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 Silver 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 Silver 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 Silver 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.
Another variation: Silvercreek.
- A typical abbreviation for Silver Creek: Silver Crk. (or less commonly used: Silver Ck. or Silver Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Silver Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Silver 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 east 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.
Silver Creek is primarily located in Marshall County. A portion of Silver Creek extends into 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 Marshall County: Bedford, Giles, Lincoln, Maury, Rutherford & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Silver Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Silver Creek:
- Marshall County (The home county of Silver Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- South Berlin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Berlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Globe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Verona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Cochran
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Lewisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Oak Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Caney Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Cornersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Orrs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Yell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Palmetto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Whitaker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Unionville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Longview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Shelbyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Vannatta
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Bell Buckle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wartrace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Lynnville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trigg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Bufords
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Olivet
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Campbellsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Powell Chapel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Frankewing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Wales
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Pisgah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Pulaski
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gordon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Duck River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Primm Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Webber City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Ethridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Prospect
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Flatwoods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Park Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Henryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Petersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Boonshill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Hughey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Belleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Dellrose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pearl City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Booneville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Harms
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Coldwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Elk Mill Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Molino
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Leftwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Philadelphia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Scribner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Culleoka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Broadview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Southport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Graymere Manor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Graymere Manor is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 people
- Scotts Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Scotts Mill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 983 people
- Ben ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Carters Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Ashwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Screamer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Allisona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Eagleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Midland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Patterson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Snell ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 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 Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Duplex
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Spring Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Harpeth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Thompson's Station
(20 miles [32.2 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>
- Burwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Peytonsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- College Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Arrington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Southall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Leipers Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clovercroft
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Silver Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Silver Creek.
Cemeteries Near Silver Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Silver 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 Silver Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Silver Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bryant Station Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Haynes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Childress Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Watson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Watson - Pinkston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ashton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Garrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vincent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McKnight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baxter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (1824 more) ...
- Alsup Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Welch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hendrix 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Silver Creek had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Bryant Station
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bryant Station is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Station
- South Berlin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Berlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Mooresville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mooresville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Globe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Leftwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Culleoka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cochran
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Lewisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Verona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lillard Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lillard Mill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillard Mill
- Hardison Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hardison Mill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardison Mill
- Bivens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bivens is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivens
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Silver Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Silver Creek.
Newspapers Published in Silver 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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Silver Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Silver Creek, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Silver Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Silver Creek:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Giles County
- Hickman County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Maury 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Silver Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Silver Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |