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 Rock 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 Rock 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 Rock 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 Rock Springs: Rock Spgs. (or less commonly used: Rock Spngs. or Rock Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rock Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rock 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Rock Springs 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 Rock Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rock Springs:
- Maury County (The home county of Rock Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Springs, with the one closest to Rock Springs listed first.
- Philadelphia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Leftwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Scribner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Columbia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Culleoka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Graymere Manor
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Carters Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- New Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Jameson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- Ben ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Broadview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Ashwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Springs, with the one closest to Rock Springs listed first.
- Palmetto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Unionville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Whitaker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Longview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Vannatta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Shelbyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Davidson County
- Linton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Springs, with the one closest to Rock Springs listed first.
- Lynnville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bufords
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Trigg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Olivet
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Campbellsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Liberty Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Powell Chapel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Wales
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Gordon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Pulaski
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Weakley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Bodenham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Springs, with the one closest to Rock Springs listed first.
- Duck River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Primm Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Littlelot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Tottys Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Swan Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Graytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Springs, with the one closest to Rock Springs listed first.
- Webber City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Ethridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Springs, with the one closest to Rock Springs listed first.
- Petersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Boonshill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Hughey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Belleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Springs, with the one closest to Rock Springs listed first.
- Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Caney Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- South Berlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Anes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Verona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Globe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Chapel Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lewisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Holts Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Oak Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Cornersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- New Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Springs, with the one closest to Rock Springs listed first.
- Allisona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Eagleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Midland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Snell ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Springs, with the one closest to Rock Springs listed first.
- Spring Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Duplex
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Thompson's Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Harpeth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Burwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Peytonsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Parry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- College Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Southall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Leipers Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Arrington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rock Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Rock Springs.
Cemeteries Near Rock Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rock 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 Rock Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rock Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rock Springs, with the one closest to Rock Springs listed first.
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hardison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cranford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Andrews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Howard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Howard Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the southeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13684 <3>
- Gilliam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gilliam Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the southeast of Columbia.
- The Gilliam Cemetery has also been known as:
- Craig Cemetery
- Craig - Rook Cemetery
- Gilliam - Rook Cemetery
- Rook Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12402 <3>
- John Sowell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sowell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the John Sowell Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the east of Columbia.
- The John Sowell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sowell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18795 <3>
- William Sowell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Farrar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hardison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sowell - Primm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowell - Primm Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sowell - Primm Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the east of Columbia.
- The Sowell - Primm Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rock Springs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2536717 <3>
- Rieves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rieves Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rieves Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17765 <3>
- Continue List (1749 more) ...
- Atkinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Branch Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the southeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9625 <3>
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.<4>
While we didn't find Rock Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rock Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rock Springs, with the one closest to Rock Springs listed first.
- Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Leftwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Lasea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lasea is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasea
- Hardison Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hardison Mill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardison Mill
- Bryant Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bryant Station is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Station
- Silver Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Creek is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Columbia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Lillard Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lillard Mill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillard Mill
- Rally Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rally Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Kedron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kedron is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
- Pleasant Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Culleoka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Berlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Caney Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rock Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rock Springs.
Newspapers Published in Rock 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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rock Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rock Springs, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rock Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Rock Springs:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Maury County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Davidson County
- Giles County
- Hickman County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall 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> | 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- Rock Springs) 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> | 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 Rock Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |