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 Desha (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 Desha. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Desha is located in Sumner 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 Sumner County: Allen (KY), Simpson (KY), Davidson, Macon, Robertson, Trousdale & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Desha. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Desha:
- Sumner County (The home county of Desha)
- The following are listed by their distance from Desha, with the one closest to Desha listed first.
- Rogana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Castalian Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trousdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Bethpage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chipman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chipman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
- Rock Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Gallatin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Tunnel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Bransford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bransford is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
- Bledsoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Cottontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Corinth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Corinth is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Fountain Head
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Desha, with the one closest to Desha listed first.
- Lakewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Old Hickory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rayon City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Hermitage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marvel is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
- Madison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgetop
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Maplewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Donelson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- East Nashville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Nashville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nashville
- Mudtavern
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Priest Lake Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Nashboro Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- DeKalb County
- Alexandria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Desha, with the one closest to Desha listed first.
- Green Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Siloam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Meadorville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Lafayette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Frog Pond
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Gibbs Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Mill Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Red Boiling Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Desha, with the one closest to Desha listed first.
- Mulloy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- White House
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Black Jack
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Mitchell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Calistia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Jernigan Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Cross Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orlinda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hygeia Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Greenbrier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Oakland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Crunk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Desha, with the one closest to Desha listed first.
- Murphree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- Morrow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- Jefferson Pike
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
- La Vergne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Desha, with the one closest to Desha listed first.
- Dixon Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Rock City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Monoville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Pleasant Shade
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Shaver Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Defeated
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Difficult
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Carthage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Carthage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Bluff Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Brush Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Gordonsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Trousdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Desha, with the one closest to Desha listed first.
- Hartsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Johntown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Desha, with the one closest to Desha listed first.
- Possum Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Laguardo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Lebanon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beckwith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Leeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Mount Juliet
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Belinda City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Greenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Lynn Christie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Linwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Gladeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Saulsbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
- Allen County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Desha, with the one closest to Desha listed first.
- Adolphus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Petroleum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Red Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Mount Aerial
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Pope
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pope is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Trammel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Trammel is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Holland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Holland is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Oak Forest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Scottsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Halfway is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Halifax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Halifax is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Yesse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yesse is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Monroe County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Desha, with the one closest to Desha listed first.
- Akersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Fountain Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Desha, with the one closest to Desha listed first.
- Black Jack
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Gold City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Franklin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Neosheo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Prices Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Salmons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Warren County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Desha, with the one closest to Desha listed first.
- Drake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Drake is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Woodburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Alvaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Desha, see our County-by-County Page for Desha.
Cemeteries Near Desha ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Desha.
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 Desha - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Desha covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Desha, with the one closest to Desha listed first.
- Dry Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Durham Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gallatin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethpage Lower Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethpape Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethpage Upper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crestview Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rock Bridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Patterson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (836 more) ...
- Bushs Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cage Grave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belates Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Desha in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Desha.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Desha, with the one closest to Desha listed first.
- Sideview ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sideview is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideview
- Rogana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Trousdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Castalian Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cairo is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Bethpage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Gallatin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chipman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chipman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
- Odum ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Odum is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odum
- South Tunnel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Bransford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bransford is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sulphura
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sulphura is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphura
- Bledsoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Cottontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Desha. See our List of 1890's Communities around Desha.
Newspapers Published in Desha ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Desha.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Desha, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Desha.
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 Desha:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sumner County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davidson County
- DeKalb County
- Macon County
- Robertson County
- Rutherford County
- Smith County
- Trousdale County
- Wilson County
- Allen County
- Monroe County
- Simpson County
- Warren 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Desha) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Desha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |