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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 Meadows (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 Meadows. 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 Meadows ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Davis Meadows: Davis Mdws.
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 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.
Davis Meadows 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 Davis Meadows. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Davis Meadows:
- Rutherford County (The home county of Davis Meadows)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Meadows, with the one closest to Davis Meadows listed first.
- Smyrna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Jefferson Pike
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
- Leanna
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- La Vergne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Morrow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- Snell ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Murphree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- Walter Hill Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Walter Hill Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Hill Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 401 people
- Walterhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Fairfield Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fairfield Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 131 people
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Meadows, with the one closest to Davis Meadows listed first.
- Longview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Unionville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Vannatta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Bell Buckle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Wartrace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Meadows, with the one closest to Davis Meadows listed first.
- Auburntown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Bradyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Burt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Woodbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Burgen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Gassaway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Hollow Springs
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Meadows, with the one closest to Davis Meadows listed first.
- Gossburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Beechgrove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Meadows, with the one closest to Davis Meadows listed first.
- Rural Hill
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Wrencoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Antioch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Priest Lake Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Nashboro Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Whispering Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Paragon Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Mudtavern
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Oak Hill
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Donelson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Berry Hill
(18 miles [29 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
- DeKalb County
- Alexandria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Meadows, with the one closest to Davis Meadows listed first.
- Holts Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Chapel Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Caney Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Anes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Meadows, with the one closest to Davis Meadows listed first.
- New Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Jameson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Carters Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Theta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Smith County
- Brush Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Meadows, with the one closest to Davis Meadows listed first.
- Driftwood Park
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Hendersonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Goodlettsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shackle Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
- Ocana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ocana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocana
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,086 people
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Meadows, with the one closest to Davis Meadows listed first.
- Nolensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Arrington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- College Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clovercroft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Brentwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Peytonsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- McEwen ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lynnwood Downs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood Downs
- Estimated population in 2014: 282 people
- Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wildwood Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wildwood Estates is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,098 people
- Harpeth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Berrys Chapel Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Berrys Chapel Heights is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys Chapel Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 551 people
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Meadows, with the one closest to Davis Meadows listed first.
- Rural Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Gladeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cainsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Belinda City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Lynn Christie
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Mount Juliet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Beckwith
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Leeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Doaks Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Greenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Lebanon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Statesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Davis Meadows, see our County-by-County Page for Davis Meadows.
Cemeteries Near Davis Meadows ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Davis Meadows.
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 Meadows - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Davis Meadows covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Davis Meadows, with the one closest to Davis Meadows listed first.
- James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Marable Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McLaughlin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Love - Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Nelson - Peebles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Searcy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Walden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Etter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Etter Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Smyrna.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11807 <2>
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (1481 more) ...
- Morton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Batey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garvin - Rowlett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
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 Meadows in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Davis Meadows.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Davis Meadows, with the one closest to Davis Meadows listed first.
- Smyrna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rocky Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rocky Fork is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
- La Vergne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Almaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Almaville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almaville
- Snell ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Kimbro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kimbro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbro
- Nolensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Walterhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Brooklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklin is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Triune
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Triune is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triune
- Patterson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Overall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Overall is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mount View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount View is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View
- Murfreesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vesta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vesta is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Davis Meadows. See our List of 1890's Communities around Davis Meadows.
Newspapers Published in Davis Meadows ...
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 Davis Meadows.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Davis Meadows, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Davis Meadows.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Meadows:
- 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
- Smith 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Davis Meadows) 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 Meadows, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |