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 Bell Buckle (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 Bell Buckle. 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 and 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.
Bell Buckle is located in Bedford 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 Bedford County: Coffee, Lincoln, Marshall, Moore & Rutherford.
Below are the counties that are near Bell Buckle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bell Buckle:
- Bedford County (The home county of Bell Buckle)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Buckle, with the one closest to Bell Buckle listed first.
- Wartrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Haley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Vannatta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Cortner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Shelbyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Normandy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Longview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Willow Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Cascade Hollow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Raus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Unionville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Buckle, with the one closest to Bell Buckle listed first.
- Bradyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Hollow Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Burgen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Burt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Woodbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Bluewing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Auburntown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Buckle, with the one closest to Bell Buckle listed first.
- Beechgrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gossburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Busy Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- New Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Teal ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Homaway Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Manchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Royal Oaks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Tullahoma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Naola ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Buckle, with the one closest to Bell Buckle listed first.
- Estill Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Garner Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Lexie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Decherd
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Buckle, with the one closest to Bell Buckle listed first.
- Booneville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Belleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Petersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gattistown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Buckle, with the one closest to Bell Buckle listed first.
- Chapel Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Holts Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Belfast
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Oak Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Anes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Orrs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Caney Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Verona
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Talley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Berlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Lewisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cochran
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Maury County
- Leftwich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Buckle, with the one closest to Bell Buckle listed first.
- Countyline
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Lynchburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Buckle, with the one closest to Bell Buckle listed first.
- Plainview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Midland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Rucker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Burns Place
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Dillton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kittrell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Murfreesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Readyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Snell ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Compton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Buckle, with the one closest to Bell Buckle listed first.
- Trousdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Morrison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Centertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Viola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Daylight
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Buckle, with the one closest to Bell Buckle listed first.
- College Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arrington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peytonsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Duplex
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Nolensville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson County
- Cainsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bell Buckle, see our County-by-County Page for Bell Buckle.
Cemeteries Near Bell Buckle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bell Buckle.
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 Bell Buckle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bell Buckle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bell Buckle, with the one closest to Bell Buckle listed first.
- Hazel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Peacock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Norvell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cortner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rainwater Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sutton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wallis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Henry - Jarman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Muse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (1812 more) ...
- Lynch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Manley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beachboard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bell Buckle had a population of 715 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bell Buckle had a population of 537 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bell Buckle, with the one closest to Bell Buckle listed first.
- Wartrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Fosterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fosterville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Beechgrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Haley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Vannatta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Shelbyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cortner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Noah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Noah is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Gossburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Midland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Fall Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fall Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Normandy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Longview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Singleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Singleton is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bell Buckle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bell Buckle.
Newspapers Published in Bell Buckle ...
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 Bell Buckle.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bell Buckle, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bell Buckle.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Bell Buckle:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Bedford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Moore County
- Rutherford County
- Warren County
- Williamson 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> | 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 Bell Buckle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bell Buckle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |