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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 Cortners Mill (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 Cortners Mill. 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 Cortners Mill ...
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 Cortners Mill: Cortners Ml. (or less commonly used: Cortners Mll.)
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 and doctors 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.
Cortners Mill is located in Bedford 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 Bedford County: Coffee, Lincoln, Marshall, Moore & Rutherford.
Below are the counties that are near Cortners Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cortners Mill:
- Bedford County (The home county of Cortners Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cortners Mill, with the one closest to Cortners Mill listed first.
- Cortner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Normandy
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Haley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Cascade Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Willow Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Wartrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Raus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Bell Buckle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shelbyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vannatta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Longview
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cortners Mill, with the one closest to Cortners Mill listed first.
- Hollow Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Bradyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Burgen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Burt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Bluewing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Woodbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cortners Mill, with the one closest to Cortners Mill listed first.
- Homaway Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Busy Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Tullahoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Southgate Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Manchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Royal Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Beechgrove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Forest Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Gossburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cortners Mill, with the one closest to Cortners Mill listed first.
- Winchester Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Estill Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garner Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Decherd
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lexie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Greenhaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Cowan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Marys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Sewanee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beans Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cortners Mill, with the one closest to Cortners Mill listed first.
- Pelham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Monteagle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sartain Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cortners Mill, with the one closest to Cortners Mill listed first.
- Booneville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Gattistown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
- Belleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Petersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Elk Mill Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corder Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Flintville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Hughey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Harms
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cortners Mill, with the one closest to Cortners Mill listed first.
- Belfast
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Oak Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Talley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Chapel Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orrs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Anes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Holts Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Verona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Delina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Caney Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Cochran
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Lewisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cortners Mill, with the one closest to Cortners Mill listed first.
- Countyline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Ridgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Lynchburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cortners Mill, with the one closest to Cortners Mill listed first.
- Plainview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Midland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Burns Place
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Rucker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Dillton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Kittrell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Readyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Murfreesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Eagleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Compton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Fairfield Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fairfield Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 131 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cortners Mill, with the one closest to Cortners Mill listed first.
- Morrison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Viola
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Trousdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Centertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Daylight
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cortners Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Cortners Mill.
Cemeteries Near Cortners Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cortners Mill.
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 Cortners Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cortners Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cortners Mill, with the one closest to Cortners Mill listed first.
- Cortner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Austin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McQuiddy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Waite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Culley - Holt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Maupin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Troxler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Vance Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- George Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Huffman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hall - Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Continue List (1686 more) ...
- Holt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Russell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Maupin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
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 Cortners Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cortners Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cortners Mill, with the one closest to Cortners Mill listed first.
- Cortner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Normandy
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Haley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Wartrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Singleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Singleton is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton
- Fairfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairfield is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Tullahoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Noah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Noah is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Flat Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Belmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Bell Buckle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Manchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Beechgrove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shelbyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Countyline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cortners Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cortners Mill.
Newspapers Published in Cortners Mill ...
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 Cortners Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cortners Mill, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cortners Mill.
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 Cortners Mill:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Bedford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Moore County
- Rutherford County
- Warren 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 Cortners Mill, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cortners Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |