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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 Sparta (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 Sparta. 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.

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.

Sparta is located in White County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of White County: Cumberland, DeKalb, Putnam, Van Buren & Warren.

Below are the counties that are near Sparta. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sparta:

  • White County     (The home county of Sparta)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sparta, with the one closest to Sparta listed first.
    • Methodist ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Methodist have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
      • Methodist is located in White County
    • Doyle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherry Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Darkey Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Clarktown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Macedonia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fanchers Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pollard ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
      • Pollard is located in White County
    • Quebeck
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ravenscroft
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Drop ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
      • Drop is located in White County
    • Peeled Chestnut
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bledsoe County
  • Cannon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sparta, with the one closest to Sparta listed first.
    • Woods
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Gassaway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Thomas Town ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
      • Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sparta, with the one closest to Sparta listed first.
    • Todd Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todd Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
      • Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
    • Erasmus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Erasmus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
      • Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Erasmus
      • From Sparta to Erasmus
    • Pleasant Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
    • Newton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Newton is located in Cumberland County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
      • Newton has also been known as:
      • Peay
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Newton
      • From Sparta to Newton
    • Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
      • Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
    • Lantana
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Howard Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Creston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Dykes Crossroads
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dykes Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
      • Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
    • Lake Tansi Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Crossville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Woody
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenbriar Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbriar Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
      • Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
  • DeKalb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sparta, with the one closest to Sparta listed first.
    • Johnsons Chapel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Young Bend
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
      • Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
    • Philippi
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Bear Branch ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
      • Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
    • Smithville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Youngblood ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngblood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
      • Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
    • Temperance Hall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Temperance Hall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
      • Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Temperance Hall
      • From Sparta to Temperance Hall
    • Dowelltown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Liberty
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Fentress County
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sparta, with the one closest to Sparta listed first.
    • Dodson Branch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodson Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
      • Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
    • Mayfield ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
      • Mayfield is located in Jackson County
    • Nameless
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Overton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sparta, with the one closest to Sparta listed first.
    • Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Beaver Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beaver Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
      • Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Beaver Hill
      • From Sparta to Beaver Hill
    • Obey City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Obey City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
      • Obey City is located in Overton County
    • Lovejoy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bushing ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
      • Bushing is located in Overton County
    • Hanging Limb
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Qualls ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Qualls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
      • Qualls is located in Overton County
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sparta, with the one closest to Sparta listed first.
    • Burnett
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
      • Burnett is located in Putnam County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
    • Burgess
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Boiling Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Southtown Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southtown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
      • Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
    • Ditty
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ditty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
      • Ditty is located in Putnam County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ditty
      • From Sparta to Ditty
    • Huntland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
      • Huntland is located in Putnam County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
    • Burton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cookeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • White Plains
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
      • White Plains is located in Putnam County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
    • Park Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
      • Park Village is located in Putnam County
    • Shennon Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shennon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
      • Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
    • Algood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Algood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algood
      • Algood is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,547 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algood <2>
    • Baxter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
      • Baxter is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <2>
  • Smith County
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sparta, with the one closest to Sparta listed first.
    • Cummingsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Meade ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
      • Meade is located in Van Buren County
    • Sweetgum
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sweetgum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
      • Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sweetgum
      • From Sparta to Sweetgum
    • Spencer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
      • Spencer is located in Van Buren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <2>
    • Bone Cave
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Laurelburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laurelburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
      • Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Laurelburg
      • From Sparta to Laurelburg
    • Sopha ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sopha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
      • Sopha is located in Van Buren County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
    • Chalybeate
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalybeate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
      • Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sparta, with the one closest to Sparta listed first.
    • Fall City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
      • Fall City is located in Warren County
    • Campaign
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
      • Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
    • Hillis ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
      • Hillis is located in Warren County
    • Rowland Station ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rowland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rowland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
      • Rowland is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rowland
      • From Sparta to Rowland
    • Dibrell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dibrell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
      • Dibrell is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dibrell
      • From Sparta to Dibrell
    • Gath
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gath. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
      • Gath is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gath
      • From Sparta to Gath
    • Lucky
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lucky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
      • Lucky is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lucky
      • From Sparta to Lucky
    • Shellsford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shellsford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
      • Shellsford is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shellsford
      • From Sparta to Shellsford
    • McMinnville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Smyrna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
      • Smyrna is located in Warren County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
    • Daylight
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Daylight. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
      • Daylight is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Daylight
      • From Sparta to Daylight

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sparta, see our County-by-County Page for Sparta.

Cemeteries Near Sparta ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sparta.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sparta covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sparta, with the one closest to Sparta listed first.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sparta had a population of 712 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sparta had a population of 4,980 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Sparta, with the one closest to Sparta listed first.

  • Methodist ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Methodist have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
    • Methodist is located in White County
  • Perilla ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perilla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perilla
    • Perilla is located in White County
  • Yankeetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankeetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
    • Yankeetown is located in White County
  • Bon Air
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Air have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
    • Bon Air is located in White County
  • Elijah ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elijah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
    • Elijah is located in White County
  • Cherry Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Darkey Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Yateston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yateston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yateston
    • Yateston is located in White County
  • River Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hill
    • River Hill is located in White County
  • Bakers Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Crossroads
    • Bakers Crossroads is located in White County
  • Cassville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
    • Cassville is located in White County
  • Sparkman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparkman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
    • Sparkman is located in Van Buren County
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    • Meade ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
      • Meade is located in Van Buren County
    • Cummingsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Taylors
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylors have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors
      • Taylors is located in White County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sparta. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sparta.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Sparta ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sparta.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Sparta. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Sparta and those printed in the larger area surrounding Sparta.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<6> of Sparta.

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 Sparta:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sparta. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Sparta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sparta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sparta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9259, Longitude: -85.4640    









 

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