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 Betsy Willis (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 Betsy Willis. 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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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.
Betsy Willis is located in Coffee 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 Coffee County: Bedford, Cannon, Franklin, Grundy, Moore, Rutherford & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Betsy Willis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Betsy Willis:
- Coffee County (The home county of Betsy Willis)
- The following are listed by their distance from Betsy Willis, with the one closest to Betsy Willis listed first.
- Ruthledge Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
- Stephenson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Hillsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winton Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Belmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Royal Oaks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Manchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Southgate Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- New Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Tullahoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Homaway Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Betsy Willis, with the one closest to Betsy Willis listed first.
- Normandy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade Hollow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Willow Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Cortner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Raus
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Haley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Wartrace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Buckle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Betsy Willis, with the one closest to Betsy Willis listed first.
- Hollow Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Burgen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Betsy Willis, with the one closest to Betsy Willis listed first.
- Sand Switch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Sewanee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greenhaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Saint Marys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Cowan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Decherd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Estill Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Winchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Sal City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Anderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Betsy Willis, with the one closest to Betsy Willis listed first.
- Pelham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sartain Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Monteagle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tracy City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coalmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Lankford Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Altamont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- White City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Gruetli
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Gruetli - Laager
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Beersheba Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Palmer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Betsy Willis, with the one closest to Betsy Willis listed first.
- Gattistown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
- Booneville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Betsy Willis, with the one closest to Betsy Willis listed first.
- Greentown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Comfort
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Orme
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Orme is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Whitwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jasper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kimball
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Richard City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Richard City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- South Pittsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Condra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Powells Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- New Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Betsy Willis, with the one closest to Betsy Willis listed first.
- Ridgeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Countyline
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Lynchburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Betsy Willis, with the one closest to Betsy Willis listed first.
- Cartwright
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Daus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Center Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Dunlap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Van Buren County
- Chalybeate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Betsy Willis, with the one closest to Betsy Willis listed first.
- Viola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Morrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Trousdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Smyrna
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- McMinnville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shellsford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Centertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Daylight
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Betsy Willis, with the one closest to Betsy Willis listed first.
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Bridgeport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <1>
- Long Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
- Narrows ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Narrows is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Hytop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hytop is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Francisco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Betsy Willis, see our County-by-County Page for Betsy Willis.
Cemeteries Near Betsy Willis ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Betsy Willis.
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 Betsy Willis - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Betsy Willis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Betsy Willis, with the one closest to Betsy Willis listed first.
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Floyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Henley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sims Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Buckner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Patton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Layne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (902 more) ...
- Sherrill Cemetery
- The Sherrill Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18411 <2>
- Sheid Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Partin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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 Betsy Willis in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Betsy Willis.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Betsy Willis, with the one closest to Betsy Willis listed first.
- Pelham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Prairie Plains is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Plains
- Alto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Alto is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Hillsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sewanee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Monteagle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tracy City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Estill Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Decherd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cowan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Altamont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Manchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gruetli
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Betsy Willis. See our List of 1890's Communities around Betsy Willis.
Newspapers Published in Betsy Willis ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Betsy Willis.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Betsy Willis, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Betsy Willis.
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 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 Betsy Willis:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Coffee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cannon County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Lincoln County
- Marion County
- Moore County
- Sequatchie County
- Van Buren County
- Warren County
- Jackson 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 Betsy Willis, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Betsy Willis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |