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 Excell (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 Excell. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Excell is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Christian (KY), Todd (KY), Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Robertson & Stewart.
Below are the counties that are near Excell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Excell:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Excell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Excell, with the one closest to Excell listed first.
- Sango
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Fredonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Swan Lake Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Wingate West
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wingate West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
- Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
- Saint Bethlehem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Liverworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Port Royal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Southside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Louise Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
- McAllisters Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Excell, with the one closest to Excell listed first.
- Henrietta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Neptune
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Cheap Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Lockertsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Pleasant View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Ashland City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Bearwallow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Lillamay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Marrowbone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Bell Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Excell, with the one closest to Excell listed first.
- Addie ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Addie is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Estimated population in 2014: 650 people
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Greenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Joelton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Morny
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Morny is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morny
- Ridgetop
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Watkins is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Excell, with the one closest to Excell listed first.
- Dunn Chapel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Bellsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- Stayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Woods Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Slayden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- White Oak Flat
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Vanleer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Charlotte
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- White Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Dickson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Burns
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tennessee City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Excell, with the one closest to Excell listed first.
- Omega ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Erin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
- Tennessee Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Excell, with the one closest to Excell listed first.
- Stroudville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Adams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Cedar Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Flewellyn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Coopertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Crunk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Barren Plain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Springfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Greenbrier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Hygeia Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Excell, with the one closest to Excell listed first.
- Cumberland City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Throckmorton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Indian Mound
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Legate
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Christian County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Excell, with the one closest to Excell listed first.
- Oak Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pembroke
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Garrettsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garrettsburg is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- Howel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Howel is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bennettstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bennettstown is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
- Herndon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Herndon is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- LaFayette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Hopkinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newstead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newstead is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
- Logan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Excell, with the one closest to Excell listed first.
- Keysburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Olmstead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Adairville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ferguson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Cave Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Gordonsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Justice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Justice is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Schochoh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Todd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Excell, with the one closest to Excell listed first.
- Guthrie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hadensville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Anderson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Trenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Allensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Allensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Elkton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Allegre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Allegre is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
- Sharon Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Excell, see our County-by-County Page for Excell.
Cemeteries Near Excell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Excell.
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 Excell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Excell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Excell, with the one closest to Excell listed first.
- Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Albright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lyle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Davidson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bearden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (706 more) ...
- Jarrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brame Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
While we didn't find Excell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Excell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Excell, with the one closest to Excell listed first.
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grantville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Sango
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Fredonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Rossview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rossview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossview
- Orgains Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orgains Crossroads is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgains Crossroads
- Henrietta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Saint Bethlehem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Southside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Thomasville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thomasville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Port Royal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Neptune
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Hampton Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hampton Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Station
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Excell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Excell.
Newspapers Published in Excell ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Excell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Excell, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Excell.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Excell:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Houston County
- Robertson County
- Stewart County
- Christian County
- Logan County
- Todd 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 Excell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Excell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |