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 Canebrake (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 Canebrake. 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.
Canebrake is located in Rutherford 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 Rutherford County: Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Davidson, Marshall, Williamson & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Canebrake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Canebrake:
- Rutherford County (The home county of Canebrake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Canebrake, with the one closest to Canebrake listed first.
- Compton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Fairfield Estates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 131 people
- Walter Hill Estates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Walter Hill Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Hill Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 401 people
- Walterhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Jamestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
- Murfreesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leanna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Kittrell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Dillton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Colonial Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Readyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burns Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canebrake, with the one closest to Canebrake listed first.
- Bell Buckle
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Longview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Vannatta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Unionville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wartrace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Haley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canebrake, with the one closest to Canebrake listed first.
- Auburntown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Burt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Woodbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bradyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Gassaway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Burgen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Woods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Bluewing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Hollow Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canebrake, with the one closest to Canebrake listed first.
- Gossburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Beechgrove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Naola ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Teal ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Busy Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- New Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canebrake, with the one closest to Canebrake listed first.
- Priest Lake Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Rural Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
- Antioch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nashboro Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Wrencoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Hermitage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Donelson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Mudtavern
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Paragon Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Lakewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Oak Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canebrake, with the one closest to Canebrake listed first.
- Alexandria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Dowelltown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Temperance Hall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Smithville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Philippi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canebrake, with the one closest to Canebrake listed first.
- Holts Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Chapel Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canebrake, with the one closest to Canebrake listed first.
- Brush Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Shaver Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Hickman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Gordonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Bluff Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- South Carthage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Carthage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canebrake, with the one closest to Canebrake listed first.
- Driftwood Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Driftwood Park is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,908 people
- Hendersonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canebrake, with the one closest to Canebrake listed first.
- Centertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Lucky
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Daylight
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Trousdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Dibrell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Gath
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canebrake, with the one closest to Canebrake listed first.
- Nolensville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- College Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Arrington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clovercroft
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Brentwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Peytonsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- McEwen ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- McEwen is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,699 people
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canebrake, with the one closest to Canebrake listed first.
- Cainsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Statesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Doaks Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Gladeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Round Top
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Watertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage Home
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
- Greenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Linwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Commerce
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Rural Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Lebanon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Leeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Canebrake, see our County-by-County Page for Canebrake.
Cemeteries Near Canebrake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Canebrake.
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 Canebrake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Canebrake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Canebrake, with the one closest to Canebrake listed first.
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dickson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dement Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Donnell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Barlow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McDaniel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dillon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Owen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1361 more) ...
- Sharp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Emery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
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 Canebrake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Canebrake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Canebrake, with the one closest to Canebrake listed first.
- Compton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Sharpsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sharpsville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsville
- Cainsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Walterhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Halls Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Halls Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hill
- Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Murfreesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenvale is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Kittrell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Porterfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Porterfield is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Oak Point ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oak Point is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
- Dillton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Floraton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Floraton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floraton
- Readyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Statesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Canebrake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Canebrake.
Newspapers Published in Canebrake ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Canebrake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Canebrake, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Canebrake.
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 Canebrake:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Rutherford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Davidson County
- DeKalb County
- Marshall County
- Smith County
- Sumner County
- Warren County
- Williamson 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> | 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 Canebrake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Canebrake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |