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 Country Park (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 Country Park. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Country Park 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 Country Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Country Park:
- Rutherford County (The home county of Country Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Country Park, with the one closest to Country Park listed first.
- Snell ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Murfreesboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
- Leanna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Fairfield Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 131 people
- Rucker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Dillton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Burns Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Compton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Country Park, with the one closest to Country Park listed first.
- Longview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Vannatta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Unionville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Buckle
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Wartrace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Shelbyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Haley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Palmetto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Whitaker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Cortner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Cascade Hollow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Country Park, with the one closest to Country Park listed first.
- Bradyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Burt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Burgen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Auburntown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Woodbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hollow Springs
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Bluewing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Gassaway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Woods
(29 miles [46.7 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 Country Park, with the one closest to Country Park listed first.
- Gossburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Beechgrove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Busy Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Naola ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Teal ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- New Union
(30 miles [48.3 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 Country Park, with the one closest to Country Park listed first.
- Wrencoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Rural Hill
(18 miles [29 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Nashboro Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Whispering Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Paragon Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Oak Hill
(23 miles [37 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
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Berry Hill
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Donelson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Forest Hills
(25 miles [40.2 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
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Country Park, with the one closest to Country Park listed first.
- Alexandria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Country Park, with the one closest to Country Park listed first.
- Holts Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Chapel Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Anes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Verona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Berlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Oak Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- South Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Country Park, with the one closest to Country Park listed first.
- New Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Leftwich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Carters Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Jameson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Sumner County
- Driftwood Park
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Country Park, with the one closest to Country Park listed first.
- College Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nolensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arrington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clovercroft
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Peytonsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Brentwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harpeth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Duplex
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- McEwen ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- McEwen is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,699 people
- Lynnwood Downs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lynnwood Downs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood Downs
- Estimated population in 2014: 282 people
- Franklin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Parry
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Country Park, with the one closest to Country Park listed first.
- Cainsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Gladeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rural Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Belinda City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Doaks Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Lynn Christie
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Statesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Leeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Beckwith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Mount Juliet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Greenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Cottage Home
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Country Park, see our County-by-County Page for Country Park.
Cemeteries Near Country Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Country Park.
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 Country Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Country Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Country Park, with the one closest to Country Park listed first.
- Puckett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rucker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ridout Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Beesley Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Snell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brothers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Witherspoon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blackman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (1651 more) ...
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Washington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Blackman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] 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.<3>
While we didn't find Country Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Country Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Country Park, with the one closest to Country Park listed first.
- Overall
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Overall is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Snell ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Murfreesboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rockvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crescent is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Almaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Almaville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almaville
- Rucker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Patterson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Versailles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Versailles is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Link
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Link is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Dillton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Rocky Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Fork is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Compton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Walterhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Smyrna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Country Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Country Park.
Newspapers Published in Country Park ...
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 Country Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Country Park, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Country Park.
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 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 Country Park:
- 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
- Maury County
- Sumner 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> | 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 Country Park, 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 from Point A (ie- Country Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |