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 Courtland (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 Courtland. 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 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.
Courtland is located in Robertson 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 Robertson County: Logan (KY), Simpson (KY), Todd (KY), Cheatham, Davidson, Montgomery & Sumner.
Below are the counties that are near Courtland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Courtland:
- Robertson County (The home county of Courtland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Courtland, with the one closest to Courtland listed first.
- Oakland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Springfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbrier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Hygeia Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Crunk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Coopertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Flewellyn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Cross Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jernigan Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Barren Plain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Sandy Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Calistia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Cedar Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Courtland, with the one closest to Courtland listed first.
- Pleasant View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Bearwallow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Sycamore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Lockertsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Ashland City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Marrowbone
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Cheap Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Lillamay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Henrietta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Neptune
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Pegram
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Courtland, with the one closest to Courtland listed first.
- Ridgetop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Addie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Addie is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Estimated population in 2014: 650 people
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Joelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Morny
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Morny is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morny
- Madison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Rayon City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Old Hickory
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- East Nashville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- East Nashville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nashville
- Lakewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marvel is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Courtland, with the one closest to Courtland listed first.
- Bellsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- White Oak Flat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Stayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Courtland, with the one closest to Courtland listed first.
- Port Royal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Oak Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Fredonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Sango
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Southside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Swan Lake Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Saint Bethlehem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wingate West
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wingate West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
- Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
- Liverworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Clarksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- McAllisters Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Courtland, with the one closest to Courtland listed first.
- Millersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Goodlettsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsons Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- Shackle Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
- Hall Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- New Deal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Deal is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
- Population from the 2010 Census: 368 people
- Ocana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ocana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocana
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,086 people
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Cottontown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hendersonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Driftwood Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Driftwood Park is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,908 people
- Fountain Head
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Williamson County
- Wildwood Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- 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 Courtland, with the one closest to Courtland listed first.
- Laguardo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Mount Juliet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn Christie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Beckwith
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Belinda City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Leeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Rural Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Logan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Courtland, with the one closest to Courtland listed first.
- Adairville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Keysburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Schochoh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Olmstead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Ferguson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Cave Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Russellville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gordonsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Auburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- South Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Justice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Justice is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Simpson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Courtland, with the one closest to Courtland listed first.
- Prices Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Black Jack
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Neosheo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Salmons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Gold City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Todd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Courtland, with the one closest to Courtland listed first.
- Allensville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Allensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Guthrie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hadensville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Anderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Elkton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Courtland, see our County-by-County Page for Courtland.
Cemeteries Near Courtland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Courtland.
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 Courtland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Courtland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Courtland, with the one closest to Courtland listed first.
- Browing Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Springfield Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Duncan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eidson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chambliss Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Palestine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lights Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bloodworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (816 more) ...
- Elmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Worsham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Krisle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
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 Courtland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Courtland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Courtland, with the one closest to Courtland listed first.
- Greenbrier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Springfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crunk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Hygeia Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Ridgetop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Baggettsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Baggettsville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baggettsville
- Bobwhite ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bobwhite is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobwhite
- Hubertville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hubertville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubertville
- Kinneys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kinneys is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinneys
- Coopertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Bakers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bakers is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pinnacle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pinnacle is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle
- White Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Hill is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
- Barren Plain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Courtland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Courtland.
Newspapers Published in Courtland ...
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 Courtland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Courtland, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Courtland.
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 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 Courtland:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Robertson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Montgomery County
- Sumner County
- Williamson County
- Wilson County
- Logan County
- Simpson County
- Todd 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 Courtland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Courtland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |