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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 Maces Spring (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 Maces Spring. 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 Maces Spring ...

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.

Another variation: Mace Springs.

  • A typical abbreviation for Maces Spring: Maces Spg. (or less commonly used: Maces Spng. or Maces Sprng.)
  • While the name of this community is Maces Spring, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Maces Spring may originally have been Mace's Spring.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Maces Spring might be written as Mace Spring.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Maces Spring is located in Scott County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Scott County: Hancock (TN), Hawkins (TN), Sullivan (TN), Lee, Russell, Washington & Wise.

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

  • Scott County     (The home county of Maces Spring)
  • Bristol City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maces Spring, with the one closest to Maces Spring listed first.
    • Virginia Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bristol
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Bristol is located in Bristol City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <2>
  • Dickenson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maces Spring, with the one closest to Maces Spring listed first.
    • Herald
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Nora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Carrie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carrie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
      • Carrie is located in Dickenson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carrie
      • From Maces Spring to Carrie
    • Aily
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aily. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
      • Aily is located in Dickenson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Aily
      • From Maces Spring to Aily
    • Bucu
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Omaha
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Omaha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
      • Omaha is located in Dickenson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Omaha
      • From Maces Spring to Omaha
    • Darwin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maces Spring, with the one closest to Maces Spring listed first.
    • Stickleyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Darnell Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darnell Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
      • Darnell Town is located in Lee County
    • Keokee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dryden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Norton City
    • Norton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
      • Norton is located in Norton City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,985 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <2>
  • Russell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maces Spring, with the one closest to Maces Spring listed first.
    • Fugates Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Willow Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Creswell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creswell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
      • Creswell is located in Russell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Creswell
      • From Maces Spring to Creswell
    • Dickensonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bickley Mill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Castlewood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Carterton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carterton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
      • Carterton is located in Russell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carterton
      • From Maces Spring to Carterton
    • Dante
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jessees Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kiser ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiser have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
      • Kiser is located in Russell County
    • Cleveland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Lebanon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Lebanon is located in Russell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,184 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <2>
  • Washington County
  • Wise County
  • Carter County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maces Spring, with the one closest to Maces Spring listed first.
    • Watauga
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Biltmore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Central
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
      • Central is located in Carter County (TN)
    • Elizabethton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hunter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
      • Hunter is located in Carter County (TN)
    • Buladeen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Crest
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
      • Pine Crest is located in Carter County (TN)
    • Siam
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Siam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
      • Siam is located in Carter County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Siam
      • From Maces Spring to Siam
    • Gap Run
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Hampton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Greene County (TN)
  • Hawkins County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maces Spring, with the one closest to Maces Spring listed first.
    • Frisco
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frisco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
      • Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Frisco
      • From Maces Spring to Frisco
    • Rotherwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Waycross
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waycross have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
      • Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
    • Mount Carmel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Solitude ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Solitude. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
      • Solitude is located in Hawkins County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Solitude
      • From Maces Spring to Solitude
    • Block City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Block City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
      • Block City is located in Hawkins County (TN)
    • Green Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
      • Green Village is located in Hawkins County (TN)
    • Church Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
      • Church Hill is located in Hawkins County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,643 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Hill <2>
    • New Canton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Blossom
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blossom. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
      • Blossom is located in Hawkins County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Blossom
      • From Maces Spring to Blossom
    • Greenland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Chimneytop ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimneytop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
      • Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County (TN)
  • Johnson County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maces Spring, with the one closest to Maces Spring listed first.
    • Winchester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
      • Winchester is located in Johnson County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
    • Butler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • High Health ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Health have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
      • High Health is located in Johnson County (TN)
  • Sullivan County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maces Spring, with the one closest to Maces Spring listed first.
    • Mill Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Harrtown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrtown
      • Harrtown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,365 people
    • Rock City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
      • Rock City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Bloomingdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bloomingdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
      • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bloomingdale
      • From Maces Spring to Bloomingdale
    • Beechnut City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beechnut City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
      • Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Orebank
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cross
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Blountville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blountville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountville
      • Blountville is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,074 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blountville <2>
    • Walnut Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
      • Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Horace ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
      • Horace is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Morrison City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
      • Morrison City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Cherokee Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
      • Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Unicoi County (TN)
  • Washington County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maces Spring, with the one closest to Maces Spring listed first.
    • Spurgeon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Gray
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Gray is located in Washington County (TN)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <2>
    • Oak Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Washington County (TN)
    • Flourville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flourville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
      • Flourville is located in Washington County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Flourville
      • From Maces Spring to Flourville
    • Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Austin Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Austin Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
      • Austin Village is located in Washington County (TN)
    • Fall Branch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Harmony
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harmony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Harmony is located in Washington County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harmony
      • From Maces Spring to Harmony
    • North Johnson City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Johnson City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
      • North Johnson City is located in Washington County (TN)
    • Oakland Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
      • Oakland Village is located in Washington County (TN)
    • Camelot Two
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camelot Two have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Two
      • Camelot Two is located in Washington County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,582 people
    • Johnson City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Maces Spring ...

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

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

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

  • Spuryer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spuryer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spuryer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hickam Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickam Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jett Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Francisco Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Francisco Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Francisco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lunsford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lunsford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lunsford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Godsey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Godsey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Godsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bradley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McMurray Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mullins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mullins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mullins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Buttry Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buttry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buttry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (1740 more) ...
    • Wood Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Godsey Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Godsey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Godsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hensley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hensley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hensley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Maces Spring had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Hiltons
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Snowflake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snowflake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
    • Snowflake is located in Scott County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Snowflake
    • From Maces Spring to Snowflake
  • McConnell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
    • McConnell is located in Scott County
  • Nickelsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Nottingham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nottingham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
    • Nottingham is located in Scott County
  • Arcadia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Arcadia is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Mill Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ketron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ketron have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketron
    • Ketron is located in Washington County
  • Mendota
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bloomingdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bloomingdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bloomingdale
    • From Maces Spring to Bloomingdale
  • Fugates Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Orebank
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Point Truth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Truth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Truth
      • Point Truth is located in Russell County
    • Gate City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Edgeworth ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgeworth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
      • Edgeworth is located in Sullivan County (TN)

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

Newspapers Published in Maces Spring ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maces Spring.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maces Spring, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maces Spring.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Maces Spring:

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

The official website for Scott County: www.scottcountyva.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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 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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Maces Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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 from Point A (ie- Maces Spring) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maces Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6725, Longitude: -82.4037    









 

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