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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 Fairlane Estates (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 Fairlane Estates. 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 Fairlane Estates ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Fairlane Estates: Fairland Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fairlane Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fairlane Estates.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Fairlane Estates is located in Bedford 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 Bedford County: Coffee, Lincoln, Marshall, Moore & Rutherford.
Below are the counties that are near Fairlane Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fairlane Estates:
- Bedford County (The home county of Fairlane Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairlane Estates, with the one closest to Fairlane Estates listed first.
- Shelbyville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Vannatta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Wartrace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Haley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Longview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Bell Buckle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whitaker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Unionville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Palmetto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Cortner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Raus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairlane Estates, with the one closest to Fairlane Estates listed first.
- Bradyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Hollow Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Burgen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Burt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairlane Estates, with the one closest to Fairlane Estates listed first.
- Beechgrove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Homaway Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Tullahoma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Busy Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Gossburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Southgate Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Belmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Manchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Royal Oaks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Teal ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Forest Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairlane Estates, with the one closest to Fairlane Estates listed first.
- Garner Ford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Winchester Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Estill Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lexie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Decherd
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairlane Estates, with the one closest to Fairlane Estates listed first.
- Trigg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Frankewing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lynnville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairlane Estates, with the one closest to Fairlane Estates listed first.
- Booneville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Petersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Gattistown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
- Hughey
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Elk Mill Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Clarks Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Boonshill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Harms
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Corder Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Pearl City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairlane Estates, with the one closest to Fairlane Estates listed first.
- Belfast
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Oak Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Chapel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orrs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Talley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Anes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Verona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Caney Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Holts Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Lewisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Berlin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Cochran
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairlane Estates, with the one closest to Fairlane Estates listed first.
- Leftwich
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Philadelphia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Scribner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Culleoka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairlane Estates, with the one closest to Fairlane Estates listed first.
- Countyline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Lynchburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairlane Estates, with the one closest to Fairlane Estates listed first.
- Midland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Plainview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rucker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Burns Place
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Eagleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Allisona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Dillton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Patterson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Snell ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Murfreesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kittrell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairlane Estates, with the one closest to Fairlane Estates listed first.
- College Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Duplex
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Peytonsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Arrington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harpeth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Spring Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fairlane Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Fairlane Estates.
Cemeteries Near Fairlane Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairlane Estates.
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 Fairlane Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fairlane Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fairlane Estates, with the one closest to Fairlane Estates listed first.
- McCuistion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Willowmount Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jennings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McCuistion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Talley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Ararat Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cowan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stewart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Continue List (1925 more) ...
- Sims Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesell - Wilhoite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cannon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Fairlane Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fairlane Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fairlane Estates, with the one closest to Fairlane Estates listed first.
- Shelbyville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fall Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fall Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Bedford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Vannatta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Singleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Singleton is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton
- Poplins Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poplins Crossroads is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplins Crossroads
- Flat Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Wartrace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wheel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wheel is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheel
- Longview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Hawthorne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hawthorne is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Haley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Bell Buckle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fairlane Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairlane Estates.
Newspapers Published in Fairlane Estates ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairlane Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fairlane Estates, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fairlane Estates.
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 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 Fairlane Estates:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Bedford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Moore County
- Rutherford County
- Williamson 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> | 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 Fairlane Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Fairlane Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |