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 Rhyan 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 Rhyan 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 Rhyan 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 Rhyan Springs: Rhyan Spgs. (or less commonly used: Rhyan Spngs. or Rhyan 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 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.
Rhyan Springs is located in Overton 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 Overton County: Clay, Cumberland, Fentress, Jackson, Pickett & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Rhyan Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rhyan Springs:
- Overton County (The home county of Rhyan Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhyan Springs, with the one closest to Rhyan Springs listed first.
- Free Communion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Taylors Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Oak Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Garretts Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Oakley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Livingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grey ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Oak Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Beaver Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhyan Springs, with the one closest to Rhyan Springs listed first.
- Cave Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Thompsons Store
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- Free Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Celina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Moss
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Moss is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Boles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boles is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Clementsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Cumberland County
- Woody
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhyan Springs, with the one closest to Rhyan Springs listed first.
- Cooper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Little Crab
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Wilder
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Pall Mall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Grimsley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Allardt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Clarkrange
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Armathwaite
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Gernt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhyan Springs, with the one closest to Rhyan Springs listed first.
- Burristown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Dodson Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Columbus Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Gainesboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Whitleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Haydenburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- North Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Rough Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Nameless
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhyan Springs, with the one closest to Rhyan Springs listed first.
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Bucklick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Burrville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Glades
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Pickett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhyan Springs, with the one closest to Rhyan Springs listed first.
- Byrdstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Chanute
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Static
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Static is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhyan Springs, with the one closest to Rhyan Springs listed first.
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Bangham Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Jeremiah
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Monterey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Algood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shennon Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Park Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- White Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Cookeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burnett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Southtown Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Baxter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhyan Springs, with the one closest to Rhyan Springs listed first.
- Static
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Albany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Browns Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Savage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Savage is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Ida
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ida is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Alpha
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Cumberland City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Cumberland County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhyan Springs, with the one closest to Rhyan Springs listed first.
- Burkesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dougan Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Cloyds Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Grider
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
- Leslie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Bakerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bakerton is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Waterview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Marrowbone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Monroe County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhyan Springs, with the one closest to Rhyan Springs listed first.
- Martinsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Hestand
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Meshack
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Boles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Tompkinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Russell County (KY)
- Long Bottom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Long Bottom is located in Russell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
- Wayne County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhyan Springs, with the one closest to Rhyan Springs listed first.
- Slickford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Shearer Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Mount Pisgah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Murl
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Murl is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
- Sumpter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Parmleysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rhyan Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Rhyan Springs.
Cemeteries Near Rhyan Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rhyan 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 Rhyan Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rhyan Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rhyan Springs, with the one closest to Rhyan Springs listed first.
- Smiths Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Regan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cole Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Monroe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Nelson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beaty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Story Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wirmingham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hatcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hatcher Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (583 more) ...
- Sells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sells Cemetery
- The Sells Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Sells Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stover 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.<2>
While we didn't find Rhyan Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rhyan Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rhyan Springs, with the one closest to Rhyan Springs listed first.
- Monroe
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Eagle Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eagle Creek is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Creek
- Wirmingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wirmingham is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirmingham
- Nettle Carrier ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nettle Carrier is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Carrier
- Oakley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Livingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Ward ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ward is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Grey ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Henard ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Henard is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henard
- Byrdstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little Crab
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Willow Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Fox Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Springs
- Hilham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rhyan Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rhyan Springs.
Newspapers Published in Rhyan 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 Rhyan Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rhyan Springs, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rhyan 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 professional and volunteer 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 Rhyan Springs:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Overton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Cumberland County
- Fentress County
- Jackson County
- Morgan County
- Pickett County
- Putnam County
- Clinton County
- Cumberland County
- Monroe County
- Russell County
- Wayne 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> | 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 Rhyan Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Rhyan Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |