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 Bledsoe (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 Bledsoe. 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.
Bledsoe is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Limestone (AL), Madison (AL), Bedford, Franklin, Giles, Marshall & Moore.
Below are the counties that are near Bledsoe. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bledsoe:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Bledsoe)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bledsoe, with the one closest to Bledsoe listed first.
- Petersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Belleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Booneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Hughey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Elk Mill Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Boonshill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Harms
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Gattistown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
- Clarks Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Pearl City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Molino
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bledsoe, with the one closest to Bledsoe listed first.
- Whitaker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Palmetto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Shelbyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Raus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Willow Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Haley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Unionville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cascade Hollow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Cortner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Normandy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wartrace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bledsoe, with the one closest to Bledsoe listed first.
- Homaway Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Tullahoma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Southgate Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Belmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Beechgrove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Busy Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Royal Oaks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Manchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gossburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bledsoe, with the one closest to Bledsoe listed first.
- Garner Ford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Lexie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Winchester Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Estill Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Beans Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Huntland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Decherd
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bledsoe, with the one closest to Bledsoe listed first.
- Trigg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Frankewing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Pisgah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Wheelerton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Powell Chapel
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Aymett Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Lynnville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bufords
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Olivet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Dickson Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elkton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bledsoe, with the one closest to Bledsoe listed first.
- Talley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Belfast
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Orrs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Delina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Oak Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Yell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Cochran
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Lewisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cornersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Verona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Globe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bledsoe, with the one closest to Bledsoe listed first.
- Leftwich
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Scribner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Culleoka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Southport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bledsoe, with the one closest to Bledsoe listed first.
- Countyline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Lynchburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bledsoe, with the one closest to Bledsoe listed first.
- Midland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Eagleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Plainview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Allisona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Rucker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Jackson County (AL)
- Francisco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bledsoe, with the one closest to Bledsoe listed first.
- Ardmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Caro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Madison County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bledsoe, with the one closest to Bledsoe listed first.
- Elkwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Hazel Green
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Key's Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Hillsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Madison Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- New Market
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bledsoe, see our County-by-County Page for Bledsoe.
Cemeteries Near Bledsoe ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bledsoe.
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 Bledsoe - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bledsoe covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bledsoe, with the one closest to Bledsoe listed first.
- Olds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Nichols Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gilbert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Muse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bledsoe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McAdam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gibson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Harkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Freeman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Freeman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Continue List (1818 more) ...
- Foster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Redd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles 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.<3>
While we didn't find Bledsoe in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bledsoe.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bledsoe, with the one closest to Bledsoe listed first.
- Chestnut Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Petersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Branchville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Branchville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Belleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Hawthorne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hawthorne is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Talley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Blakeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blakeville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakeville
- Howell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Howell is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Booneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Bedford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bedford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Belfast
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Delina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Hughey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Wheel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wheel is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bledsoe. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bledsoe.
Newspapers Published in Bledsoe ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bledsoe.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bledsoe, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bledsoe.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Bledsoe:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Moore County
- Rutherford County
- Jackson County
- Limestone County
- Madison 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 Bledsoe, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bledsoe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |