
Poplar Springs and Blue Goose anchor a landscape defined by the intricate hydrology of the Middle Fork Forked Deer River and North Fork Forked Deer River. This section of West Tennessee along the Madison and Henderson county line is characterized by a high density of local cemeteries and small, scattered settlements that speak to its deep agricultural and family heritage. Genealogists will find interest in several historic burial grounds, including Union Grove Cem, Independence Cem, and Anderson Cem. The terrain is deeply etched by a network of local branches and creeks such as Spencer Creek, Gurley Creek, and McHaney Branch, which feed into the primary river forks. These waterways, coupled with a dense grid of named rural roads like Poplar Springs Bargerton Road, illustrate the persistent settlement patterns in this rural corridor between Jackson and Lexington.
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1936 · Clarksburg
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1936 · Lexington
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1936 · Life
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1950 · Life
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1950 · Lexington
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1950 · Clarksburg
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1953 · Claybrook
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1953 · Beech Bluff
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1955 · Luray
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1955 · Juno
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