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 Clearview (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 Clearview. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Clearview is located in Wilson 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 Wilson County: Cannon, Davidson, DeKalb, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner & Trousdale.
Below are the counties that are near Clearview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clearview:
- Wilson County (The home county of Clearview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clearview, with the one closest to Clearview listed first.
- Mount Juliet
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lynn Christie
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Belinda City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Beckwith
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Leeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Rural Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Gladeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laguardo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Possum Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Lebanon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Doaks Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Greenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Cannon County
- Auburntown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clearview, with the one closest to Clearview listed first.
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Bearwallow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Marrowbone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Lillamay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Ashland City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Pegram
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- 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 Clearview, with the one closest to Clearview listed first.
- Hermitage
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lakewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Priest Lake Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Old Hickory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Donelson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Marvel is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
- Rayon City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Nashboro Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Mudtavern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Rural Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
- Madison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- DeKalb County
- Alexandria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clearview, with the one closest to Clearview listed first.
- Green Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Siloam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clearview, with the one closest to Clearview listed first.
- White House
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hygeia Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Calistia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Greenbrier
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Jernigan Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Mulloy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Cross Plains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Crunk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Coopertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Black Jack
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Mitchell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clearview, with the one closest to Clearview listed first.
- Morrow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- Murphree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- La Vergne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Pike
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
- Smyrna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Jamestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
- Leanna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Walter Hill Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Fairfield Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 131 people
- Compton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Snell ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clearview, with the one closest to Clearview listed first.
- Rock City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Shaver Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Brush Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Dixon Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clearview, with the one closest to Clearview listed first.
- Driftwood Park
(8 miles [12.9 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ocana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ocana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocana
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,086 people
- Shackle Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
- Gallatin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Goodlettsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trousdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Cottontown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Castalian Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Millersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- South Tunnel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Rogana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Trousdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clearview, with the one closest to Clearview listed first.
- Hartsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Johntown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clearview, with the one closest to Clearview listed first.
- Nolensville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brentwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Estates is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,098 people
- Clovercroft
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Lynnwood Downs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lynnwood Downs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood Downs
- Estimated population in 2014: 282 people
- Arrington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- McEwen ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- McEwen is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,699 people
- Berrys Chapel Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berrys Chapel Heights is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys Chapel Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 551 people
- Forest Home
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- College Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Parry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Clearview, see our County-by-County Page for Clearview.
Cemeteries Near Clearview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clearview.
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 Clearview - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clearview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clearview, with the one closest to Clearview listed first.
- Hessey Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Juliet Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rutland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Castleman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sperry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gaines Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Viverett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cowgill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Absolem Gleaves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gleaves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (1155 more) ...
- Hamilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tension Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Clearview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clearview.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clearview, with the one closest to Clearview listed first.
- Mount Juliet
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dodoburg ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dodoburg is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodoburg
- Silver Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Silver Springs is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Beckwith
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Green Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Rural Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Leeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Hermitage
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Couchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Couchville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couchville
- Tuckers Gap ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tuckers Gap is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Gap
- Donelson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Laguardo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Old Hickory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Una
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Una is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
- Saundersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saundersville is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saundersville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clearview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clearview.
Newspapers Published in Clearview ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clearview.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clearview, 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 Clearview.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Clearview:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Wilson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cannon County
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- DeKalb County
- Macon County
- Robertson County
- Rutherford County
- Smith County
- Sumner County
- Trousdale 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> | 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 Clearview, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clearview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |