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 Hill (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 Hill. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Spring Hill is located in Houston 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 Houston County: Benton, Dickson, Humphreys, Montgomery & Stewart.
Below are the counties that are near Spring Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spring Hill:
- Houston County (The home county of Spring Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Erin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brownsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
- Omega ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Tennessee Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Magnolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- McKinnon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Faxon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Brevards Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
- Big Sandy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Henrietta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Neptune
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Cheap Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Lockertsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Bell Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Ashland City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Sycamore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Slayden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Woods Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Vanleer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn Chapel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Stayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Tennessee City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Charlotte
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pond
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Dickson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Flat
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
- Bellsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- Henry County
- Oak Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,703 people
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Salt Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Salt Lick is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Estimated population in 2014: 508 people
- Whitehouse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- McEwen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Halls Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
- Trinity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
- Pigeon Roost
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
- Waverly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bethpage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
- Hurricane Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Plant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- New Johnsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Oakridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
- Louise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Dotsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Oakwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- McAllisters Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Liverworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Woodlawn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Southside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Louise Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
- Clarksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wingate West
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wingate West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
- Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
- Fredonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Robertson County
- Stroudville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Cumberland City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Throckmorton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Indian Mound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Legate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Dover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Bumpus Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Snider
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Christian County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Garrettsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Garrettsburg is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- LaFayette
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bennettstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bennettstown is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
- Oak Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Howel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Howel is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
- Herndon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Herndon is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spring Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Spring Hill.
Cemeteries Near Spring Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spring Hill.
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 Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spring Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Adams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Parchman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lyle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ellis Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cedar Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sinks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Erin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lockhart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Graveyard Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (844 more) ...
- Erin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bratschi Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Spring Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spring Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Sailors Rest ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sailors Rest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailors Rest
- Yellow Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Cumberland City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Erin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shiloh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Omega ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Needmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Needmore is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Tennessee Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Palmyra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woolworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woolworth is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolworth
- Bellamy ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bellamy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Edgewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Edgewood is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Vanleer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Louise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spring Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spring Hill.
Newspapers Published in Spring Hill ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spring Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spring Hill, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spring Hill.
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 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 Hill:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Houston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Cheatham County
- Dickson County
- Henry County
- Hickman County
- Humphreys County
- Montgomery County
- Robertson County
- Stewart County
- Christian 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> | 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 Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |