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 Slate 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 Slate 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 Slate 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 Slate Springs: Slate Spgs. (or less commonly used: Slate Spngs. or Slate Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Slate Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Slate 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 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.
Slate Springs is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Bledsoe, Fentress, Morgan, Putnam, Rhea, Roane, Van Buren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Slate Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Slate Springs:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Slate Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slate Springs, with the one closest to Slate Springs listed first.
- Woodlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Woody
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Fairfield Glade
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Pomeroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Greenbriar Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Crossville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Creston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Dykes Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Center Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
- Howard Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Hebbertsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Crab Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Tansi Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slate Springs, with the one closest to Slate Springs listed first.
- Winesap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Ninemile
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slate Springs, with the one closest to Slate Springs listed first.
- Clarkrange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grimsley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wilder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Allardt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cumberland Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Armathwaite
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Cooper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Jamestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Little Crab
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Meigs County
- Akeman Crossroad
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slate Springs, with the one closest to Slate Springs listed first.
- Bucklick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Lavender
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Deer Lodge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Glades
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Lancing
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Nemo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Annadel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Deermont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Wartburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Burrville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Sunbright
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harriman
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slate Springs, with the one closest to Slate Springs listed first.
- Obey City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Lovejoy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Hanging Limb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Beaver Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Oak Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Oak Dale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slate Springs, with the one closest to Slate Springs listed first.
- Monterey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Burnett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Jeremiah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Shennon Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- White Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Algood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bangham Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Park Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Southtown Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slate Springs, with the one closest to Slate Springs listed first.
- Roddy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Spring City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lakewood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slate Springs, with the one closest to Slate Springs listed first.
- Lakemont Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Rockwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Alice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Cardiff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- College Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Postoak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Pioneer Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Emory Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Bazel Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Midtown Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
- Midtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Kingston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Laddie Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slate Springs, with the one closest to Slate Springs listed first.
- Glenmary
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Elgin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- Robbins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Robbins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Robbins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
- Van Buren County
- Sweetgum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slate Springs, with the one closest to Slate Springs listed first.
- Ravenscroft
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Clarktown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Cherry Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Sparta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Slate Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Slate Springs.
Cemeteries Near Slate Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Slate 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 Slate Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Slate Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Slate Springs, with the one closest to Slate Springs listed first.
- Slate Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Springs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Slate Springs Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northeast of Crossville.
- The Slate Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Slate Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18589 <3>
- Turner Cemetery #1
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Winnie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Andrews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Elmore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dickerson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Green Acres Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (760 more) ...
- Brookhart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Peavine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tolletts Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Slate Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Slate Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Slate Springs, with the one closest to Slate Springs listed first.
- Woody
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Creston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Crossville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Genesis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Genesis is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesis
- Howard Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Halfway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Pomona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pomona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Crab Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hebbertsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Clarkrange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Frankfort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frankfort is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Lantana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Grassy Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grassy Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Cove
- Roslin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Roslin is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Slate Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Slate Springs.
Newspapers Published in Slate 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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Slate Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Slate Springs, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Slate Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Slate Springs:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Fentress County
- Meigs County
- Morgan County
- Overton County
- Putnam County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Scott County
- Van Buren County
- White 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Slate 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 Slate Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |