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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 Fernvale (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 Fernvale. 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 hospitals and 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.

Fernvale is located in Williamson 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 Williamson County: Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Marshall, Maury & Rutherford.

Below are the counties that are near Fernvale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fernvale:

  • Williamson County     (The home county of Fernvale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fernvale, with the one closest to Fernvale listed first.
    • Fairview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Loriland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Loriland is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,735 people
    • Leipers Fork
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Home
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Old Town ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Old Town is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Southall
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Berrys Chapel Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Berrys Chapel Heights is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys Chapel Heights
      • Estimated population in 2014: 551 people
    • Franklin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Burwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lynnwood Downs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Lynnwood Downs is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood Downs
      • Estimated population in 2014: 282 people
    • McEwen ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • McEwen is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,699 people
    • Parry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Parry is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
    • Thompson's Station
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cheatham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fernvale, with the one closest to Fernvale listed first.
    • Kingston Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Pegram
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bell Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
    • Doziers ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Doziers is located in Cheatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
      • Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
    • Lillamay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Marrowbone
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Ashland City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Bearwallow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Sycamore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Cheap Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
    • Lockertsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Westeria ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Westeria is located in Cheatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
    • Neptune
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Davidson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fernvale, with the one closest to Fernvale listed first.
    • Linton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bellevue
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Tennessee Towne is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Towne
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,347 people
    • Watkins ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Watkins is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
    • Belle Meade
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Belle Meade is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,788 people
    • Forest Hills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
    • Green Hills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Green Hills is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,618 people
    • Oak Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
    • Berry Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Berry Hill is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
    • Whispering Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Wrencoe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Paragon Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Nashville - Davidson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Nashville - Davidson is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville - Davidson
      • Estimated population in 2019: 670,820 people
  • Dickson County
  • Hickman County
  • Marshall County
  • Maury County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fernvale, with the one closest to Fernvale listed first.
    • Fly
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • New Flys Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • New Flys Village is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
    • Theta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hill Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Hill Town is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
    • Jameson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • New Hope
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • New Hope is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
    • Santa Fe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Mowd ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Mowd is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
    • New Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • New Town is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Carters Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Chartersville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Chartersville is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
    • Arkland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Sawdust
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Sawdust is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
      • Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
  • Rutherford County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fernvale, see our County-by-County Page for Fernvale.

Cemeteries Near Fernvale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fernvale.

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 Fernvale - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fernvale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fernvale, with the one closest to Fernvale listed first.

  • King Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pewitt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lampley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Inman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Russell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mangrum Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Chester Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Ward Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Overbey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (1283 more) ...
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • McPherson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Mangrum Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)

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 in 1895, Fernvale had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Fernvale, with the one closest to Fernvale listed first.

  • Fernvale Springs ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Fernvale Springs is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale Springs
  • Leipers Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bingham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bingham is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
  • Linton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Boston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Boston is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Forest Home
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Spencers Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Whiteoak
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Whiteoak is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
  • Southall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingston Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Craggie Hope
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Craggie Hope is located in Cheatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craggie Hope
  • Pegram
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Franklin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Grassland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Grassland is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
    • White Bluff
      (11 miles [17.7 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 Fernvale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fernvale.

Newspapers Published in Fernvale ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fernvale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fernvale, 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 Fernvale.

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 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 Fernvale:

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 Fernvale, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fernvale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.