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 Britton Ford (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 Britton Ford. 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.
Britton Ford is located in Bedford 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 Bedford County: Coffee, Lincoln, Marshall, Moore & Rutherford.
Below are the counties that are near Britton Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Britton Ford:
- Bedford County (The home county of Britton Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Britton Ford, with the one closest to Britton Ford listed first.
- Unionville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Longview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Palmetto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Vannatta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Whitaker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Shelbyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Buckle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wartrace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Haley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Cortner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Raus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Britton Ford, with the one closest to Britton Ford listed first.
- Bradyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Hollow Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Burgen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Burt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Britton Ford, with the one closest to Britton Ford listed first.
- Beechgrove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gossburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Busy Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Homaway Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Tullahoma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Southgate Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Belmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- New Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Teal ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Davidson County
- Wrencoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Britton Ford, with the one closest to Britton Ford listed first.
- Trigg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Lynnville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bufords
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Frankewing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Olivet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Britton Ford, with the one closest to Britton Ford listed first.
- Petersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Belleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Booneville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Boonshill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Hughey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Elk Mill Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Gattistown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
- Fayetteville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Harms
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Britton Ford, with the one closest to Britton Ford listed first.
- Chapel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Anes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Holts Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Caney Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Verona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Oak Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Belfast
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Orrs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Lewisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Berlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Cochran
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Britton Ford, with the one closest to Britton Ford listed first.
- Leftwich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Philadelphia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Scribner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- New Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Culleoka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Carters Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Columbia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jameson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Graymere Manor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Graymere Manor is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 people
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- New Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
- Broadview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Britton Ford, with the one closest to Britton Ford listed first.
- Countyline
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Lynchburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Britton Ford, with the one closest to Britton Ford listed first.
- Midland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Eagleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Allisona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Patterson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Plainview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Rucker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Snell ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Burns Place
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Dillton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Murfreesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Britton Ford, with the one closest to Britton Ford listed first.
- College Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Duplex
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Peytonsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Arrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Harpeth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Spring Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson's Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <1>
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Clovercroft
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Parry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Nolensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Burwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Britton Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Britton Ford.
Cemeteries Near Britton Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Britton Ford.
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 Britton Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Britton Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Britton Ford, with the one closest to Britton Ford listed first.
- Ray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Yoes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shearin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tucker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crowell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Moon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Landers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Continue List (2057 more) ...
- Osteen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Locke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
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 Britton Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Britton Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Britton Ford, with the one closest to Britton Ford listed first.
- Poplins Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Poplins Crossroads is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplins Crossroads
- Unionville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rich Creek is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Fall Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fall Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Chapel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rover
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rover is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
- Beasley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beasley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Longview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Palmetto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Wheel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wheel is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheel
- Thick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thick is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thick
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Vannatta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Holts Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Caney Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Britton Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Britton Ford.
Newspapers Published in Britton Ford ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Britton Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Britton Ford, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Britton Ford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Britton Ford:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Bedford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Davidson County
- Giles County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Moore County
- Rutherford County
- Williamson 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 Britton Ford, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Britton Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |