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 Center (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 Center. 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.
Center is located in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Lauderdale (AL), Giles, Lewis, Maury & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Center:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Henryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Park Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Flatwoods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Ethridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Webber City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Lawrenceburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Prospect
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Westpoint
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Busby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Loretto
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fall River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Liberty Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Weakley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Campbellsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Bodenham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Wales
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Bufords
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Olivet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Anthony Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Gordon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Lynnville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Green Field
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Field is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Minor Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Aetna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Hornertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hornertown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornertown
- Estimated population in 2014: 412 people
- Swan Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Pleasantville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Duck River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Centerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Graytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Littlelot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Tottys Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Voorhies
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Hohenwald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kimmins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Screamer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Enterprise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Hampshire
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesboro is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
- Mount Pleasant
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Frierson Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Scotts Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Mill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 983 people
- Southport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Broadview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Chapel Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
- Ashwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Greenfield Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Flatwoods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Linden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Ashland Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
- Slickrock Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
- Waynesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Corning ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Corning is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
- Collinwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Lutts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Belew ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Green Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Lexington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Arkdell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Pruitton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Bethel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Comer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Arnot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Arnot is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Atlas is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Zip City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zip City is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
- Limestone County (AL)
- Lester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lester is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Center, see our County-by-County Page for Center.
Cemeteries Near Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Center.
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 Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Macedonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Deerfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Henryville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Henryville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Niemann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Owl Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (965 more) ...
- Napier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pennington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Henryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Strathmore ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Strathmore is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmore
- Napier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Napier is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Ethridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brace is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brace
- Summertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Voorhies
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Lawrenceburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crestview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crestview is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview
- Knob Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Knob Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Newburg ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Newburg is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Nancy ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nancy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Carpenters ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carpenters is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters
- Seven ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Seven is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven
- Rockdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Center.
Newspapers Published in Center ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Center, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Center.
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 Center:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Giles County
- Hickman County
- Lewis County
- Maury County
- Perry County
- Wayne County
- Lauderdale County
- Limestone 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 Center, 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- Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |