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 Adams Grove (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 Adams Grove. 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 Adams Grove ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Adams Grove: Adams Grv.
- While the name of this community is Adams Grove, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Adams Grove may originally have been Adam's Grove.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Adams Grove might be written as Adam Grove.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Adams Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Adams Grove.
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.
Adams Grove is located in Wilson 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 Wilson County: Cannon, Davidson, DeKalb, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner & Trousdale.
Below are the counties that are near Adams Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Adams Grove:
- Wilson County (The home county of Adams Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Grove, with the one closest to Adams Grove listed first.
- Doaks Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Linwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Watertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cainsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Gladeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Commerce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Saulsbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
- Leeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Statesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Beckwith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Grove, with the one closest to Adams Grove listed first.
- Auburntown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Gassaway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Woodbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Bradyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Woods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Bluewing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Burgen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Coffee County
- Gossburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Grove, with the one closest to Adams Grove listed first.
- Priest Lake Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Hermitage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rural Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
- Nashboro Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Lakewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Donelson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Old Hickory
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mudtavern
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Rayon City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Marvel is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Grove, with the one closest to Adams Grove listed first.
- Alexandria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Dowelltown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Temperance Hall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Smithville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Philippi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Grove, with the one closest to Adams Grove listed first.
- Green Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Meadorville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Siloam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Putnam County
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Grove, with the one closest to Adams Grove listed first.
- Murphree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- Walter Hill Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walter Hill Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Hill Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 401 people
- Walterhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Milton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Compton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Jamestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
- Leanna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Fairfield Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 131 people
- Colonial Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Jefferson Pike
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
- Smyrna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morrow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Grove, with the one closest to Adams Grove listed first.
- Brush Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Shaver Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Rock City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Hickman
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Bluff Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Gordonsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- South Carthage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Carthage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Monoville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Chestnut Mound
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Defeated
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Grove, with the one closest to Adams Grove listed first.
- Castalian Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Trousdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Gallatin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chipman
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chipman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
- Rogana
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Driftwood Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Driftwood Park is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,908 people
- Hendersonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ocana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ocana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocana
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,086 people
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Bethpage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shackle Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
- Bransford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bransford is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
- Trousdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Grove, with the one closest to Adams Grove listed first.
- Hartsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Johntown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Grove, with the one closest to Adams Grove listed first.
- Nolensville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arrington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brentwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clovercroft
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Adams Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Adams Grove.
Cemeteries Near Adams Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Adams Grove.
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 Adams Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Adams Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Adams Grove, with the one closest to Adams Grove listed first.
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Byran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Massey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Read Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Major Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Huddleston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Williams Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the west of Watertown.
- The Williams Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Williams Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484770 <3>
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (1060 more) ...
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wilson County Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Adams Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Adams Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Adams Grove, with the one closest to Adams Grove listed first.
- Oak Point ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Point is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
- Shop Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shop Springs is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Springs
- Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Spring Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Holloway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holloway is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Bairds Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bairds Mill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairds Mill
- Cherry Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cherry Valley is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Linwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Watertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vesta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vesta is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
- Cainsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Greenvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenvale is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Tuckers Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckers Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroads
- Tuckers Gap ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckers Gap is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Gap
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Adams Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Adams Grove.
Newspapers Published in Adams Grove ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Adams Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Adams Grove, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Adams Grove.
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 websites either 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 Adams Grove:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Wilson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Davidson County
- DeKalb County
- Macon County
- Putnam County
- Rutherford County
- Smith County
- Sumner County
- Trousdale County
- Williamson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Adams Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Adams Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |