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 Breckenridge South (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 Breckenridge South. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Breckenridge South 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 Breckenridge South. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Breckenridge South:
- Williamson County (The home county of Breckenridge South)
- The following are listed by their distance from Breckenridge South, with the one closest to Breckenridge South listed first.
- Clovercroft
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- McEwen ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McEwen is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,699 people
- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lynnwood Downs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lynnwood Downs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood Downs
- Estimated population in 2014: 282 people
- Parry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Brentwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Berrys Chapel Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berrys Chapel Heights is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys Chapel Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 551 people
- Peytonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Arrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Southall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Forest Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Nolensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harpeth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breckenridge South, with the one closest to Breckenridge South listed first.
- Unionville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Longview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Vannatta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Palmetto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breckenridge South, with the one closest to Breckenridge South listed first.
- Pegram
(18 miles [29 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Bell Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Lillamay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Marrowbone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Bearwallow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Ashland City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breckenridge South, with the one closest to Breckenridge South listed first.
- Wrencoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Forest Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
- Oak Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
- Whispering Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Paragon Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Belle Meade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Belle Meade is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,788 people
- Green Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Green Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,618 people
- Antioch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bellevue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Linton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Berry Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Berry Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Rural Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
- Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tennessee Towne is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Towne
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,347 people
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breckenridge South, with the one closest to Breckenridge South listed first.
- Spencers Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- White Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Abiff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Burns
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tidwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breckenridge South, with the one closest to Breckenridge South listed first.
- Primm Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Bon Aqua Junction
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Duck River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Littlelot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Lyles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wrigley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breckenridge South, with the one closest to Breckenridge South listed first.
- Holts Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Caney Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Chapel Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Anes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Berlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Verona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- South Berlin
(28 miles [45.1 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 Breckenridge South, with the one closest to Breckenridge South listed first.
- New Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Jameson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Theta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Carters Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- New Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
- Hill Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
- Fly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- New Flys Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Flys Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
- Santa Fe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leftwich
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Columbia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ben ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 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 Breckenridge South, with the one closest to Breckenridge South listed first.
- Allisona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Patterson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Eagleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Snell ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- La Vergne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Pike
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Morrow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- Smyrna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Jamestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
- Leanna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Murphree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breckenridge South, with the one closest to Breckenridge South listed first.
- Driftwood Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Driftwood Park is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,908 people
- Goodlettsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hendersonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breckenridge South, with the one closest to Breckenridge South listed first.
- Rural Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Lynn Christie
(23 miles [37 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
- Belinda City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Mount Juliet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gladeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beckwith
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Leeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Breckenridge South, see our County-by-County Page for Breckenridge South.
Cemeteries Near Breckenridge South ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Breckenridge South.
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 Breckenridge South - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Breckenridge South covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Breckenridge South, with the one closest to Breckenridge South listed first.
- McConnico Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Nolen - Hyde Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Boyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Nolen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Nolen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hodge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Carothers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Confederate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McGavock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Donelson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1542 more) ...
- Guthrie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- House Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Halfacre Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Breckenridge South in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Breckenridge South.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Breckenridge South, with the one closest to Breckenridge South listed first.
- Clovercroft
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carpenters ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carpenters is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters
- Callender ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Callender is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
- Southall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- West Harpeth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harpeth
- Peytonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Arrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brentwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grassland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grassland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Forest Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Harpeth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Arno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arno is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
- Nolensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bingham is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Breckenridge South. See our List of 1890's Communities around Breckenridge South.
Newspapers Published in Breckenridge South ...
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 Breckenridge South.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Breckenridge South, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Breckenridge South.
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 Breckenridge South:
- 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 Breckenridge South, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Breckenridge South) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |