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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Rhea Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Rhea Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rhea 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 Rhea 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 Rhea 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 Rhea 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 Rhea Springs: Rhea Spgs. (or less commonly used: Rhea Spngs. or Rhea 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 and doctors 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 Rhea Springs is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Rhea Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rhea Springs:
- Rhea County (The home county of Rhea Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhea Springs, with the one closest to Rhea Springs listed first.
- Lakewood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Spring City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roddy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Bryan Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Cumberland Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Dayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ogden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Graysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhea Springs, with the one closest to Rhea Springs listed first.
- Ninemile
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Summer City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Winesap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Pikeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Brayton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Brockdell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhea Springs, with the one closest to Rhea Springs listed first.
- Etola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Charleston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bellefounte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Hopewell Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Hopewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhea Springs, with the one closest to Rhea Springs listed first.
- Jewett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Burke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Crab Orchard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Center Ford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
- Lake Tansi Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Lake Pomeroy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Crossville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbriar Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Fairfield Glade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rogers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rogers is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhea Springs, with the one closest to Rhea Springs listed first.
- Birchwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Sale Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Top
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhea Springs, with the one closest to Rhea Springs listed first.
- Luttrell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Loudon City Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Loudon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhea Springs, with the one closest to Rhea Springs listed first.
- Prigmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Athens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Niota
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Riceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bell Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Lamontville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Manila
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Englewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Claxton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Nonaburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Goodsprings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhea Springs, with the one closest to Rhea Springs listed first.
- Akeman Crossroad
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Cute ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Calico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Sewee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Surprise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Decatur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Goodfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Beta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- East View
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhea Springs, with the one closest to Rhea Springs listed first.
- Sweetwater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Madisonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhea Springs, with the one closest to Rhea Springs listed first.
- Harriman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Deermont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Nemo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
- Coal Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Hill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Polk County
- Chestuee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhea Springs, with the one closest to Rhea Springs listed first.
- Pioneer Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Glen Alice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Lakemont Heights
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Rockwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Postoak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Cardiff
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- College Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- Midtown Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
- Midtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Emory Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rhea Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Rhea Springs.
Cemeteries Near Rhea Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rhea 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 Rhea Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rhea Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rhea Springs, with the one closest to Rhea Springs listed first.
- Rhea Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Leuty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- McClendon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Marsh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McCabe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Petersburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pyott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Marsh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Spring City Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jolley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hickey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cash - Foust Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (855 more) ...
- Marsh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wasson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wassom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
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.
Rhea Springs itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 132 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rhea Springs, with the one closest to Rhea Springs listed first.
- Spring City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lorraine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lorraine is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Grandview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Balta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Balta is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balta
- Euchee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Euchee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euchee
- Roddy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Cute ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Jewett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Breedenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Breedenton is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedenton
- Evensville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Evensville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evensville
- Sewee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Glen Alice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tanbark ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tanbark is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanbark
- Decatur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Surprise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rhea Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rhea Springs.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Rhea 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 Rhea Springs.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Rhea Springs. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Rhea Springs and those printed in the larger area surrounding Rhea Springs.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> of Rhea 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 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 Rhea Springs:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Rhea County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Bradley County
- Cumberland County
- Hamilton County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Polk County
- Roane 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 Rhea 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rhea Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |