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 Bon Air (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 Bon Air. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Bon Air is located in Sumner 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 Sumner County: Allen (KY), Simpson (KY), Davidson, Macon, Robertson, Trousdale & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Bon Air. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bon Air:
- Sumner County (The home county of Bon Air)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bon Air, with the one closest to Bon Air listed first.
- Fairfield
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fairfield is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Corinth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Sengtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sengtown is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sengtown
- Sugar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Rock Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Westmoreland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bledsoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Bransford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bransford is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
- Bethpage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fountain Head
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Portland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Tunnel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bon Air, with the one closest to Bon Air listed first.
- Ridgetop
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Lakewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Old Hickory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rayon City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Madison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marvel is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bon Air, with the one closest to Bon Air listed first.
- Siloam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Green Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Lafayette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Meadorville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Frog Pond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Mill Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Gibbs Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Red Boiling Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Walnut Shade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bon Air, with the one closest to Bon Air listed first.
- Black Jack
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Mitchell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Mulloy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Calistia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- White House
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jernigan Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Cross Plains
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Orlinda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Greenbrier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Hygeia Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bon Air, with the one closest to Bon Air listed first.
- Dixon Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Pleasant Shade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Monoville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Difficult
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Trousdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bon Air, with the one closest to Bon Air listed first.
- Hartsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johntown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bon Air, with the one closest to Bon Air listed first.
- Laguardo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Centerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Possum Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Lebanon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Beckwith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Leeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Mount Juliet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Belinda City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Lynn Christie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Allen County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bon Air, with the one closest to Bon Air listed first.
- Adolphus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Petroleum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Red Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Mount Aerial
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Pope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pope is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Trammel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Trammel is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Halfway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Halfway is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Scottsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Forest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Halifax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Halifax is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Holland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holland is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Yesse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yesse is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Barren County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bon Air, with the one closest to Bon Air listed first.
- Austin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Austin is located in Barren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Lucas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Etoile
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Etoile is located in Barren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Logan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bon Air, with the one closest to Bon Air listed first.
- South Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Schochoh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Auburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Adairville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Monroe County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bon Air, with the one closest to Bon Air listed first.
- Akersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Fountain Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bon Air, with the one closest to Bon Air listed first.
- Black Jack
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Gold City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Salmons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Neosheo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Prices Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Warren County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bon Air, with the one closest to Bon Air listed first.
- Drake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Drake is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Alvaton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Woodburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Claypool
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Claypool is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Martinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Rockfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Gotts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gotts is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Bowling Green
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
- Springhill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Springhill is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Plum Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bon Air, see our County-by-County Page for Bon Air.
Cemeteries Near Bon Air ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bon Air.
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 Bon Air - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bon Air covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bon Air, with the one closest to Bon Air listed first.
- Sulphur Fork Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Butt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brackentown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sherron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Corinth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Boiling Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hodges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Free Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (703 more) ...
- Roberts Tabernacle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Bon Air in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bon Air.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bon Air, with the one closest to Bon Air listed first.
- Pondville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pondville is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Brackentown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brackentown is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackentown
- Sulphura
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphura is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphura
- New Roe
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Roe is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Roe
- Rock Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Sugar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Westmoreland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Adolphus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alonzo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alonzo is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Bransford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bransford is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
- Bledsoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Fountain Head
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bethpage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Portland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Tunnel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bon Air. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bon Air.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Bon Air ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bon Air.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Bon Air. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Bon Air and those printed in the larger area surrounding Bon Air.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> of Bon Air.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Bon Air:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sumner County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davidson County
- Macon County
- Robertson County
- Smith County
- Trousdale County
- Wilson County
- Allen County
- Barren County
- Logan County
- Monroe County
- Simpson County
- Warren 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 Bon Air, 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 from Point A (ie- Bon Air) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |