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 Shop 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 Shop 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 Shop 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 Shop Springs: Shop Spgs. (or less commonly used: Shop Spngs. or Shop 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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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.
Shop Springs is located in Wilson 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 Wilson County: Cannon, Davidson, DeKalb, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner & Trousdale.
Below are the counties that are near Shop Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shop Springs:
- Wilson County (The home county of Shop Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shop Springs, with the one closest to Shop Springs listed first.
- Greenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Linwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Doaks Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Watertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saulsbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
- Commerce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Statesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Cainsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Gladeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Possum Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Leeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shop Springs, with the one closest to Shop Springs listed first.
- Auburntown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Gassaway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Woodbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Woods
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Burt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Bradyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Bluewing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Burgen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shop Springs, with the one closest to Shop Springs listed first.
- Priest Lake Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Hermitage
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rural Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
- Lakewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Nashboro Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Donelson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Old Hickory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Antioch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Marvel is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
- Mudtavern
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Rayon City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Paragon Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shop Springs, with the one closest to Shop Springs listed first.
- Alexandria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Dowelltown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Temperance Hall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Smithville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Philippi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Young Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shop Springs, with the one closest to Shop Springs listed first.
- Nameless
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Rough Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shop Springs, with the one closest to Shop Springs listed first.
- Green Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Meadorville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Siloam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Gibbs Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Lafayette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mill Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shop Springs, with the one closest to Shop Springs listed first.
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
- Lafayette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lafayette is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
- Boma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shop Springs, with the one closest to Shop Springs listed first.
- Milton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Murphree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- Walter Hill Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walter Hill Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Hill Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 401 people
- Walterhill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Compton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Fairfield Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 131 people
- Jamestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
- Leanna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Colonial Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Readyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Pike
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
- Smyrna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morrow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shop Springs, with the one closest to Shop Springs listed first.
- Brush Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Shaver Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Rock City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Hickman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Bluff Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Gordonsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- South Carthage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Carthage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Monoville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Dixon Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Defeated
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Chestnut Mound
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Pleasant Shade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shop Springs, with the one closest to Shop Springs listed first.
- Castalian Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Trousdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Chipman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chipman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
- Rogana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Gallatin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethpage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hendersonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Driftwood Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Driftwood Park is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,908 people
- Bledsoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Bransford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bransford is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
- Ocana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ocana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocana
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,086 people
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Cottontown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trousdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shop Springs, with the one closest to Shop Springs listed first.
- Hartsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Johntown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Warren County
- Lucky
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Williamson County
- Nolensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shop Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Shop Springs.
Cemeteries Near Shop Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shop 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 Shop Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shop Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shop Springs, with the one closest to Shop Springs listed first.
- Byran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Williams Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Williams Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Watertown.
- The Williams Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Williams Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484770 <3>
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Massey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Griffin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grandstaff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandstaff Cemetery
- The Grandstaff Cemetery has also been known as:
- Vaught - Grandstaff Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (1054 more) ...
- Waters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Read Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Shop Springs had a population of 112 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shop Springs, with the one closest to Shop Springs listed first.
- Greenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Linwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Spring Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Cherry Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Valley is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Watertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckers Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckers Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroads
- Bairds Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bairds Mill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairds Mill
- Oak Point ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Point is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
- Commerce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Holloway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Holloway is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greenvale is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Grant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grant is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Jennings ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jennings is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Statesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shop Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shop Springs.
Newspapers Published in Shop 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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shop Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shop Springs, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shop 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 Shop Springs:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Wilson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cannon County
- Davidson County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Macon County
- Putnam County
- Rutherford County
- Smith County
- Sumner County
- Trousdale County
- Warren 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shop 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 Shop Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |