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 Athendale (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 Athendale. 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 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.
Athendale is located in Maury 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 Maury County: Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Athendale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Athendale:
- Maury County (The home county of Athendale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Athendale, with the one closest to Athendale listed first.
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mowd was located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- New Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Hope is also located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
- Ben ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ben was located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Columbia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carters Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carters Creek is also located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Santa Fe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Graymere Manor
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Graymere Manor is also located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 people
- Armour Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Armour Village is also located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
- Jameson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jameson is also located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Zion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zion is also located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Arkland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Arkland is also located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
- Sawdust
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sawdust is also located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Athendale, with the one closest to Athendale listed first.
- Palmetto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Unionville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Whitaker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Longview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Athendale, with the one closest to Athendale listed first.
- Kingston Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pegram
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Bell Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Athendale, with the one closest to Athendale listed first.
- Linton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Bellevue
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tennessee Towne was located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Towne
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,347 people
- Forest Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Athendale, with the one closest to Athendale listed first.
- Spencers Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Abiff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Tidwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Burns
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- White Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Athendale, with the one closest to Athendale listed first.
- Lynnville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bufords
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Campbellsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Liberty Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Olivet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Weakley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Trigg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Wales
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Bodenham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Athendale, with the one closest to Athendale listed first.
- Duck River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Primm Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Littlelot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Tottys Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Graytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Swan Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Bon Aqua Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bon Aqua Junction is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Aqua Junction
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,230 people
- Wrigley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Lyles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Aetna
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Graham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Athendale, with the one closest to Athendale listed first.
- Webber City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Henryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Ethridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flatwoods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Park Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Athendale, with the one closest to Athendale listed first.
- Kimmins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Hohenwald
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Athendale, with the one closest to Athendale listed first.
- Berlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Caney Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- South Berlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Verona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Anes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Globe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Chapel Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Holts Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Lewisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- New Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Cornersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Athendale, with the one closest to Athendale listed first.
- Allisona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Eagleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Patterson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Concord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Athendale, with the one closest to Athendale listed first.
- Burwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Spring Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkes was located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Thompson's Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Duplex
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Leipers Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Harpeth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Parry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Southall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Fernvale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Peytonsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Athendale, see our County-by-County Page for Athendale.
Cemeteries Near Athendale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Athendale.
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 Athendale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Athendale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Athendale, with the one closest to Athendale listed first.
- Haywood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Samuel O. Wisener Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuel O. Wisener Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Samuel O. Wisener Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northwest of Columbia.
- The Samuel O. Wisener Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wisener Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20493 <3>
- Harris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harris Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13013 <3>
- Godwin - Chappell UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwin - Chappell UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Godwin - Chappell UMC Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northwest of Columbia.
- The Godwin - Chappell UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Godwin Chapel Cemetery
- Godwin Chappell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2186761 <3>
- Hughes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hughes Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of Columbia.
- The Hughes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zellner Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13751 <3>
- Timmons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Watson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the north of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20108 <3>
- Old Knob Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wisner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wisner Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northwest of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20497 <3>
- Knob Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Knob Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the north of Columbia.
- The Knob Creek Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Knob Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14401 <3>
- Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1463 more) ...
- Harlem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harlem Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northwest of Columbia.
- New Hebron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Alexander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
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 Athendale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Athendale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Athendale, with the one closest to Athendale listed first.
- Godwin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Godwin is also located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwin
- Ben ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ben was located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mowd was located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- Columbia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carters Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carters Creek is also located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Santa Fe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashwood is also located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Loco ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Loco was located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
- Theta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Theta is also located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Water Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley is also located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Williamsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Williamsport is also located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Canaan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Canaan is also located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lasea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lasea is also located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasea
- Fly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fly is also located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Bigbyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bigbyville is also located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbyville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Athendale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Athendale.
Newspapers Published in Athendale ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Athendale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Athendale, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Athendale.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Athendale:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Maury County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Giles County
- Hickman County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Marshall County
- Rutherford County
- Williamson 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Athendale) 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 Athendale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |