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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 Spring Valley (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 Valley. 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 Valley ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Spring Valley: Spring Vly. (or less commonly used: Spring Vally. or Spring Vlly.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Spring Valley is located in Houston County.

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 Houston County: Benton, Dickson, Humphreys, Montgomery & Stewart.

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

  • Houston County     (The home county of Spring Valley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
    • Omega ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omega have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
      • Omega is located in Houston County
    • Erin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
      • Erin is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erin <2>
    • Tennessee Ridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Brownsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Houston County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
    • Magnolia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Magnolia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Magnolia is located in Houston County
    • McKinnon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McKinnon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
      • McKinnon is located in Houston County
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
    • Brevards Ferry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brevards Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
      • Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
    • Faxon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
      • Faxon is located in Benton County
    • Big Sandy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Camden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wildlife Cove Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildlife Cove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildlife Cove Village
      • Wildlife Cove Village is located in Benton County
  • Cheatham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
    • Neptune
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
      • Neptune is located in Cheatham County
    • Henrietta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrietta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
      • Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
    • Bell Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
      • Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
    • Cheap Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheap Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
      • Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
    • Lockertsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
      • Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
    • Kingston Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Springs
      • Kingston Springs is located in Cheatham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston Springs <2>
    • Ashland City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
      • Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
  • Dickson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
    • Slayden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
      • Slayden is located in Dickson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Vanleer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Tennessee City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennessee City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
      • Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
    • Dunn Chapel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dunn Chapel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
      • Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
    • Woods Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
      • Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
    • Pond
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
      • Pond is located in Dickson County
    • Charlotte
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Stayton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
      • Stayton is located in Dickson County
    • Water Valley ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
      • Water Valley is located in Dickson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
    • Dickson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • White Oak Flat
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
      • White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
    • Pomona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pomona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
      • Pomona is located in Dickson County
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
    • Oak Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Oak Hill is located in Henry County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,703 people
    • Springville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Hickman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
    • Salt Lick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
      • Salt Lick is located in Hickman County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 508 people
    • Whitehouse
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
      • Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
    • Graham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Graham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Graham is located in Hickman County
    • Only
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Lyles
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyles
      • Lyles is located in Hickman County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyles <2>
    • Nunnelly
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
      • Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
    • Bon Aqua Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Aqua Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Aqua Junction
      • Bon Aqua Junction is located in Hickman County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,230 people
    • Wrigley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrigley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
      • Wrigley is located in Hickman County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
    • Whitfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
      • Whitfield is located in Hickman County
  • Humphreys County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
    • McEwen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
      • McEwen is located in Humphreys County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McEwen <2>
    • Halls Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
      • Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
    • Bethpage
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethpage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
      • Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
    • Trinity
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
      • Trinity is located in Humphreys County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
    • Pigeon Roost
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Roost have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
      • Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
    • Waverly
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hurricane Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Plant
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
      • Plant is located in Humphreys County
    • Bakerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
      • Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
    • New Johnsonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Johnsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Johnsonville
      • New Johnsonville is located in Humphreys County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Johnsonville <2>
    • Grandmother Ford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandmother Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
      • Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
    • Buffalo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buffalo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
      • Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
    • Louise
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Louise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
      • Louise is located in Montgomery County
    • Oakridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
      • Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
    • McAllisters Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McAllisters Crossroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllisters Crossroads
      • McAllisters Crossroads is located in Montgomery County
    • Dotsonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
      • Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
    • Liverworth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
      • Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
    • Southside
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
    • Woodlawn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodlawn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
      • Woodlawn is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodlawn <2>
    • Clarksville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Louise Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louise Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
      • Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
    • Fredonia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
    • Oak Plains
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
      • Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
  • Stewart County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
    • Cumberland City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Throckmorton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
      • Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
    • Indian Mound
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Dover
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Stewart County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
      • Former name for Dover:
      • Monroe
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
    • Legate
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Legate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
      • Legate is located in Stewart County
    • Parker Town ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
      • Parker Town is located in Stewart County
    • Bumpus Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Christian County (KY)
    • Garrettsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garrettsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
      • Garrettsburg is located in Christian County (KY)

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

Cemeteries Near Spring Valley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spring Valley.

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 Spring Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Robertson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robertson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robertson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Adkins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harvey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harvey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harvey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Knight Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knight Cemetery
    • The Knight Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cumberland Valley Community Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14395 <4>
  • Yates Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yates Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jones Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Aaron James Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aaron James Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Aaron James Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2488074 <4>
  • Ross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vanhook Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vanhook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vanhook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (869 more) ...
    • Balthrop Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Balthrop Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Balthrop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Patty Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Skelton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skelton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skelton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

While we didn't find Spring Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spring Valley.

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

  • Omega ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omega have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
    • Omega is located in Houston County
  • Yellow Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
    • Yellow Creek is located in Houston County
  • Edgewood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
    • Edgewood is located in Dickson County
  • Woolworth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woolworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolworth
    • Woolworth is located in Humphreys County
  • Erin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
    • Erin is located in Houston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erin <2>
  • McEwen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
    • McEwen is located in Humphreys County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McEwen <2>
  • Sailors Rest ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sailors Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailors Rest
    • Sailors Rest is located in Montgomery County
  • Vanleer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Gorman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
    • Gorman is located in Humphreys County
  • Tennessee City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennessee City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
    • Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
  • Sylvia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvia
    • Sylvia is located in Dickson County
  • Shiloh
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Tennessee Ridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cumberland City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Woods Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
      • Woods Valley is located in Dickson County

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

Newspapers Published in Spring Valley ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spring Valley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spring Valley, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spring Valley.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Valley:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spring Valley. 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 Spring Valley, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spring Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spring Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2298, Longitude: -87.6056       In this case, the coordinates for Spring Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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