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 Cartersville (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 Cartersville. 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.
Cartersville is primarily located in Maury County. A portion of Cartersville extends into Hickman 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 Maury County: Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Cartersville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cartersville:
- Maury County (The home county of Cartersville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cartersville, with the one closest to Cartersville listed first.
- Chartersville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chartersville is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
- Williamsport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Greenfield Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
- Arkland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arkland is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
- Sawdust
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sawdust is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
- Santa Fe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Hill Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
- New Flys Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Flys Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
- Chapel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
- Armour Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Armour Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
- Ben ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cartersville, with the one closest to Cartersville listed first.
- Kingston Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bell Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Pegram
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cartersville, with the one closest to Cartersville listed first.
- Linton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Bellevue
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cartersville, with the one closest to Cartersville listed first.
- Abiff
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Spencers Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Tidwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Pomona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Burns
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
- Dickson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- White Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Tennessee City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cartersville, with the one closest to Cartersville listed first.
- Campbellsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Liberty Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Lynnville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bufords
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cartersville, with the one closest to Cartersville listed first.
- Duck River
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Primm Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Littlelot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Tottys Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Graytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Swan Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Wrigley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bon Aqua Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- 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
- Lyles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nunnelly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Aetna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cartersville, with the one closest to Cartersville listed first.
- Grandmother Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
- Bethpage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cartersville, with the one closest to Cartersville listed first.
- Henryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Webber City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Ethridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Flatwoods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Park Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cartersville, with the one closest to Cartersville listed first.
- Kimmins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Hohenwald
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Voorhies
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cartersville, with the one closest to Cartersville listed first.
- Berlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- South Berlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Caney Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Globe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Anes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Verona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cartersville, with the one closest to Cartersville listed first.
- Beardstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Lobelville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wayne County
- Ashland Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cartersville, with the one closest to Cartersville listed first.
- Burwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Spring Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Fernvale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Leipers Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson's Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Fairview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Loriland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Loriland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,735 people
- Southall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Duplex
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Harpeth
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Parry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cartersville, see our County-by-County Page for Cartersville.
Cemeteries Near Cartersville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cartersville.
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 Cartersville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cartersville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cartersville, with the one closest to Cartersville listed first.
- Charles Houston Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bryant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Williamsport.
- Alderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alderson Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Williamsport.
- The Alderson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Captain William Alderson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8536 <2>
- Samaritan Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Charter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hanes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Greenfield Bend Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1240 more) ...
- Walker-Cherry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Williamsport Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<4>
While we didn't find Cartersville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cartersville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cartersville, with the one closest to Cartersville listed first.
- Duck River
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Williamsport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Jones Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jones Valley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
- Kettle Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kettle Mills is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Mills
- Water Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Water Valley is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Bluffpoint ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bluffpoint is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffpoint
- Santa Fe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Littlelot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Lick Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lick Creek is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Ben ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Tottys Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hampshire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Little Rock Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Little Rock Mills is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Mills
- Canaan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Canaan is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cartersville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cartersville.
Newspapers Published in Cartersville ...
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 Cartersville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cartersville, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cartersville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Cartersville:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Maury County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Giles County
- Hickman County
- Humphreys County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Marshall County
- Perry County
- Wayne 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> | 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> | 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- Cartersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Cartersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |