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 Barnesville (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 Barnesville. 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 hospitals 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.
Barnesville is located in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Lauderdale (AL), Giles, Lewis, Maury & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Barnesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barnesville:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Barnesville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnesville, with the one closest to Barnesville listed first.
- Henryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Park Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Webber City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Flatwoods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Ethridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Prospect
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Leoma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Busby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Westpoint
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Fall River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Loretto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Liberty Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnesville, with the one closest to Barnesville listed first.
- Liberty Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Campbellsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Weakley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Bodenham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Bufords
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Lynnville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wales
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Olivet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Gordon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Anthony Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Pulaski
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Powell Chapel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Green Field
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Field is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnesville, with the one closest to Barnesville listed first.
- Aetna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Swan Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Hornertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hornertown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornertown
- Estimated population in 2014: 412 people
- Duck River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Pleasantville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Graytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Littlelot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Tottys Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Primm Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Whitfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitfield is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Nunnelly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Graham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnesville, with the one closest to Barnesville listed first.
- Voorhies
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Hohenwald
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kimmins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Marshall County
- Globe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnesville, with the one closest to Barnesville listed first.
- Enterprise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesboro is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
- Screamer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Hampshire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frierson Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Scotts Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Scotts Mill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 983 people
- Chapel Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
- Broadview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Southport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Ashwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Zion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zion is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Armour Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Armour Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnesville, with the one closest to Barnesville listed first.
- Flatwoods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Linden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beardstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnesville, with the one closest to Barnesville listed first.
- Ashland Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
- Slickrock Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
- Waynesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Collinwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Corning ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Corning is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- Belew ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barnesville, see our County-by-County Page for Barnesville.
Cemeteries Near Barnesville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barnesville.
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 Barnesville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Barnesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barnesville, with the one closest to Barnesville listed first.
- Barnesville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shrader Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pennington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Henryville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wyrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Henryville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Summertown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Drakes Lane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Colbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (1059 more) ...
- Himes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Barnesville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Barnesville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Barnesville, with the one closest to Barnesville listed first.
- Henryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Summertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Newburg ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Newburg is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Crestview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crestview is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview
- Napier
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Napier is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Brace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brace is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brace
- Carpenters ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carpenters is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters
- Strathmore ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Strathmore is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmore
- Rockdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rockdale is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Sandy Hook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hook is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Ethridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Voorhies
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Palestine ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Palestine is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Nancy ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nancy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 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 Barnesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barnesville.
Newspapers Published in Barnesville ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barnesville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barnesville, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barnesville.
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 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 Barnesville:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Giles County
- Hickman County
- Lewis County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Perry County
- Wayne County
- Lauderdale 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 Barnesville, 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- Barnesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |