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 Short 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 Short 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 Short 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Short Creek: Short Crk. (or less commonly used: Short Ck. or Short Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Short Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Short 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.
Short Creek is located in Rutherford 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 Rutherford County: Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Davidson, Marshall, Williamson & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Short Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Short Creek:
- Rutherford County (The home county of Short Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Short Creek, with the one closest to Short Creek listed first.
- Plainview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Rucker
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Burns Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Midland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Dillton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murfreesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kittrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Readyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fairfield Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 131 people
- Snell ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Compton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Eagleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Short Creek, with the one closest to Short Creek listed first.
- Bell Buckle
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Vannatta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Longview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Wartrace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Haley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Shelbyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cortner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Normandy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cascade Hollow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Willow Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Raus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Short Creek, with the one closest to Short Creek listed first.
- Bradyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Burgen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Hollow Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Burt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Woodbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Bluewing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Auburntown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Woods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Gassaway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Short Creek, with the one closest to Short Creek listed first.
- Beechgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gossburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Busy Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Teal ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Naola ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- New Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Manchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Homaway Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Forest Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Royal Oaks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Tullahoma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Belmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Southgate Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Davidson County
- Wrencoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Franklin County
- Estill Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Short Creek, with the one closest to Short Creek listed first.
- Booneville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Petersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Short Creek, with the one closest to Short Creek listed first.
- Chapel Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Holts Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Caney Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Anes
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Oak Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Verona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Belfast
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Orrs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Berlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Lewisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Talley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- South Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Cochran
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Maury County
- Leftwich
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Short Creek, with the one closest to Short Creek listed first.
- Countyline
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Lynchburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Short Creek, with the one closest to Short Creek listed first.
- Trousdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Centertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Morrison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Daylight
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Viola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lucky
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Short Creek, with the one closest to Short Creek listed first.
- College Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Arrington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Nolensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peytonsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Duplex
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Clovercroft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Harpeth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Short Creek, with the one closest to Short Creek listed first.
- Cainsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Statesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Cottage Home
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
- Round Top
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Doaks Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Gladeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Short Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Short Creek.
Cemeteries Near Short Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Short 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 Short Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Short Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Short Creek, with the one closest to Short Creek listed first.
- Brothers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Powell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bigham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pruett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Millersburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jameson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Manor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fosterville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Todd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bingham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (1692 more) ...
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hatchett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stinnett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
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 Short Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Short Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Short Creek, with the one closest to Short Creek listed first.
- Fosterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fosterville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Rucker
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Bell Buckle
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Midland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Vannatta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Beechgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Fairfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Gossburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Link
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Link is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Longview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Donnell Chapel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Donnell Chapel is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnell Chapel
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Dillton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Wartrace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Floraton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Floraton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floraton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Short Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Short Creek.
Newspapers Published in Short 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 Short Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Short Creek, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Short 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 Short Creek:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Rutherford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Davidson County
- Franklin County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Moore County
- Warren County
- Williamson County
- Wilson 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 Short Creek, 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- Short Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |