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 Belle Rive (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 Belle Rive. 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 and doctors 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.
Belle Rive is located in Williamson 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 Williamson County: Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Marshall, Maury & Rutherford.
Below are the counties that are near Belle Rive. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Belle Rive:
- Williamson County (The home county of Belle Rive)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belle Rive, with the one closest to Belle Rive listed first.
- Wildwood Estates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood Estates is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,098 people
- Brentwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnwood Downs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lynnwood Downs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood Downs
- Estimated population in 2014: 282 people
- McEwen ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McEwen is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,699 people
- Berrys Chapel Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Berrys Chapel Heights is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys Chapel Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 551 people
- Forest Home
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Old Town ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clovercroft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Nolensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Southall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Bedford County
- Unionville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belle Rive, with the one closest to Belle Rive listed first.
- Pegram
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Kingston Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lillamay
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Marrowbone
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Bell Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Ashland City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Bearwallow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Sycamore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Lockertsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Cheap Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belle Rive, with the one closest to Belle Rive listed first.
- Forest Hills
(2 miles [3.2 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
- Belle Meade
(5 miles [8 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
- Green Hills
(5 miles [8 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
- Wrencoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Paragon Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Whispering Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Berry Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berry Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Bellevue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tennessee Towne is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Towne
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,347 people
- Antioch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belle Rive, with the one closest to Belle Rive listed first.
- White Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Spencers Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Bellsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- White Oak Flat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Abiff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Burns
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tidwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Pomona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Charlotte
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belle Rive, with the one closest to Belle Rive listed first.
- Primm Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Bon Aqua Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- 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
- Lyles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wrigley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belle Rive, with the one closest to Belle Rive listed first.
- Holts Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Caney Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Chapel Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belle Rive, with the one closest to Belle Rive listed first.
- New Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Theta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Jameson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Carters Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Fly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Hill Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
- New Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- New Flys Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Flys Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
- Santa Fe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belle Rive, with the one closest to Belle Rive listed first.
- Hygeia Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Crunk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Greenbrier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Coopertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belle Rive, with the one closest to Belle Rive listed first.
- La Vergne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Morrow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- Jefferson Pike
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
- Smyrna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Patterson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Murphree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- Allisona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Snell ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Colonial Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Eagleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leanna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Jamestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belle Rive, with the one closest to Belle Rive listed first.
- Driftwood Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Driftwood Park is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,908 people
- Goodlettsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hendersonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Millersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shackle Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
- Ocana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ocana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocana
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,086 people
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belle Rive, with the one closest to Belle Rive listed first.
- Rural Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Lynn Christie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Mount Juliet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belinda City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Gladeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Beckwith
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Leeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Laguardo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Belle Rive, see our County-by-County Page for Belle Rive.
Cemeteries Near Belle Rive ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Belle Rive.
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 Belle Rive - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Belle Rive covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Belle Rive, with the one closest to Belle Rive listed first.
- Johnson Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parrish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mallory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Crockett - Gleaves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crockett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
- The Crockett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Andrew Crockett Cemetery
- Owen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- The Owen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jabez Owen Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Primm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Daniel Carmack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (1383 more) ...
- Waller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McGavock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McEwen 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.<3>
While we didn't find Belle Rive in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Belle Rive.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Belle Rive, with the one closest to Belle Rive listed first.
- Callender ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Callender is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
- Beachville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beachville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachville
- Grassland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grassland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Brentwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carpenters ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carpenters is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters
- Oglesby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oglesby is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
- Forest Home
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Wrencoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Paragon Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clovercroft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Antioch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wilkerson ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkerson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson
- Nolensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glencliff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glencliff is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencliff
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Belle Rive. See our List of 1890's Communities around Belle Rive.
Newspapers Published in Belle Rive ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Belle Rive.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Belle Rive, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Belle Rive.
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 Belle Rive:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Williamson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Hickman County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Robertson County
- Rutherford County
- Sumner 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 Belle Rive, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Belle Rive) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |