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 Blooming Grove (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 Blooming Grove. 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.
Name Variations for Blooming Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Blooming Grove: Blooming Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Blooming Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blooming Grove.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Blooming Grove is located in Giles 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 Giles County: Limestone (AL), Lawrence, Lincoln, Marshall & Maury.
Below are the counties that are near Blooming Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blooming Grove:
- Giles County (The home county of Blooming Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blooming Grove, with the one closest to Blooming Grove listed first.
- Powell Chapel
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Aymett Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Pisgah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Pulaski
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gordon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Frankewing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Olivet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Wales
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Green Field
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Field is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Bufords
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Anthony Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blooming Grove, with the one closest to Blooming Grove listed first.
- Whitaker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Palmetto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blooming Grove, with the one closest to Blooming Grove listed first.
- Fall River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- New Prospect
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Webber City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Appleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Ethridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Leoma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Flatwoods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Park Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Liberty Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Busby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Henryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blooming Grove, with the one closest to Blooming Grove listed first.
- Dellrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boonshill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Hughey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Coldwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Pearl City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Cash Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Harms
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Molino
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Petersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Camargo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Fayetteville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Belleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blooming Grove, with the one closest to Blooming Grove listed first.
- Delina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Cornersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Yell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Globe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Cochran
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Lewisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Talley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Orrs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- South Berlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Belfast
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Oak Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blooming Grove, with the one closest to Blooming Grove listed first.
- Culleoka
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Southport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Screamer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Broadview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Scribner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Enterprise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Scotts Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scotts Mill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 983 people
- Philadelphia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Frierson Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Leftwich
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesboro is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
- Mount Pleasant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blooming Grove, with the one closest to Blooming Grove listed first.
- Bethel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Anderson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Lexington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Confluence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Estep ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Corum ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Arkdell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Belew ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blooming Grove, with the one closest to Blooming Grove listed first.
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Pettusville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Ardmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lester is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Elkmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Caro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Hay's Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Cairo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Center Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Lentzville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Madison County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blooming Grove, with the one closest to Blooming Grove listed first.
- Elkwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Madison Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Toney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harvest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hazel Green
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jeff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jeff is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blooming Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Blooming Grove.
Cemeteries Near Blooming Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blooming Grove.
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 Blooming Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blooming Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blooming Grove, with the one closest to Blooming Grove listed first.
- Hopkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- McNeese Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Marks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Patterson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Powell Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tarpley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Aymett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Aymett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Worley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (1339 more) ...
- Marks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brown & Hayes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Blooming Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blooming Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blooming Grove, with the one closest to Blooming Grove listed first.
- Pisgah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Sumac
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sumac is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Pulaski
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Harwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harwell is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwell
- Brick Church
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brick Church is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church
- Odd Fellows Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Odd Fellows Hall is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Hall
- Wales
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Aspen Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Aspen Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Hill
- Bunker Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bunker Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Goodspring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goodspring is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodspring
- Conway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Conway is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Diana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Diana is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diana
- Lesters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lesters is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesters
- Bryson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bryson is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blooming Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blooming Grove.
Newspapers Published in Blooming Grove ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blooming Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blooming Grove, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blooming Grove.
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 either 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 Blooming Grove:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Giles County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Lauderdale 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> | 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- Blooming Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Blooming Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |