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 Bryson (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 Bryson. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Bryson 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 Bryson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bryson:
- Giles County (The home county of Bryson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryson, with the one closest to Bryson listed first.
- Wheelerton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Dickson Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elkton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Frankewing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pisgah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Ardmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elkmont Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Aymett Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Prospect
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Powell Chapel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Pulaski
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Field
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Green Field is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryson, with the one closest to Bryson listed first.
- Whitaker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Palmetto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- 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 Bryson, with the one closest to Bryson listed first.
- Fall River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Appleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- New Prospect
(23 miles [37 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
- Leoma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ethridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Webber City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Liberty Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Flatwoods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryson, with the one closest to Bryson listed first.
- Dellrose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cash Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Coldwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Pearl City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Molino
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Boonshill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Camargo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Harms
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Hughey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Fayetteville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Park City Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Park City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryson, with the one closest to Bryson listed first.
- Delina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Cornersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- New Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Yell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Talley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Cochran
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Belfast
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Globe
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Orrs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Lewisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- South Berlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryson, with the one closest to Bryson listed first.
- Culleoka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Scribner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Screamer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Southport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Broadview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Moore County
- Lynchburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colbert County (AL)
- Garner ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Garner is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryson, with the one closest to Bryson listed first.
- Bethel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- 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
- Confluence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Estep ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- 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
- Corum ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Rogersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <1>
- Lexington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryson, with the one closest to Bryson listed first.
- Ardmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Pettusville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Caro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Elkmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Center Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Hay's Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- 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
- Fairmount
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Athens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Athens is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <1>
- Cairo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Madison County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryson, with the one closest to Bryson listed first.
- Elkwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Madison Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Toney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harvest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hazel Green
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jeff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jeff is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Key's Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Monrovia
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Meridianville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Moore's Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Normal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rideout Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Hillsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bryson, see our County-by-County Page for Bryson.
Cemeteries Near Bryson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bryson.
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 Bryson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bryson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bryson, with the one closest to Bryson listed first.
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Eagin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Young Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bethany Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bruce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bee Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dunnavant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Elkton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Phelps Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (1352 more) ...
- Elkton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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, Bryson had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bryson, with the one closest to Bryson listed first.
- Bunker Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bunker Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Elkton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elkton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Dellrose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Millville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Conway
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Conway is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Elkmont Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Cash Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Pisgah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Blanche
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blanche is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Coldwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Lesters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lesters is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesters
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Harwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harwell is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwell
- Aspen Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Aspen Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bryson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bryson.
Newspapers Published in Bryson ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bryson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bryson, 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 Bryson.
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 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 Bryson:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Giles County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Moore County
- Colbert 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> | 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 Bryson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bryson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |