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 Bingham (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 Bingham. 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 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.
Bingham 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 Bingham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bingham:
- Williamson County (The home county of Bingham)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham, with the one closest to Bingham listed first.
- Leipers Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Home
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Southall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Old Town ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Berrys Chapel Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Berrys Chapel Heights is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys Chapel Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 551 people
- McEwen ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McEwen is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,699 people
- Lynnwood Downs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lynnwood Downs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood Downs
- Estimated population in 2014: 282 people
- Parry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Fernvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Burwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bedford County
- Unionville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham, with the one closest to Bingham listed first.
- Pegram
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Kingston Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Lillamay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Marrowbone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Ashland City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Bearwallow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Sycamore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Cheap Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Lockertsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham, with the one closest to Bingham listed first.
- Linton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Bellevue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tennessee Towne is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Towne
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,347 people
- Forest Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
- Belle Meade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Meade is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,788 people
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Watkins is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Green Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,618 people
- Oak Hill
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Wrencoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Whispering Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Berry Hill
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Paragon Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham, with the one closest to Bingham listed first.
- Spencers Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- White Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Abiff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Burns
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tidwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Pomona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Dickson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak Flat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Bellsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- Charlotte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham, with the one closest to Bingham listed first.
- Primm Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Bon Aqua Junction
(19 miles [30.6 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wrigley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Duck River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Littlelot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Tottys Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Graytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Graham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Nunnelly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Swan Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Centerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham, with the one closest to Bingham listed first.
- Holts Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Caney Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Chapel Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Anes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Verona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- South Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham, with the one closest to Bingham listed first.
- Theta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Jameson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- New Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Carters Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Fly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Hill Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
- New Flys Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Flys Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- New Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
- Santa Fe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arkland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arkland is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
- Ben ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham, with the one closest to Bingham listed first.
- Allisona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Patterson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- La Vergne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Eagleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morrow
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Snell ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Smyrna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Murphree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- Jamestown
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Driftwood Park
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham, with the one closest to Bingham listed first.
- Rural Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Lynn Christie
(29 miles [46.7 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bingham, see our County-by-County Page for Bingham.
Cemeteries Near Bingham ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bingham.
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 Bingham - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bingham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bingham, with the one closest to Bingham listed first.
- Short - Poynor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tucker - Garrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Boyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hughes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Moss Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bingham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Boxley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Boyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Continue List (1433 more) ...
- Short Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hillsboro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leipers Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipers Fork Cemetery
- The Leipers Fork Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hillsboro - Leipers Fork Cemetery
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 in 1895, Bingham had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bingham, with the one closest to Bingham listed first.
- Leipers Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Southall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Forest Home
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grassland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grassland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Fernvale Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fernvale Springs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale Springs
- Fernvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boston is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Linton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- West Harpeth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harpeth
- Thompson's Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Beachville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beachville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachville
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Callender ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Callender is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
- Theta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Loco ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Loco is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bingham. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bingham.
Newspapers Published in Bingham ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bingham.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bingham, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bingham.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Bingham:
- 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
- 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> | 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 Bingham, 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 from Point A (ie- Bingham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |