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 Alexandria (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 Alexandria. 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.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Alexandria is located in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County: Cannon, Putnam, Smith, Warren, White & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Alexandria. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alexandria:
- DeKalb County (The home county of Alexandria)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexandria, with the one closest to Alexandria listed first.
- Dowelltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowelltown
- Dowelltown is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dowelltown <1>
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Temperance Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temperance Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Smithville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Smithville is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,978 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <1>
- Philippi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Young Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Johnsons Chapel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexandria, with the one closest to Alexandria listed first.
- Auburntown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburntown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Gassaway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Woods
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Woodbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Woodbury is located in Cannon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,971 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <1>
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Bluewing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manus Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Burt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Bradyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Burgen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Hollow Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Coffee County
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexandria, with the one closest to Alexandria listed first.
- Nameless
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Rough Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Haydenburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haydenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Gainesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesboro
- Gainesboro is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesboro <1>
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexandria, with the one closest to Alexandria listed first.
- Gibbs Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Green Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Meadorville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadorville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Mill Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Lafayette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Lafayette is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <1>
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexandria, with the one closest to Alexandria listed first.
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Boma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Lafayette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Burton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Baxter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Baxter is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <1>
- Boiling Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Huntland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Burgess
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Cookeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookeville
- Cookeville is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,060 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cookeville <1>
- Southtown Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southtown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexandria, with the one closest to Alexandria listed first.
- Milton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Readyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readyville
- Readyville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Readyville <1>
- Compton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Kittrell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Walter Hill Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walter Hill Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Hill Estates
- Walter Hill Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 401 people
- Walterhill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walterhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Fairfield Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Estates
- Fairfield Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 131 people
- Jamestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Murphree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Dillton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Murfreesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murfreesboro
- Murfreesboro is located in Rutherford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150,757 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murfreesboro <1>
- Colonial Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Burns Place
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexandria, with the one closest to Alexandria listed first.
- Shaver Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaver Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Hickman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Gordonsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordonsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Gordonsville is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,245 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonsville <1>
- Bluff Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Rock City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - South Carthage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Carthage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Carthage is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <1>
- Chestnut Mound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Monoville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Defeated
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Dixon Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Difficult
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Pleasant Shade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Shade
- Pleasant Shade is located in Smith County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Shade <1>
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexandria, with the one closest to Alexandria listed first.
- Castalian Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castalian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalian Springs
- Castalian Springs is located in Sumner County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 556 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castalian Springs <1>
- Chipman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trousdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexandria, with the one closest to Alexandria listed first.
- Johntown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Hartsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Hartsville is located in Trousdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,455 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartsville <1>
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexandria, with the one closest to Alexandria listed first.
- Dibrell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Lucky
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Daylight
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Gath
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Centertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Fall City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Campaign
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- McMinnville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMinnville
- McMinnville is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,776 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMinnville <1>
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rowland Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Rowland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexandria, with the one closest to Alexandria listed first.
- Fanchers Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Darkey Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Macedonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexandria, with the one closest to Alexandria listed first.
- Cottage Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
- Round Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Watertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Watertown is located in Wilson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,536 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watertown <1>
- Commerce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Statesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Saulsbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Doaks Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Cainsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cainsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Lebanon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Lebanon is located in Wilson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,086 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <1>
- Centerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Possum Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Gladeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladeville
- Gladeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladeville <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alexandria, see our County-by-County Page for Alexandria.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Alexandria ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alexandria.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Alexandria. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Alexandria and those printed in the larger area surrounding Alexandria.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> of Alexandria.
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 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 Alexandria:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //sos.tn.gov/tsla
- Pages specific to DeKalb County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cannon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Coffee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Macon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Putnam County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Rutherford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Smith County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sumner County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Trousdale County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Warren County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- White County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wilson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cannon County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cemeteries of DeKalb County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cemeteries of DeKalb County
Cemeteries Near Alexandria ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alexandria.
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 Alexandria covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alexandria, with the one closest to Alexandria listed first.
- Highland Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Memorial Cemetery
- Eastview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eastview Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Alexandria.
- The Eastview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alexandria Eastview Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154654 <5>
- Talley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Talley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Talley Cemetery
- Vandatta Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vandatta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vandatta Cemetery
- Blue Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Cemetery
- Adamson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Adamson Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adamson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2190954 <5>
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
- Willoughby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willoughby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willoughby Cemetery
- Foutch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foutch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foutch Cemetery
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brush Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brush Creek Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
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- Hearn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hearn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hearn Cemetery
- Agee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Agee Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Agee Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the south of Brush Creek.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Agee Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2575291 <5>
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
- Hearn Cemetery
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 Alexandria had a population of 672 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Alexandria had a population of 1,020 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alexandria, with the one closest to Alexandria listed first.
- Brush Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brush Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Sykes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Round Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Cottage Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
- Watertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Watertown is located in Wilson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,536 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watertown <1>
- Statesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Dowelltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowelltown
- Dowelltown is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dowelltown <1>
- Hickman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- New Middleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Middleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Middleton
- New Middleton is located in Smith County
- Commerce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Haleville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Temperance Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temperance Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Cherry Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cherry Valley is located in Wilson County
- Grant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Temperance Hall
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alexandria. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alexandria.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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> | 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. |
| <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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Alexandria) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alexandria. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0771, Longitude: -86.0332 |
| <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 Alexandria, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |