Emory Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oliver Springs, with the one closest to Oliver Springs listed first.
- Hembree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Smoky Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Montgomery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Norma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hughett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Straight Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Winona
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Elgin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmary
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Robbins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oliver Springs, with the one closest to Oliver Springs listed first.
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paulette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Warwicktown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Warwicktown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oliver Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Oliver Springs.
Cemeteries Near Oliver Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oliver 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 Oliver Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oliver Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oliver Springs, with the one closest to Oliver Springs listed first.
- Oliver Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Liles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Duggans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Allen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mineral Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hoskins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Foster Borum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Butler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hoskins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Seiber Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (1120 more) ...
- Hoskins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Amos Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Oliver Springs had a population of 643 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Oliver Springs had a population of 3,439 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oliver Springs, with the one closest to Oliver Springs listed first.
- Windrock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Windrock is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windrock
- Scandlyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scandlyn is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandlyn
- Coalfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Robertsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Frost
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frost is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Marlow
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marlow is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Bear ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Dossett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dossett is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dossett
- Elverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elverton is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elverton
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Leedom ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leedom is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedom
- Scarboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crookedfork ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crookedfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crookedfork
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oliver Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oliver Springs.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Oliver 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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oliver Springs.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Oliver Springs. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Oliver Springs and those printed in the larger area surrounding Oliver Springs.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of Oliver Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Oliver Springs:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Anderson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Campbell County
- Cumberland County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- Morgan County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Scott County
- Union 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oliver Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Oliver Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |