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 Almaville (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 Almaville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Almaville is located in Rutherford 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 Rutherford County: Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Davidson, Marshall, Williamson & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Almaville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Almaville:
- Rutherford County (The home county of Almaville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Almaville, with the one closest to Almaville listed first.
- Snell ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Patterson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Colonial Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Smyrna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Pike
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
- Leanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Allisona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Eagleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Murfreesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- La Vergne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jamestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
- Morrow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Almaville, with the one closest to Almaville listed first.
- Longview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Unionville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Vannatta
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Bell Buckle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Palmetto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Shelbyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wartrace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitaker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Haley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Almaville, with the one closest to Almaville listed first.
- Bradyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Burt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Auburntown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Burgen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Woodbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hollow Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Almaville, with the one closest to Almaville listed first.
- Gossburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Beechgrove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Almaville, with the one closest to Almaville listed first.
- Wrencoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Antioch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rural Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
- Whispering Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Nashboro Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Priest Lake Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Paragon Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Oak Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Mudtavern
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Berry Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Berry Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Forest Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
- Donelson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Almaville, with the one closest to Almaville listed first.
- Holts Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Chapel Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Caney Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Anes
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Verona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Berlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- South Berlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Oak Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Almaville, with the one closest to Almaville listed first.
- New Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Carters Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Leftwich
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Jameson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Theta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Philadelphia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- New Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- Columbia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Almaville, with the one closest to Almaville listed first.
- Driftwood Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Driftwood Park is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,908 people
- Hendersonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Almaville, with the one closest to Almaville listed first.
- Nolensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- College Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clovercroft
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Peytonsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Brentwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harpeth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- McEwen ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- McEwen is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,699 people
- Duplex
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Parry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Lynnwood Downs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lynnwood Downs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood Downs
- Estimated population in 2014: 282 people
- Thompson's Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <1>
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Almaville, with the one closest to Almaville listed first.
- Rural Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Gladeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cainsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Belinda City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Lynn Christie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Mount Juliet
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Beckwith
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Leeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Doaks Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Greenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Statesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Lebanon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Almaville, see our County-by-County Page for Almaville.
Cemeteries Near Almaville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Almaville.
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 Almaville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Almaville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Almaville, with the one closest to Almaville listed first.
- Vaughan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wood Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south of La Vergne.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20525 <3>
- Glen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Haynes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Vaugh - McClaren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Nelson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Boring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Toombs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Spann Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bowen - Snell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glenn - Windrow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1654 more) ...
- McClaren - Marable Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Raney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glymp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Almaville had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Almaville, with the one closest to Almaville listed first.
- Snell ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Patterson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Triune
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Triune is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triune
- Rocky Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rocky Fork is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
- College Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Overall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Overall is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Nolensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Smyrna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arno is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
- Allisona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Eagleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Versailles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Versailles is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Murfreesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Almaville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Almaville.
Newspapers Published in Almaville ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Almaville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Almaville, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Almaville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Almaville:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Rutherford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Davidson County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Sumner County
- Williamson County
- Wilson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Almaville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Almaville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |