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 Craigfield (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 Craigfield. 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 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.
Craigfield is located in Williamson 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 Williamson County: Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Marshall, Maury & Rutherford.
Below are the counties that are near Craigfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Craigfield:
- Williamson County (The home county of Craigfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Craigfield, with the one closest to Craigfield listed first.
- Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Loriland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Loriland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,735 people
- Fernvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Leipers Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Burwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Old Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Southall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Forest Home
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Berrys Chapel Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Berrys Chapel Heights is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys Chapel Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 551 people
- Franklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Parry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Thompson's Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craigfield, with the one closest to Craigfield listed first.
- Kingston Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bell Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Pegram
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Lillamay
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Marrowbone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Ashland City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Bearwallow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Cheap Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Sycamore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Lockertsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Neptune
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craigfield, with the one closest to Craigfield listed first.
- Linton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Bellevue
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tennessee Towne is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Towne
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,347 people
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Watkins is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Belle Meade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Meade is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,788 people
- Forest Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
- Green Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,618 people
- Oak Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
- Wrencoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Berry Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berry Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Whispering Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Nashville - Davidson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nashville - Davidson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville - Davidson
- Estimated population in 2019: 670,820 people
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craigfield, with the one closest to Craigfield listed first.
- Spencers Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Abiff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Tidwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Burns
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- White Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dickson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
- Pond
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Charlotte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak Flat
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Tennessee City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craigfield, with the one closest to Craigfield listed first.
- Bon Aqua Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bon Aqua Junction is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Aqua Junction
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,230 people
- Primm Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Lyles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wrigley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Littlelot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Tottys Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Duck River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Graytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Graham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Nunnelly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Houston County
- Omega ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craigfield, with the one closest to Craigfield listed first.
- Bethpage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
- McEwen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grandmother Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
- Lewis County
- Kimmins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craigfield, with the one closest to Craigfield listed first.
- Fly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- New Flys Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Flys Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
- Hill Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hill Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
- Santa Fe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Theta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Chartersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chartersville is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
- Jameson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- New Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
- Williamsport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- Arkland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Arkland is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
- Greenfield Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
- Rutherford County
- Allisona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Craigfield, see our County-by-County Page for Craigfield.
Cemeteries Near Craigfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Craigfield.
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 Craigfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Craigfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Craigfield, with the one closest to Craigfield listed first.
- Hassell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Anglin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Craigfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Corner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Beard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Vaughn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Capley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rials Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Potts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (1174 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hudgins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
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 Craigfield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Craigfield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Craigfield, with the one closest to Craigfield listed first.
- Lick Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lick Creek is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Whiteoak
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Whiteoak is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Spencers Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Fernvale Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fernvale Springs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale Springs
- Fernvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Little Rock Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Rock Mills is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Mills
- Fly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Abiff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Bon Aqua
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lyles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boston is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Iron Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Hill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Leipers Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tidwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Littlelot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Craigfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Craigfield.
Newspapers Published in Craigfield ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Craigfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Craigfield, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Craigfield.
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 Craigfield:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Williamson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Hickman County
- Houston County
- Humphreys County
- Lewis County
- Maury County
- Rutherford 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 Craigfield, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Craigfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |