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 Emmitt Heights (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 Emmitt Heights. 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 Emmitt Heights ...
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 Emmitt Heights: Emmit Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 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.
Emmitt Heights 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 Emmitt Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Emmitt Heights:
- Rutherford County (The home county of Emmitt Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Emmitt Heights, with the one closest to Emmitt Heights listed first.
- Snell ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Patterson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Colonial Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Smyrna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Pike
(7 miles [11.3 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
(8 miles [12.9 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- La Vergne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Morrow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- Murfreesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Estates
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Eagleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emmitt Heights, with the one closest to Emmitt Heights listed first.
- Longview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Unionville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Vannatta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Bell Buckle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Palmetto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Shelbyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wartrace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitaker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emmitt Heights, with the one closest to Emmitt Heights listed first.
- 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 east)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Auburntown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Burgen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Woodbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- 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
- Cheatham County
- Pegram
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emmitt Heights, with the one closest to Emmitt Heights listed first.
- Gossburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Beechgrove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emmitt Heights, with the one closest to Emmitt Heights listed first.
- Wrencoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Rural Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
- Antioch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nashboro Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Priest Lake Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Whispering Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Paragon Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Oak Hill
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Mudtavern
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Donelson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Berry Hill
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Forest Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emmitt Heights, with the one closest to Emmitt Heights listed first.
- Holts Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Chapel Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Caney Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Anes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Verona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emmitt Heights, with the one closest to Emmitt Heights listed first.
- New Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Jameson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Carters Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Leftwich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Theta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- New Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
- Philadelphia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emmitt Heights, with the one closest to Emmitt Heights listed first.
- Driftwood Park
(25 miles [40.2 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emmitt Heights, with the one closest to Emmitt Heights listed first.
- Nolensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arrington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- College Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clovercroft
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Brentwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Peytonsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Harpeth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- McEwen ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McEwen is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,699 people
- Franklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lynnwood Downs
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Parry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Wildwood Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood Estates is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,098 people
- Duplex
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emmitt Heights, with the one closest to Emmitt Heights listed first.
- Rural Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Gladeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cainsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Belinda City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Lynn Christie
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Leeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Mount Juliet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Beckwith
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Doaks Crossroads
(23 miles [37 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Statesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Lebanon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Emmitt Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Emmitt Heights.
Cemeteries Near Emmitt Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Emmitt Heights.
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 Emmitt Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Emmitt Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Emmitt Heights, with the one closest to Emmitt Heights listed first.
- Boring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Nelson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wood Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south of La Vergne.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20525 <3>
- Vaugh - McClaren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Edwards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tucker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Love - Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Batey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dewitt - Smith - Jobe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Morton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Glymp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Continue List (1583 more) ...
- Christopher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Toombs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glen 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.<4>
While we didn't find Emmitt Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Emmitt Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Emmitt Heights, with the one closest to Emmitt Heights listed first.
- Almaville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Almaville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almaville
- Rocky Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Fork is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
- Snell ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Triune
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Triune is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triune
- Patterson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Smyrna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nolensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Overall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Overall is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Arrington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- La Vergne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- College Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kimbro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kimbro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbro
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rockvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brooklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brooklin is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Murfreesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Emmitt Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Emmitt Heights.
Newspapers Published in Emmitt Heights ...
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 Emmitt Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Emmitt Heights, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Emmitt Heights.
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 Emmitt Heights:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Rutherford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cannon County
- Cheatham County
- Coffee County
- Davidson County
- Marshall County
- Maury 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Emmitt Heights) 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 Emmitt Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |