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 Compton Meadows (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 Compton Meadows. 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 Compton Meadows ...
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 Compton Meadows: Compton Mdws.
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 hospitals and 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.
Compton Meadows is located in Rutherford 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 Rutherford County: Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Davidson, Marshall, Williamson & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Compton Meadows. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Compton Meadows:
- Rutherford County (The home county of Compton Meadows)
- The following are listed by their distance from Compton Meadows, with the one closest to Compton Meadows listed first.
- Fairfield Estates
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fairfield Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 131 people
- Compton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Walter Hill Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Jamestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
- Murfreesboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leanna
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Colonial Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Dillton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Kittrell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Milton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Burns Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Rucker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Compton Meadows, with the one closest to Compton Meadows listed first.
- Bell Buckle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Vannatta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Longview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Unionville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wartrace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Haley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Shelbyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cortner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Compton Meadows, with the one closest to Compton Meadows listed first.
- Auburntown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Bradyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Burt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Woodbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Burgen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Gassaway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Hollow Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Bluewing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Woods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Compton Meadows, with the one closest to Compton Meadows listed first.
- Gossburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Beechgrove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Naola ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Busy Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Teal ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- New Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Compton Meadows, with the one closest to Compton Meadows listed first.
- Priest Lake Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Rural Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
- Antioch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nashboro Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Wrencoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Whispering Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Paragon Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Donelson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Hermitage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mudtavern
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Berry Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berry Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Oak Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Compton Meadows, with the one closest to Compton Meadows listed first.
- Alexandria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Dowelltown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Temperance Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Smithville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Compton Meadows, with the one closest to Compton Meadows listed first.
- Holts Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Chapel Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Compton Meadows, with the one closest to Compton Meadows listed first.
- Brush Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Shaver Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Hickman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Gordonsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Bluff Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Sumner County
- Driftwood Park
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Compton Meadows, with the one closest to Compton Meadows listed first.
- Centertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Trousdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Daylight
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Lucky
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Compton Meadows, with the one closest to Compton Meadows listed first.
- Nolensville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- College Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arrington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Clovercroft
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Brentwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Peytonsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Harpeth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Lynnwood Downs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lynnwood Downs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood Downs
- Estimated population in 2014: 282 people
- McEwen ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- McEwen is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,699 people
- Duplex
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Franklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Parry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Wildwood Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wildwood Estates is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,098 people
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Compton Meadows, with the one closest to Compton Meadows listed first.
- Cainsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Gladeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Statesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Doaks Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Greenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Watertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Cottage Home
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
- Round Top
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Leeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Linwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Belinda City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Lebanon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Compton Meadows, see our County-by-County Page for Compton Meadows.
Cemeteries Near Compton Meadows ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Compton Meadows.
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 Compton Meadows - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Compton Meadows covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Compton Meadows, with the one closest to Compton Meadows listed first.
- Emery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sharp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rucker - Pitts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Watkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jordan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Vaugh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pitts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pitts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Boyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Compton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rucker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Continue List (1458 more) ...
- Owen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Yandell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Crawford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
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 Compton Meadows in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Compton Meadows.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Compton Meadows, with the one closest to Compton Meadows listed first.
- Compton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Walterhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Murfreesboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sharpsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsville
- Halls Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Halls Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hill
- Dillton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Cainsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Kittrell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Overall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Overall is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Floraton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Floraton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floraton
- Milton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Rucker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Porterfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Porterfield is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Greenvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenvale is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Smyrna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Compton Meadows. See our List of 1890's Communities around Compton Meadows.
Newspapers Published in Compton Meadows ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Compton Meadows.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Compton Meadows, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Compton Meadows.
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 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 Compton Meadows:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Rutherford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Davidson County
- DeKalb County
- Marshall County
- Smith County
- Sumner County
- Warren County
- Williamson County
- Wilson 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 Compton Meadows, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Compton Meadows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |