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 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 Poplar 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 Poplar 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 Poplar Springs: Poplar Spgs. (or less commonly used: Poplar Spngs. or Poplar Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Poplar Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Poplar 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 southeast 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 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 Springs is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Benton, Decatur, Gibson, Henderson, Henry, Madison & Weakley.
Below are the counties that are near Poplar Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Poplar Springs:
- Carroll County (The home county of Poplar Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Anark
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Anark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anark
- Clarksburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Concord
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Huntingdon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- McLemoresville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- McLemoresville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemoresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Cedar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Hollow Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitthorne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
- Bruceton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Trezevant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Lavinia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Chaseville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crossroads is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
- Sandy Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Coxburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Wildlife Cove Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Camden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brevards Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
- Big Sandy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Mifflin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mifflin is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Jacks Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Jeannette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Sugar Tree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Parsons
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Decaturville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Lebanon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Ledbetter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ledbetter is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,427 people
- Graball
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Graball is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Population from the 2010 Census: 236 people
- Sitka
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sitka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Goat City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Goat City is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
- Milan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Whitway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Whitway is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitway
- Medina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Union Central
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Union Central is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people
- Concord
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Gibson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gibson is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Bradford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Humboldt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Four Points
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Four Points is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Parkers Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Union Cross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Union Cross is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
- Atkins ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Atkins is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
- McHaney ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McHaney is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
- Poplar Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Lexington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- White Fern
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Fern is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
- Darden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Darden is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
- Huron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Middle Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Reagan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Haglerville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Haglerville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haglerville
- Henry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Creek is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
- Manleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Oakland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Paris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Springville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Boston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Boston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Hustburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- New Johnsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Plant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Bakerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Claybrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Claybrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
- Spring Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Oakfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Three Way
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Three Way is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
- Lawrence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,498 people
- Jackson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Windy City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Windy City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- Perry County
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Weakley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Pillowville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pillowville is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
- Tumbling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
- Gleason
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ore Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Dresden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Poplar Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Poplar Springs.
Cemeteries Near Poplar Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Poplar 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 Poplar Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Poplar Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Sellers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Black Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Blair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Davis Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stanford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bar Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Palmer Shelter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Palestine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rosser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Enochs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (697 more) ...
- Tucker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jamison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Poplar Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Poplar Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Clarksburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Leach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leach is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach
- Huntingdon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spain ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spain is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spain
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Dollar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dollar is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Maple Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Maple Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Creek
- Buena Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Rosser
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rosser is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosser
- McLemoresville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- McLemoresville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemoresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Cedar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- McHaney ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McHaney is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Atkins ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Atkins is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
- Bargerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bargerton is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargerton
- Morgan ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Poplar Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Poplar Springs.
Newspapers Published in Poplar 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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Poplar Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Poplar Springs, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Poplar Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Poplar Springs:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Chester County
- Decatur County
- Gibson County
- Henderson County
- Henry County
- Humphreys County
- Madison County
- Perry County
- Weakley 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 Poplar Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Poplar Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |