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 Cowden (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 Cowden. 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 northwest 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 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.
Cowden is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Bedford, Giles, Lincoln, Maury, Rutherford & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Cowden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cowden:
- Marshall County (The home county of Cowden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowden, with the one closest to Cowden listed first.
- Verona
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Anes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Berlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- South Berlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Lewisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Caney Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Cochran
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Orrs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Belfast
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Globe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Chapel Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowden, with the one closest to Cowden listed first.
- Palmetto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Whitaker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Unionville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Longview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Shelbyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Vannatta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Bell Buckle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wartrace
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Haley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Raus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Willow Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Cortner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Coffee County
- Beechgrove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowden, with the one closest to Cowden listed first.
- Trigg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Lynnville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bufords
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Olivet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Frankewing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Powell Chapel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Campbellsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Pisgah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Aymett Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Wales
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Gordon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Liberty Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Lawrence County
- Webber City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowden, with the one closest to Cowden listed first.
- Petersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boonshill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Belleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Hughey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Booneville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Harms
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Pearl City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Elk Mill Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Dellrose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fayetteville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Molino
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Coldwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Clarks Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowden, with the one closest to Cowden listed first.
- Leftwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Philadelphia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Scribner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Culleoka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Columbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- New Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Broadview
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Graymere Manor
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Graymere Manor is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 people
- Southport
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Ben ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Jameson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Ashwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowden, with the one closest to Cowden listed first.
- Countyline
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Lynchburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowden, with the one closest to Cowden listed first.
- Allisona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Eagleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Midland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Patterson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Snell ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Plainview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Rucker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Burns Place
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowden, with the one closest to Cowden listed first.
- Duplex
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Spring Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- College Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Harpeth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Peytonsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Thompson's Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <1>
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Burwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Arrington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Parry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Southall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Clovercroft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cowden, see our County-by-County Page for Cowden.
Cemeteries Near Cowden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cowden.
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 Cowden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cowden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cowden, with the one closest to Cowden listed first.
- Whitsell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bethbirei Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cathey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fisher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Berea Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McCurdy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Boyett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ewing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ewing Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Lewisburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11841 <2>
- Temple Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tankersley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (1923 more) ...
- Ownby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Liggett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cheatham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Cowden in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cowden.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cowden, with the one closest to Cowden listed first.
- Verona
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- South Berlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Farmington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Farmington is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Berlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Lewisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rich Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Creek is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Lillard Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lillard Mill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillard Mill
- Silver Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Silver Creek is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Cochran
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Palmetto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Caney Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Leftwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bryant Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bryant Station is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Station
- Globe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Belfast
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cowden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cowden.
Newspapers Published in Cowden ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cowden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cowden, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cowden.
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 Cowden:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Coffee County
- Giles County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Maury County
- Moore County
- Rutherford County
- Williamson 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 Cowden, 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- Cowden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |