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 Fikes Mill (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 Fikes Mill. 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 Fikes Mill ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Fikes Mill: Fikes Ml. (or less commonly used: Fikes Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Fikes Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Fikes Mill may originally have been Fike's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Fikes Mill might be written as Fike Mill.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Fikes Mill is located in Maury 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 Maury County: Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Fikes Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fikes Mill:
- Maury County (The home county of Fikes Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fikes Mill, with the one closest to Fikes Mill listed first.
- Williamsport
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Arkland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Arkland is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
- Chartersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chartersville is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
- Sawdust
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sawdust is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
- Greenfield Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
- Chapel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
- Santa Fe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Armour Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Armour Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
- Hill Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
- Ben ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Fly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- New Flys Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Flys Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
- Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zion is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fikes Mill, with the one closest to Fikes Mill listed first.
- Kingston Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bell Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Pegram
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fikes Mill, with the one closest to Fikes Mill listed first.
- Linton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Bellevue
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fikes Mill, with the one closest to Fikes Mill listed first.
- Spencers Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Abiff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Tidwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Pomona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Burns
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
- Dickson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- White Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fikes Mill, with the one closest to Fikes Mill listed first.
- Campbellsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Liberty Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Lynnville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bufords
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Olivet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Weakley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fikes Mill, with the one closest to Fikes Mill listed first.
- Duck River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Primm Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Littlelot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Tottys Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Swan Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Graytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Wrigley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bon Aqua Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bon Aqua Junction is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Aqua Junction
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,230 people
- Lyles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aetna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Graham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Nunnelly
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Humphreys County
- Grandmother Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fikes Mill, with the one closest to Fikes Mill listed first.
- Henryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Webber City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Ethridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Park Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Flatwoods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fikes Mill, with the one closest to Fikes Mill listed first.
- Kimmins
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Hohenwald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Voorhies
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fikes Mill, with the one closest to Fikes Mill listed first.
- Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- South Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Caney Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Globe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Anes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Verona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Chapel Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Holts Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Lewisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- New Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Rutherford County
- Allisona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Wayne County
- Ashland Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fikes Mill, with the one closest to Fikes Mill listed first.
- Burwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Spring Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Thompson's Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <2>
- Leipers Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fernvale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Fairview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Loriland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Loriland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,735 people
- Duplex
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Southall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Harpeth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Parry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Forest Home
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fikes Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Fikes Mill.
Cemeteries Near Fikes Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fikes Mill.
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 Fikes Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fikes Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fikes Mill, with the one closest to Fikes Mill listed first.
- Williamsport Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Williamsport Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Broom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Christ Tabernacle Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Tabernacle Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Christ Tabernacle Church Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Williamsport.
- The Christ Tabernacle Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hawkins - Gaines Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2461921 <3>
- Crosby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Finch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Alderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alderson Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the northwest of Williamsport.
- The Alderson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Captain William Alderson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8536 <3>
- Greenfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Poplar Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Samaritan Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Erwin Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the northwest of Williamsport.
- Continue List (1262 more) ...
- Walker-Cherry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cooke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Fikes Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fikes Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fikes Mill, with the one closest to Fikes Mill listed first.
- Williamsport
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Water Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Water Valley is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Duck River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Kettle Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kettle Mills is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Mills
- Jones Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Valley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
- Santa Fe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ben ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Canaan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Canaan is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Fly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Bluffpoint ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bluffpoint is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffpoint
- Hampshire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ashwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- Littlelot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fikes Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fikes Mill.
Newspapers Published in Fikes Mill ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fikes Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fikes Mill, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fikes Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Fikes Mill:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Maury County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Giles County
- Hickman County
- Humphreys County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Marshall County
- Rutherford County
- Wayne County
- Williamson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fikes Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Fikes Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |