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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 Bear Wallow (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 Bear Wallow. 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 and 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.

Bear Wallow is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Bedford, Giles, Lincoln, Maury, Rutherford & Williamson.

Below are the counties that are near Bear Wallow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bear Wallow:

  • Marshall County     (The home county of Bear Wallow)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bear Wallow, with the one closest to Bear Wallow listed first.
    • Holts Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
    • Caney Spring
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
    • Chapel Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Anes
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Anes is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
    • Verona
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Verona is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
    • Berlin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Berlin is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • South Berlin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • South Berlin is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
    • Lewisburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Oak Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Belfast
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Belfast is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
    • Cochran
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Cochran is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
    • Globe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Globe is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
    • Orrs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Orrs is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
      • Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
  • Bedford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bear Wallow, with the one closest to Bear Wallow listed first.
    • Unionville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Longview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Longview is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
    • Palmetto
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Palmetto is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
      • Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
    • Vannatta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Vannatta is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
      • Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
    • Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
    • Whitaker
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitaker is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
    • Shelbyville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bell Buckle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Wartrace
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Haley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Haley is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
  • Coffee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bear Wallow, with the one closest to Bear Wallow listed first.
    • Beechgrove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Gossburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Gossburg is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
  • Davidson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bear Wallow, with the one closest to Bear Wallow listed first.
    • Wrencoe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
    • Antioch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Forest Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
    • Oak Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
    • Whispering Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
    • Paragon Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
    • Rural Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
    • Linton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Linton is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
    • Belle Meade
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Belle Meade is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,788 people
    • Bellevue
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Green Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Green Hills is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,618 people
    • Berry Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Berry Hill is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
    • Nashboro Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
  • Giles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bear Wallow, with the one closest to Bear Wallow listed first.
    • Lynnville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Trigg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Trigg is located in Giles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
      • Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
    • Bufords
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bufords is located in Giles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
  • Hickman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bear Wallow, with the one closest to Bear Wallow listed first.
    • Primm Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
    • Duck River
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Duck River is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
  • Lincoln County
    • Petersburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Maury County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bear Wallow, with the one closest to Bear Wallow listed first.
    • New Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • New Town is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Leftwich
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Leftwich is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
    • Philadelphia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Philadelphia is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
      • Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
    • Carters Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Carters Creek is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
    • Jameson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jameson is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
    • Scribner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Scribner is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
    • Columbia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Mowd ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Mowd is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
    • New Hope
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • New Hope is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
    • Theta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Theta is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
    • Culleoka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Graymere Manor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Graymere Manor is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 people
    • Ben ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Ben is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
  • Rutherford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bear Wallow, with the one closest to Bear Wallow listed first.
    • Allisona
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Allisona is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
    • Eagleville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Concord
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Patterson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Patterson is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
    • Midland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Midland is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
    • Snell ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Snell is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
    • Rucker
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Rucker is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
    • Plainview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Plainview is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Murfreesboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Smyrna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Smyrna is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,185 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <1>
    • Burns Place
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
    • Colonial Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Dillton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Dillton is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
  • Williamson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bear Wallow, with the one closest to Bear Wallow listed first.
    • Duplex
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Duplex is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
    • Peytonsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
    • College Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Harpeth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Harpeth is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
    • Spring Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Thompson's Station
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Wilkes ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wilkes is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
    • Arrington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Parry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Parry is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
    • Burwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Burwood is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
    • Clovercroft
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
    • Southall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Southall is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
    • Franklin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bear Wallow, see our County-by-County Page for Bear Wallow.

Cemeteries Near Bear Wallow ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bear Wallow.

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 Bear Wallow - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bear Wallow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bear Wallow, with the one closest to Bear Wallow listed first.

  • Reed Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fagan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Harris Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Butler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Reynolds Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Gentry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Moses Steele Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Derryberry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Moses Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rainey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Moses Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (1978 more) ...

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 Bear Wallow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bear Wallow.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bear Wallow, with the one closest to Bear Wallow listed first.

  • Thick
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Thick is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thick
  • Holts Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
  • Rally Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Rally Hill is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
  • Caney Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
  • Bethesda
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bethesda is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
  • Chapel Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Allisona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Allisona is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
  • Duplex
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Duplex is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
  • Hardison Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hardison Mill is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardison Mill
  • Beasley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Beasley is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
  • Lillard Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lillard Mill is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillard Mill
  • Eagleville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Arno
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Arno is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
    • Kedron
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Kedron is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
    • Lasea
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Lasea is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasea

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bear Wallow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bear Wallow.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Bear Wallow:

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 Bear Wallow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.