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 Auburntown (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 Auburntown. 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 and hospitals 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.
Auburntown 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 Auburntown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Auburntown:
- Cannon County (The home county of Auburntown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburntown, with the one closest to Auburntown listed first.
- Gassaway
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Woodbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Woods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Burt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Bluewing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Bradyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Burgen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Hollow Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Bedford County
- Bell Buckle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburntown, with the one closest to Auburntown listed first.
- Gossburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Naola ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Beechgrove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Teal ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Busy Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- New Union
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Forest Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Davidson County
- Priest Lake Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburntown, with the one closest to Auburntown listed first.
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Alexandria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dowelltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Temperance Hall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Smithville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Philippi
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Young Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Johnsons Chapel
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Jackson County
- Nameless
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburntown, with the one closest to Auburntown listed first.
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
- Burton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Boma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Lafayette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayette is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
- Boiling Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Baxter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ditty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburntown, with the one closest to Auburntown listed first.
- Milton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Readyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kittrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Compton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Fairfield Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 131 people
- Walterhill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Dillton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Walter Hill Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Walter Hill Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Hill Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 401 people
- Burns Place
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Murfreesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
- Leanna
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Colonial Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburntown, with the one closest to Auburntown listed first.
- Brush Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Shaver Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Hickman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Gordonsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Rock City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- South Carthage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Carthage
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Mound
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Monoville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Defeated
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Dixon Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Difficult
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Trousdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburntown, with the one closest to Auburntown listed first.
- Johntown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Hartsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Van Buren County
- Bone Cave
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburntown, with the one closest to Auburntown listed first.
- Lucky
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Centertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Daylight
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Dibrell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Gath
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Trousdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- McMinnville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fall City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Morrison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Campaign
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburntown, with the one closest to Auburntown listed first.
- Drop ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Peeled Chestnut
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Fanchers Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Darkey Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Quebeck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburntown, with the one closest to Auburntown listed first.
- Statesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Cottage Home
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
- Round Top
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Cainsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Watertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Commerce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Doaks Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Linwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Saulsbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
- Greenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Lebanon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gladeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Auburntown, see our County-by-County Page for Auburntown.
Cemeteries Near Auburntown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Auburntown.
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 Auburntown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Auburntown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Auburntown, with the one closest to Auburntown listed first.
- Donnell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Odom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Duggin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Milligan Alexander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brandon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hatley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Campground Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bryson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1132 more) ...
- Rucker Goodloe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bogle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Duggin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Auburntown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Auburntown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Auburntown, with the one closest to Auburntown listed first.
- Statesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Cottage Home
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
- Round Top
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Milton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Gassaway
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Porterfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Porterfield is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Haleville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Haleville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleville
- Greenvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenvale is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Woodbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Talome ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Talome is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talome
- Cainsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Halls Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hill
- Readyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dowelltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Auburntown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Auburntown.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Auburntown ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Auburntown.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Auburntown. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Auburntown and those printed in the larger area surrounding Auburntown.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> of Auburntown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Auburntown:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Cannon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Coffee County
- Davidson County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Putnam County
- Rutherford County
- Smith County
- Trousdale 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> | 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 Auburntown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Auburntown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |