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 Brackentown (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 Brackentown. 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 and hospitals 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.
Brackentown 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 Brackentown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brackentown:
- Sumner County (The home county of Brackentown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brackentown, with the one closest to Brackentown listed first.
- Fairfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Corinth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Sengtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sengtown is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sengtown
- 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Fountain Head
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Portland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Westmoreland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bledsoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Mitchellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Bethpage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bransford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bransford is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brackentown, with the one closest to Brackentown listed first.
- Ridgetop
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Old Hickory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rayon City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Lakewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Madison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marvel is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
- Hermitage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brackentown, with the one closest to Brackentown listed first.
- Siloam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Green Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Lafayette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Meadorville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Frog Pond
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Gibbs Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Mill Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Red Boiling Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Walnut Shade
(30 miles [48.3 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 Brackentown, with the one closest to Brackentown listed first.
- Black Jack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Mitchell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Mulloy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Calistia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- White House
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jernigan Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Orlinda
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hygeia Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Oakland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Greenbrier
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Springfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brackentown, with the one closest to Brackentown listed first.
- Dixon Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Pleasant Shade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Monoville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Trousdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brackentown, with the one closest to Brackentown listed first.
- Hartsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Johntown
(23 miles [37 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 Brackentown, with the one closest to Brackentown 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
- 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
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Beckwith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Lebanon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- 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 Brackentown, with the one closest to Brackentown listed first.
- Adolphus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Aerial
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Petroleum
(10 miles [16.1 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 northeast)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Halifax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Halifax is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Oak Forest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Holland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Holland is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Yesse
(20 miles [32.2 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 Brackentown, with the one closest to Brackentown listed first.
- Austin
(25 miles [40.2 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Logan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brackentown, with the one closest to Brackentown listed first.
- South Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Schochoh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Auburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Adairville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Monroe County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brackentown, with the one closest to Brackentown listed first.
- Fountain Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Akersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Simpson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brackentown, with the one closest to Brackentown listed first.
- Black Jack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Gold City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salmons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Neosheo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Prices Mill
(19 miles [30.6 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 Brackentown, with the one closest to Brackentown 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
- Woodburn
(18 miles [29 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
- Alvaton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Claypool
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Claypool is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Rockfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Martinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Bowling Green
(26 miles [41.8 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>
- Gotts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gotts is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Springhill
(26 miles [41.8 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 Brackentown, see our County-by-County Page for Brackentown.
Cemeteries Near Brackentown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brackentown.
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 Brackentown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brackentown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brackentown, with the one closest to Brackentown listed first.
- Brackentown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sherron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sulphur Fork Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Boiling Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Corinth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Butt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hodges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hobdy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphura Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (725 more) ...
- Pirkle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Perdue Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Martins Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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, Brackentown had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brackentown, with the one closest to Brackentown listed first.
- Pondville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pondville is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Sulphura
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sulphura is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphura
- New Roe
(4 miles [6.4 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Alonzo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alonzo is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Fountain Head
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Adolphus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Portland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bledsoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Westmoreland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hickory Flat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Flat is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mitchellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- 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
- Bethpage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brackentown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brackentown.
Newspapers Published in Brackentown ...
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 Brackentown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brackentown, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brackentown.
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 helpful 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 Brackentown:
- 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> | 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 Brackentown, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brackentown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |