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 Amity (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 Amity. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Amity is located in Cannon 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 Cannon County: Coffee, DeKalb, Rutherford, Warren & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Amity. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Amity:
- Cannon County (The home county of Amity)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Hollow Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Burgen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Bradyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Burt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Bluewing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Woodbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Woods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Gassaway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Auburntown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Bell Buckle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wartrace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cascade Hollow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Cortner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Haley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Normandy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Vannatta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Raus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Shelbyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Longview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Naola ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Gossburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Teal ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- New Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Beechgrove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Busy Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Manchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Royal Oaks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Winton Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Belmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Hillsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Dowelltown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Smithville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Young Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Philippi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Alexandria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Temperance Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Johnsons Chapel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Franklin County
- Estill Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Altamont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beersheba Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Pelham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Readyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kittrell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Plainview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Dillton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Burns Place
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Milton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Rucker
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Compton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Fairfield Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 131 people
- Murfreesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Midland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Walterhill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Smith County
- Brush Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Laurelburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Bone Cave
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Trousdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Centertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Morrison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Daylight
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Lucky
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Viola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gath
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- McMinnville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dibrell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Shellsford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Smyrna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Drop ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Quebeck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Darkey Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Peeled Chestnut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Cottage Home
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
- Round Top
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Statesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Cainsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Watertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Commerce
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Doaks Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Amity, see our County-by-County Page for Amity.
Cemeteries Near Amity ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Amity.
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 Amity - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Amity covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Midway Church of Christ Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cherry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Espy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northwest of Morrison.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14703 <2>
- Talbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tolbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lorance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smithson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smithson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gilley Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (1230 more) ...
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jameson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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>
While we didn't find Amity in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Amity.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Hollow Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Naola ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Clearmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clearmont is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearmont
- Burgen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Devenport ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Devenport is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devenport
- Leoni
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leoni is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoni
- Burt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Bradyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Holly ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Holly is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Trousdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- New ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New
- Cateston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cateston is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cateston
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Woodbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gossburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Donnell Chapel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Donnell Chapel is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnell Chapel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Amity. See our List of 1890's Communities around Amity.
Newspapers Published in Amity ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Amity.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Amity, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Amity.
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 Amity:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Cannon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Coffee County
- DeKalb County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Rutherford County
- Smith County
- Van Buren County
- Warren County
- White 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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Amity) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Amity, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |