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 Spring 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 Spring 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 Spring 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Spring Creek: Spring Crk. (or less commonly used: Spring Ck. or Spring Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Spring Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Spring 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 hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.
Spring Creek is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Grundy, Sequatchie, Van Buren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Spring Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spring Creek:
- Warren County (The home county of Spring Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
- Smyrna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- Shellsford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- McMinnville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rowland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Viola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Campaign
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Fall City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Gath
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Morrison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Daylight
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
- Brockdell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Pailo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Pikeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Summer City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Winesap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Ninemile
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
- Bluewing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Woods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Hollow Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Burgen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
- Winton Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Stephenson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Hillsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Naola ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Ruthledge Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
- Manchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Teal ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Royal Oaks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Belmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Busy Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Cumberland County
- Newton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Young Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Johnsons Chapel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Smithville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Philippi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
- Sand Switch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Sewanee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
- Beersheba Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Altamont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gruetli - Laager
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gruetli
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Palmer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Coalmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Sartain Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Lankford Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Tracy City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- White City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Pelham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monteagle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
- Flat Top
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Mowbray
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mowbray is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowbray
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,615 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
- Greentown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Condra
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Whitwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Powells Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Comfort
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Rhea County
- Ogden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
- Dunlap
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Daus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Cartwright
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Center Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
- Chalybeate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Laurelburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Bone Cave
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Spencer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meade ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Cummingsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Sweetgum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
- Quebeck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Doyle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Darkey Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Drop ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Sparta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Peeled Chestnut
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Fanchers Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Clarktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spring Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Spring Creek.
Cemeteries Near Spring Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spring 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 Spring Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spring Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
- Centerhill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerhill Cemetery
- The Centerhill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hills Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Sinai Baptist Church / Shake Rag Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Walker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beersheba Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McGregor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- White Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (509 more) ...
- Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grace Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hillis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Spring Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spring Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
- Steppsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Steppsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steppsville
- Tarlton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tarlton is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarlton
- Irving College
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Irving College is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving College
- Chalybeate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Safley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Safley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safley
- Beersheba Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Olio ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Olio is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Shellsford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Cagle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cagle is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Gillentine ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gillentine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillentine
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Altamont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laurelburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Goodbars
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Goodbars is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbars
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spring Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spring Creek.
Newspapers Published in Spring 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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spring Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spring Creek, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spring 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 professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Spring Creek:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Cumberland County
- DeKalb County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Hamilton County
- Marion County
- Rhea County
- Sequatchie 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> | 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 '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- Spring 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 Spring Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |