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 Sulphur Springs (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Sulphur Springs. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Sulphur Springs ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Sulphur Springs: Sulphur Spgs. (or less commonly used: Sulphur Spngs. or Sulphur Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sulphur Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sulphur Springs.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Sulphur Springs is located in McNairy 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 McNairy County: Alcorn (MS), Chester, Hardeman & Hardin.
Below are the counties that are near Sulphur Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sulphur Springs:
- McNairy County (The home county of Sulphur Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Falcon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Rose Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rose Creek is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Selmer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ramer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eastview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Bethel Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chewalla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
- Guys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Guys is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Purdy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Caffey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Michie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stantonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Finger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Masseyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Masseyville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
- Silerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silerton is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Montezuma
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Montezuma is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Deanburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Deanburg is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
- Henderson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sweet Lips
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Enville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Milledgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Jacks Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mifflin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mifflin is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Fayette County
- Grand Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hardeman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Hornsby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hornsby is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Essary Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
- Middleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rogers Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rogers Springs is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Springs
- Bolivar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shandy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shandy is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shandy
- Toone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Toone is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Teague
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Teague is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,181 people
- Saulsbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Hickory Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hickory Valley is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Newcastle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Newcastle is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
- Whiteville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vildo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vildo is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vildo
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Shiloh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Crump
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Landing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 555 people
- Hamburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hamburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Nash Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Nash Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Landing
- Nixon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Nixon is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
- Pyburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pyburn is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
- Slab Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Slab Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
- New Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Savannah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Belle Meade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Belle Meade is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,017 people
- White Sulphur ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- White Sulphur is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Sibley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Rhodes Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
- Middle Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Sardis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Parkburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Parkburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,156 people
- Pinson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Medon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cisco Indian Village ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cisco Indian Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco Indian Village
- Malesus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Malesus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malesus
- Alcorn County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Corinth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kossuth
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Allentown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Allentown is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Farmington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
- Biggersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Hightown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Glen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Glen is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Glens
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
- Searcy Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
- Rienzi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Jacinto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Benton County (MS)
- Canaan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Canaan is located in Benton County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Prentiss County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Pisgah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Jumpertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Tippah County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Walnut
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tiplersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tiplersville is located in Tippah County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
- Falkner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tishomingo County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Burnsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Short
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sulphur Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Sulphur Springs.
Cemeteries Near Sulphur Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sulphur Springs.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Sulphur Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sulphur Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Neatherly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Carr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Coleman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mosses Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McCalips Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eureka Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ramer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Falcon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (523 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Moores Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kirk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Sulphur Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sulphur Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Falcon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Rose Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rose Creek is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Ramer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Selmer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pocahontas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chewalla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
- Bethel Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Guys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Guys is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Gravel Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gravel Hill is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Essary Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
- Cuba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cuba is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Purdy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wenasoga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wenasoga is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenasoga
- Caffey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Masseyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Masseyville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sulphur Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sulphur Springs.
Newspapers Published in Sulphur Springs ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sulphur Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sulphur Springs, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sulphur Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Sulphur Springs:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to McNairy County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Fayette County
- Hardeman County
- Hardin County
- Henderson County
- Madison County
- Alcorn County
- Benton County
- Prentiss County
- Tippah County
- Tishomingo 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> | 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 Sulphur Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sulphur Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |