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 Poplar Creek (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Poplar Creek. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Poplar Creek ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Poplar Creek: Poplar Crk. (or less commonly used: Poplar Ck. or Poplar Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Poplar Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Poplar Creek.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Poplar Creek is located in Maury 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 Maury County: Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Poplar Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Poplar Creek:
- Maury County (The home county of Poplar Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Creek, with the one closest to Poplar Creek listed first.
- Arkland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Arkland is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
- Williamsport
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Sawdust
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sawdust is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
- Chartersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chartersville is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
- Chapel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
- Greenfield Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
- Armour Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Armour Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
- Ben ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Santa Fe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zion is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Hill Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
- Ashwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Hampshire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Creek, with the one closest to Poplar Creek listed first.
- Kingston Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bell Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Pegram
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Davidson County
- Linton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Creek, with the one closest to Poplar Creek listed first.
- Abiff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Spencers Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Tidwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Pomona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Burns
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
- Dickson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- White Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Creek, with the one closest to Poplar Creek listed first.
- Campbellsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Liberty Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Lynnville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bufords
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Olivet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Weakley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Bodenham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Wales
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Creek, with the one closest to Poplar Creek listed first.
- Duck River
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Primm Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Littlelot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Tottys Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Swan Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Graytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aetna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Wrigley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Bon Aqua Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bon Aqua Junction is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Aqua Junction
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,230 people
- Lyles
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Graham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Nunnelly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Creek, with the one closest to Poplar Creek listed first.
- Henryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Webber City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Ethridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Park Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Flatwoods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Lawrenceburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Creek, with the one closest to Poplar Creek listed first.
- Kimmins
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Hohenwald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Voorhies
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Creek, with the one closest to Poplar Creek listed first.
- Berlin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- South Berlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Caney Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Globe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Anes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Verona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Holts Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Cochran
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Lewisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cornersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Rutherford County
- Allisona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Wayne County
- Ashland Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Creek, with the one closest to Poplar Creek listed first.
- Burwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Spring Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Thompson's Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <1>
- Leipers Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fernvale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Duplex
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Fairview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Loriland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Loriland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,735 people
- Southall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Harpeth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Parry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Franklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Poplar Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Poplar Creek.
Cemeteries Near Poplar Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Poplar Creek.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Poplar Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Poplar Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Poplar Creek, with the one closest to Poplar Creek listed first.
- Foster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Poplar Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Williamsport Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Crosby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Foster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Christ Tabernacle Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Tabernacle Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Christ Tabernacle Church Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Williamsport.
- The Christ Tabernacle Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hawkins - Gaines Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2461921 <3>
- Broom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Blocker Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Finch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Erwin Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Williamsport Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Alderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alderson Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Williamsport.
- The Alderson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Captain William Alderson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8536 <3>
- Continue List (1283 more) ...
- Cooke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Nebo Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located between<4> the communities of Columbia and Williamsport. The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southeast of Williamsport.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15966 <3>
- Samaritan Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
While we didn't find Poplar Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Poplar Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Poplar Creek, with the one closest to Poplar Creek listed first.
- Williamsport
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Water Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Water Valley is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Kettle Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kettle Mills is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Mills
- Ben ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Duck River
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Canaan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Canaan is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Jones Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Valley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
- Santa Fe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hampshire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- Fly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bluffpoint ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bluffpoint is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffpoint
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Godwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Godwin is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Poplar Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Poplar Creek.
Newspapers Published in Poplar Creek ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Poplar Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Poplar Creek, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Poplar Creek.
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 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 Poplar Creek:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Maury County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Giles County
- Hickman County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Marshall County
- Rutherford County
- Wayne County
- Williamson 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Poplar Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Columbia and Williamsport. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <5> | 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 Poplar Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |