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 Davis Ford (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 Davis Ford. 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 Davis Ford ...
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 Davis Ford: Davis Frd.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Davis Ford. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Davis Ford.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Davis Ford is located in Maury 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 Maury County: Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Davis Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Davis Ford:
- Maury County (The home county of Davis Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Ford, with the one closest to Davis Ford listed first.
- Scribner
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Philadelphia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Culleoka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leftwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Graymere Manor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Graymere Manor is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 people
- Southport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Broadview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Scotts Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Scotts Mill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 983 people
- Zion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zion is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Ashwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Ben ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Ford, with the one closest to Davis Ford listed first.
- Palmetto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Whitaker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Unionville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Longview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Vannatta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Shelbyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Ford, with the one closest to Davis Ford listed first.
- Lynnville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bufords
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Trigg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Olivet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Campbellsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Liberty Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Powell Chapel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Wales
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Gordon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Pulaski
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Weakley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Bodenham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Ford, with the one closest to Davis Ford listed first.
- Duck River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Primm Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Littlelot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Swan Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Tottys Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Graytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Ford, with the one closest to Davis Ford listed first.
- Webber City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Ethridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Prospect
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Henryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Flatwoods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Park Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Lawrenceburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fall River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Ford, with the one closest to Davis Ford listed first.
- Petersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boonshill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Hughey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Belleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Dellrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Harms
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Pearl City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Ford, with the one closest to Davis Ford listed first.
- Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- South Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Globe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Verona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Lewisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Anes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Cochran
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Caney Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- New Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Cornersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Orrs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Ford, with the one closest to Davis Ford listed first.
- Allisona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Eagleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Midland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Patterson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Ford, with the one closest to Davis Ford listed first.
- Spring Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Duplex
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Thompson's Station
(18 miles [29 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>
- Burwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Harpeth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Peytonsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Parry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- College Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Leipers Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Southall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Arrington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Davis Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Davis Ford.
Cemeteries Near Davis Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Davis Ford.
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 Davis Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Davis Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Davis Ford, with the one closest to Davis Ford listed first.
- Lancaster-Kerr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Griffin - Love Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Central Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sewell Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Culleoka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18281 <2>
- Scribner's Mill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner's Mill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Scribner's Mill Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Culleoka.
- The Scribner's Mill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethany Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9198 <2>
- Bowman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bowman Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Culleoka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9539 <2>
- Hopewell African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasant Mount Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mount Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Mount Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Columbia.
- The Pleasant Mount Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Mount Cemetery
- Pleasant Mount Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17243 <2>
- Dillehay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillehay Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dillehay Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11359 <2>
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hill Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13381 <2>
- Lancaster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lindsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Continue List (1705 more) ...
- Winn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Winn Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Culleoka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20470 <2>
- Winn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Winn Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Culleoka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20466 <2>
- Edmund Harris Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund Harris Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Edmund Harris Family Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Columbia.
- The Edmund Harris Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harris Cemetery
- Harris Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13012 <2>
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.<4>
While we didn't find Davis Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Davis Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Davis Ford, with the one closest to Davis Ford listed first.
- Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Pleasant Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Culleoka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bryant Station is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Station
- Silver Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Silver Creek is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Mooresville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mooresville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Leftwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Bigbyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bigbyville is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbyville
- Stiversville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stiversville is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiversville
- Globe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- South Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Broadview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Southport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Davis Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Davis Ford.
Newspapers Published in Davis Ford ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Davis Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Davis Ford, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Davis Ford.
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 Davis Ford:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Maury County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Giles County
- Hickman County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Davis Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Davis Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |