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 Rich 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 Rich 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 Rich 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 Rich Creek: Rich Crk. (or less commonly used: Rich Ck. or Rich Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rich Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rich 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Rich Creek is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Bedford, Giles, Lincoln, Maury, Rutherford & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Rich Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rich Creek:
- Marshall County (The home county of Rich Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Creek, with the one closest to Rich Creek listed first.
- Anes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Chapel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Caney Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Verona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Oak Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Holts Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- South Berlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Orrs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Lewisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belfast
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Cochran
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Creek, with the one closest to Rich Creek listed first.
- Palmetto
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Unionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitaker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Longview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Vannatta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Shelbyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bell Buckle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wartrace
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Haley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Raus
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Cortner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Creek, with the one closest to Rich Creek listed first.
- Beechgrove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gossburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Homaway Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Busy Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Tullahoma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Davidson County
- Wrencoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Creek, with the one closest to Rich Creek listed first.
- Trigg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Lynnville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bufords
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Olivet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Frankewing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Powell Chapel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Campbellsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Pisgah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Aymett Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Wales
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Creek, with the one closest to Rich Creek listed first.
- Petersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Belleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Boonshill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Hughey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Booneville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Elk Mill Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Harms
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Fayetteville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pearl City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Gattistown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Creek, with the one closest to Rich Creek listed first.
- Leftwich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Philadelphia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Scribner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- New Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Culleoka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Carters Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Columbia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jameson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Graymere Manor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Graymere Manor is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 people
- Broadview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- New Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Creek, with the one closest to Rich Creek listed first.
- Countyline
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Lynchburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Creek, with the one closest to Rich Creek listed first.
- Allisona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Eagleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Midland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Patterson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Plainview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Rucker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Snell ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Burns Place
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Dillton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Murfreesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Creek, with the one closest to Rich Creek listed first.
- Duplex
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- College Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Peytonsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Harpeth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Spring Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson's Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Arrington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Burwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Parry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Clovercroft
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Southall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rich Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Rich Creek.
Cemeteries Near Rich Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rich 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 Rich Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rich Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rich Creek, with the one closest to Rich Creek listed first.
- Clay Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hopper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Clay Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wilhoite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Laws Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McQuiddy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Daniels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (2022 more) ...
- Elliott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tankersley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Rich Creek had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rich Creek, with the one closest to Rich Creek listed first.
- Verona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Farmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Farmington is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Chapel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Caney Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Lillard Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lillard Mill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillard Mill
- Palmetto
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Thick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Thick is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thick
- Wheel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wheel is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheel
- Poplins Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Poplins Crossroads is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplins Crossroads
- Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Unionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hardison Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hardison Mill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardison Mill
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- South Berlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Fall Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fall Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Beasley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Beasley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rich Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rich Creek.
Newspapers Published in Rich 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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rich Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rich Creek, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rich 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 Rich Creek:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Coffee County
- Davidson County
- Giles County
- Lincoln County
- Maury County
- Moore County
- Rutherford 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> | 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 Rich Creek, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rich Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |