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 Ridge (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 Ridge. 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 Ridge ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Chestnut Ridge: Chestnut Rdg. (or less commonly used: Chestnut Rdge. or Chestnut Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Chestnut Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chestnut Ridge.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Chestnut Ridge is primarily located in Lincoln County. A portion of Chestnut Ridge extends into Moore 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 Lincoln County: Limestone (AL), Madison (AL), Bedford, Franklin, Giles, Marshall & Moore.
Below are the counties that are near Chestnut Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chestnut Ridge:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Chestnut Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Ridge, with the one closest to Chestnut Ridge listed first.
- Belleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Booneville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Petersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gattistown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
- Elk Mill Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hughey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Clarks Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Harms
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Boonshill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Pearl City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Corder Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Ridge, with the one closest to Chestnut Ridge listed first.
- Whitaker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Shelbyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Raus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Palmetto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Willow Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Haley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Cascade Hollow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Cortner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Normandy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wartrace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vannatta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Ridge, with the one closest to Chestnut Ridge listed first.
- Homaway Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Tullahoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Southgate Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Belmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Busy Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Royal Oaks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Beechgrove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Manchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gossburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- New Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Teal ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Forest Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Ridge, with the one closest to Chestnut Ridge listed first.
- Garner Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Lexie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Winchester Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Estill Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Huntland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beans Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Winchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Decherd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Greenhaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Ridge, with the one closest to Chestnut Ridge listed first.
- Trigg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Frankewing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Pisgah
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Wheelerton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Powell Chapel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Aymett Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Lynnville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dickson Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elkton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Bufords
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Olivet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Ridge, with the one closest to Chestnut Ridge listed first.
- Talley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Belfast
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Oak Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Orrs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Delina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Yell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Lewisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cochran
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Cornersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Verona
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Anes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Ridge, with the one closest to Chestnut Ridge listed first.
- Leftwich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Scribner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Philadelphia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Culleoka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Ridge, with the one closest to Chestnut Ridge listed first.
- Countyline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Lynchburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Ridge, with the one closest to Chestnut Ridge listed first.
- Midland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Plainview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Eagleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Allisona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Rucker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Jackson County (AL)
- Francisco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Limestone County (AL)
- Ardmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Madison County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Ridge, with the one closest to Chestnut Ridge listed first.
- Elkwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Hazel Green
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Key's Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Hillsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- New Market
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chestnut Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Chestnut Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Chestnut Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chestnut Ridge.
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 Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chestnut Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chestnut Ridge, with the one closest to Chestnut Ridge listed first.
- Warren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Freeman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Washburn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Foster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Freeman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gilbert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Olds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Crane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1792 more) ...
- Landess Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cox 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Chestnut Ridge had a population of 71 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chestnut Ridge, with the one closest to Chestnut Ridge listed first.
- Hawthorne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hawthorne is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Belleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Petersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Booneville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Pleasant Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Branchville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Branchville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Howell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Howell is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Flat Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Talley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Blakeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blakeville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakeville
- Bedford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bedford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Mulberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lynchburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Countyline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Belfast
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chestnut Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chestnut Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Chestnut Ridge ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chestnut Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chestnut Ridge, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chestnut Ridge.
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 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 Chestnut Ridge:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Moore County
- Rutherford County
- Jackson 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> | 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 Chestnut Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |