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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 Clovercroft (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 Clovercroft. 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 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.

Clovercroft is located in Williamson 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 Williamson County: Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Marshall, Maury & Rutherford.

Below are the counties that are near Clovercroft. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clovercroft:

  • Williamson County     (The home county of Clovercroft)
  • Bedford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clovercroft, with the one closest to Clovercroft listed first.
    • Longview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Unionville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Vannatta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Vannatta is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
      • Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
    • Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Palmetto
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Palmetto is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
      • Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
  • Cheatham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clovercroft, with the one closest to Clovercroft listed first.
    • Pegram
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingston Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Doziers ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Doziers is located in Cheatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
      • Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
    • Bell Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
    • Marrowbone
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lillamay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bearwallow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Westeria ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Westeria is located in Cheatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
    • Ashland City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Davidson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clovercroft, with the one closest to Clovercroft listed first.
    • Wrencoe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Whispering Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Oak Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
    • Forest Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
    • Paragon Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Antioch
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Hills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Green Hills is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,618 people
    • Rural Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
    • Berry Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Berry Hill is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
    • Nashboro Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
    • Belle Meade
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Belle Meade is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,788 people
    • Dog Town ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Dog Town is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
    • Bellevue
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Dickson County
  • Hickman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clovercroft, with the one closest to Clovercroft listed first.
    • Primm Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Bon Aqua Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • 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
  • Marshall County
  • Maury County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clovercroft, with the one closest to Clovercroft listed first.
    • New Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • New Town is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Jameson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Theta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Carters Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • New Hope
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • New Hope is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
    • Mowd ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Mowd is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
    • Fly
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Hill Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Hill Town is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
    • Leftwich
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • New Flys Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • New Flys Village is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
    • Santa Fe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Philadelphia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Philadelphia is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
      • Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
    • Columbia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rutherford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clovercroft, with the one closest to Clovercroft listed first.
    • Patterson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • La Vergne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Allisona
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jefferson Pike
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
      • Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
    • Morrow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Morrow is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
      • Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
    • Snell ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Snell is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
    • Smyrna
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Eagleville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Colonial Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Concord
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Leanna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Murphree
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Murphree is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
      • Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
    • Jamestown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
  • Sumner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clovercroft, with the one closest to Clovercroft listed first.
    • Driftwood Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Driftwood Park is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Park
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,908 people
    • Goodlettsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Hendersonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Wilson County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clovercroft, see our County-by-County Page for Clovercroft.

Cemeteries Near Clovercroft ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clovercroft.

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 Clovercroft - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clovercroft covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clovercroft, with the one closest to Clovercroft listed first.

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 in 1895, Clovercroft had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Clovercroft, with the one closest to Clovercroft listed first.

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clovercroft. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clovercroft.

Newspapers Published in Clovercroft ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clovercroft.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clovercroft, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clovercroft.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Clovercroft:

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 Clovercroft, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clovercroft) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.