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 Bellwood (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 Bellwood. 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 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.
Bellwood is located in Wilson 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 Wilson County: Cannon, Davidson, DeKalb, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner & Trousdale.
Below are the counties that are near Bellwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bellwood:
- Wilson County (The home county of Bellwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellwood, with the one closest to Bellwood listed first.
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Saulsbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
- Linwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Commerce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Lebanon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Watertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Possum Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Doaks Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Leeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Statesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Laguardo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellwood, with the one closest to Bellwood listed first.
- Auburntown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Gassaway
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Woodbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellwood, with the one closest to Bellwood listed first.
- Jenkins Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Hermitage Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellwood, with the one closest to Bellwood listed first.
- Hermitage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Priest Lake Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Lakewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Old Hickory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rayon City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Rural Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
- Donelson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Marvel is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
- Nashboro Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellwood, with the one closest to Bellwood listed first.
- Alexandria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Temperance Hall
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Dowelltown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Philippi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Smithville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellwood, with the one closest to Bellwood listed first.
- Rough Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Nameless
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Haydenburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- North Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Gainesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Whitleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Columbus Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellwood, with the one closest to Bellwood listed first.
- Green Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Meadorville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Lafayette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Siloam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Gibbs Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Mill Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Frog Pond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Red Boiling Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Shade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellwood, with the one closest to Bellwood listed first.
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
- Lafayette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lafayette is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
- Boma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Baxter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Burton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellwood, with the one closest to Bellwood listed first.
- Milton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Murphree
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- Walter Hill Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Walter Hill Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Hill Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 401 people
- Walterhill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Compton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Jamestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
- Leanna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Colonial Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Fairfield Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 131 people
- Jefferson Pike
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
- Morrow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- La Vergne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellwood, with the one closest to Bellwood listed first.
- Rock City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Dixon Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Shaver Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Bluff Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Monoville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- South Carthage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Carthage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brush Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Gordonsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Defeated
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Pleasant Shade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellwood, with the one closest to Bellwood listed first.
- Castalian Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chipman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chipman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
- Rogana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Trousdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Bransford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bransford is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
- Bethpage
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bledsoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Gallatin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Westmoreland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rock Bridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- South Tunnel
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Ocana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ocana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocana
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,086 people
- Trousdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellwood, with the one closest to Bellwood listed first.
- Johntown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Hartsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Allen County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellwood, with the one closest to Bellwood listed first.
- Adolphus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Petroleum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Monroe County (KY)
- Akersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bellwood, see our County-by-County Page for Bellwood.
Cemeteries Near Bellwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bellwood.
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 Bellwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bellwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bellwood, with the one closest to Bellwood listed first.
- Baird Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird Cemetery
- The Baird Cemetery has also been known as:
- Buck Road Cemetery
- William 'Buck' Baird Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2374086 <2>
- Goshen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Weir Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Barnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Litchford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kirby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cato Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stowe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tomlinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (866 more) ...
- Watkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- The Watkins Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ramsey Cemetery
- Wakins - Ramsey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2390024 <2>
- Tomlinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlinson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tomlinson Cemetery is located between<3> the communities of Lebanon and Hartsville. The cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the south of Hartsville.
- The Tomlinson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Johnson - Tomlinson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19434 <2>
- Speck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bellwood had a population of 66 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bellwood, with the one closest to Bellwood listed first.
- Tuckers Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tuckers Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroads
- Jennings ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jennings is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Rome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Linwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Grant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grant is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Commerce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Lebanon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Riddleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Riddleton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Dixon Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Shop Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shop Springs is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Springs
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- New Middleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Middleton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Middleton
- Hartsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cherry Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cherry Valley is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bellwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bellwood.
Newspapers Published in Bellwood ...
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 Bellwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bellwood, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bellwood.
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 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 Bellwood:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Wilson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cannon County
- Clay County
- Davidson County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Macon County
- Putnam County
- Rutherford County
- Smith County
- Sumner County
- Trousdale County
- Allen County
- Monroe 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Lebanon and Hartsville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bellwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Bellwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |