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 Donnell Chapel (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 Donnell Chapel. 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 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.
Donnell Chapel 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 Donnell Chapel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Donnell Chapel:
- Rutherford County (The home county of Donnell Chapel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Donnell Chapel, with the one closest to Donnell Chapel listed first.
- Kittrell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Readyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dillton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Burns Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Plainview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Rucker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Murfreesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Compton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Fairfield Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 131 people
- Midland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Walter Hill Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donnell Chapel, with the one closest to Donnell Chapel listed first.
- Bell Buckle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wartrace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Vannatta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Haley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Longview
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Cortner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Cascade Hollow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Normandy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Shelbyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Raus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donnell Chapel, with the one closest to Donnell Chapel listed first.
- Bradyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Burgen
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Burt
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Hollow Springs
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Woodbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Bluewing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Auburntown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Woods
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Gassaway
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donnell Chapel, with the one closest to Donnell Chapel listed first.
- Gossburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Beechgrove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Naola ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Busy Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Teal ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- New Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Forest Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Manchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Oaks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Belmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Homaway Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Winton Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Hillsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donnell Chapel, with the one closest to Donnell Chapel listed first.
- Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Dowelltown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alexandria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smithville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Temperance Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Philippi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Young Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donnell Chapel, with the one closest to Donnell Chapel listed first.
- Holts Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Chapel Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Moore County
- Countyline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Smith County
- Brush Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donnell Chapel, with the one closest to Donnell Chapel listed first.
- Centertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Trousdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Morrison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Daylight
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Lucky
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Dibrell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Gath
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Viola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- McMinnville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Shellsford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Smyrna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donnell Chapel, with the one closest to Donnell Chapel listed first.
- College Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Nolensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arrington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donnell Chapel, with the one closest to Donnell Chapel listed first.
- Cainsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Statesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Cottage Home
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
- Round Top
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Watertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Doaks Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Greenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Gladeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Commerce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Linwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Saulsbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
- Rural Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Donnell Chapel, see our County-by-County Page for Donnell Chapel.
Cemeteries Near Donnell Chapel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Donnell Chapel.
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 Donnell Chapel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Donnell Chapel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Donnell Chapel, with the one closest to Donnell Chapel listed first.
- Donnell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sagely Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bowman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jacobs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Todd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ashley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McCrary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Continue List (1450 more) ...
- Lyon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lowe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Todd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Donnell Chapel had a population of 49 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Donnell Chapel, with the one closest to Donnell Chapel listed first.
- Bradyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Floraton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Floraton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floraton
- Kittrell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Gossburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Burgen
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Burt
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Cateston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cateston is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cateston
- Readyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dillton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Hollow Springs
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Beechgrove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Halls Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Halls Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hill
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sharpsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sharpsville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsville
- Porterfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Porterfield is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Rucker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Donnell Chapel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Donnell Chapel.
Newspapers Published in Donnell Chapel ...
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 Donnell Chapel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Donnell Chapel, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Donnell Chapel.
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 Donnell Chapel:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Rutherford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- DeKalb County
- Marshall County
- Moore County
- Smith County
- Warren 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> | 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 Donnell Chapel, 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- Donnell Chapel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |