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 Ashburn (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 Ashburn. 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 northeast 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 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.
Ashburn is located in Robertson 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 Robertson County: Logan (KY), Simpson (KY), Todd (KY), Cheatham, Davidson, Montgomery & Sumner.
Below are the counties that are near Ashburn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ashburn:
- Robertson County (The home county of Ashburn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashburn, with the one closest to Ashburn listed first.
- Barren Plain
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Orlinda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cross Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jernigan Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Cedar Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calistia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Mulloy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Flewellyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Greenbrier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Adams
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashburn, with the one closest to Ashburn listed first.
- Pleasant View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Sycamore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Bearwallow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Lockertsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Henrietta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Cheap Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Marrowbone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Ashland City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Neptune
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Lillamay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashburn, with the one closest to Ashburn listed first.
- Ridgetop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Addie ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Addie is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Estimated population in 2014: 650 people
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Joelton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Morny
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Morny is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morny
- Madison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rayon City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Old Hickory
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Maplewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Marvel is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
- Lakewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashburn, with the one closest to Ashburn listed first.
- Port Royal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Oak Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Sango
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Fredonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Swan Lake Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Saint Bethlehem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wingate West
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wingate West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
- Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
- Clarksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashburn, with the one closest to Ashburn listed first.
- Mitchellville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Johnsons Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- Walnut Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Hall Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- Millersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Deal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Deal is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
- Population from the 2010 Census: 368 people
- Portland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fountain Head
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Cottontown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shackle Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
- Sengtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sengtown is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sengtown
- Goodlettsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Allen County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashburn, with the one closest to Ashburn listed first.
- Mount Aerial
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Pope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pope is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Trammel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trammel is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Red Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Butler County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashburn, with the one closest to Ashburn listed first.
- Richelieu
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Harreldsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harreldsville is located in Butler County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
- Christian County (KY)
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Logan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashburn, with the one closest to Ashburn listed first.
- Adairville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Schochoh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Keysburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Ferguson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Olmstead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Cave Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Russellville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gordonsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- South Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Justice
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Justice is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Lost City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lost City is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Simpson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashburn, with the one closest to Ashburn listed first.
- Prices Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Neosheo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Black Jack
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Salmons
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Gold City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Todd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashburn, with the one closest to Ashburn listed first.
- Allensville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Hadensville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Anderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Guthrie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Elkton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
- Trenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Allegre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allegre is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
- Warren County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashburn, with the one closest to Ashburn listed first.
- Woodburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Rockfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Drake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Drake is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ashburn, see our County-by-County Page for Ashburn.
Cemeteries Near Ashburn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ashburn.
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 Ashburn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ashburn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ashburn, with the one closest to Ashburn listed first.
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Willis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Smelser Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dean Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Draughan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Farthing Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dean Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Huey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (740 more) ...
- Chapman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Scoggins - Gorham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Ashburn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ashburn.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ashburn, with the one closest to Ashburn listed first.
- Adairville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hubertville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hubertville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubertville
- Barren Plain
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Bobwhite ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bobwhite is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobwhite
- Orlinda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Prices Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Schochoh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Dot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dot is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dot
- Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cross Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kinneys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kinneys is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinneys
- Oakville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oakville is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Cedar Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Keysburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Baggettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baggettsville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baggettsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ashburn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ashburn.
Newspapers Published in Ashburn ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashburn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ashburn, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ashburn.
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 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 Ashburn:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Robertson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Montgomery County
- Sumner County
- Allen County
- Butler County
- Christian County
- Logan County
- Simpson County
- Todd County
- Warren 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> | 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 Ashburn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Ashburn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |