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 Chestnut Grove (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 Chestnut Grove. 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.
Name Variations for Chestnut Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Chestnut Grove: Chestnut Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Chestnut Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chestnut Grove.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Chestnut Grove is located in Perry 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 Perry County: Benton, Decatur, Hickman, Humphreys, Lewis & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Chestnut Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chestnut Grove:
- Perry County (The home county of Chestnut Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Grove, with the one closest to Chestnut Grove listed first.
- Linden
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Beardstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Lobelville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Grove, with the one closest to Chestnut Grove listed first.
- Coxburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Chaseville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Wildlife Cove Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Grove, with the one closest to Chestnut Grove listed first.
- Mount Lebanon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Decaturville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Parsons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jeannette
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Sugar Tree
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Pleasant Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 566 people
- Dunbar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Scotts Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Grove, with the one closest to Chestnut Grove listed first.
- Johnson Ford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Ford is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 65,813 people
- Swift
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Swift is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
- Saltillo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Grove, with the one closest to Chestnut Grove listed first.
- Darden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Darden is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
- Poplar Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Chesterfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Cedar Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Sardis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reagan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Grove, with the one closest to Chestnut Grove listed first.
- Pleasantville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Hornertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hornertown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornertown
- Estimated population in 2014: 412 people
- Whitfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitfield is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Aetna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Only
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Centerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Whitehouse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Nunnelly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Graham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Graytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Salt Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salt Lick is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Estimated population in 2014: 508 people
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Grove, with the one closest to Chestnut Grove listed first.
- Grandmother Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
- Buffalo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Bakerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Hurricane Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hustburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Plant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- New Johnsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bethpage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
- Lawrence County
- Henryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Grove, with the one closest to Chestnut Grove listed first.
- Hohenwald
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kimmins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Voorhies
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Grove, with the one closest to Chestnut Grove listed first.
- Hampshire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Greenfield Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Grove, with the one closest to Chestnut Grove listed first.
- Slickrock Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
- Ashland Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
- Clifton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Waynesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chestnut Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Chestnut Grove.
Cemeteries Near Chestnut Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chestnut Grove.
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 Chestnut Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chestnut Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chestnut Grove, with the one closest to Chestnut Grove listed first.
- Ledbetter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dowdy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dr. O.A. Kirk Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dr. O.A. Kirk Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dr. O.A. Kirk Memorial Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Linden.
- The Dr. O.A. Kirk Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dr. Kirk Cemetery
- Kirk Memorial Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Warren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Godwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Catron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Quails Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Whitwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (875 more) ...
- Hufstedler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Qualls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cude Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Chestnut Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chestnut Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chestnut Grove, with the one closest to Chestnut Grove listed first.
- Linden
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Beardstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Pleasantville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Horner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Horner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horner
- Lobelville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pope is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- New Era ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Era is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Toms Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Toms Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
- Perryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Perryville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Hohenwald
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kimmins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Whitfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitfield is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Nancy ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nancy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chestnut Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chestnut Grove.
Newspapers Published in Chestnut Grove ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chestnut Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chestnut Grove, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chestnut Grove.
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 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 Chestnut Grove:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Decatur County
- Hardin County
- Henderson County
- Hickman County
- Humphreys County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Maury County
- Wayne 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Chestnut Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Chestnut Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |