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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 Fly (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 Fly. 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 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.

Fly is located in Maury County.

To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties 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 Fly. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fly:

  • Maury County     (The home county of Fly)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fly, with the one closest to Fly listed first.
    • New Flys Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Flys Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
      • New Flys Village is located in Maury County
    • Hill Town
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
      • Hill Town is located in Maury County
    • Santa Fe
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Theta
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • New Hope
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Maury County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
    • Chartersville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chartersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
      • Chartersville is located in Maury County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
    • Mowd ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mowd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
      • Mowd is located in Maury County
    • Williamsport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jameson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Arkland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Sawdust
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawdust have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
      • Sawdust is located in Maury County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
    • Greenfield Bend
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Armour Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armour Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
      • Armour Village is located in Maury County
  • Cheatham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fly, with the one closest to Fly listed first.
    • Kingston Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Springs
      • Kingston Springs is located in Cheatham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston Springs <2>
    • Bell Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
      • Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
    • Pegram
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Doziers ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doziers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
      • Doziers is located in Cheatham County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
    • Lillamay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Davidson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fly, with the one closest to Fly listed first.
    • Linton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Linton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
      • Linton is located in Davidson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Linton
      • From Fly to Linton
    • Bellevue
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennessee Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Towne
      • Tennessee Towne is located in Davidson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,347 people
    • Forest Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
      • Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
    • Belle Meade
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Meade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
      • Belle Meade is located in Davidson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,788 people
    • Watkins ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
      • Watkins is located in Davidson County
    • Green Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
      • Green Hills is located in Davidson County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,618 people
    • Oak Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
    • Wrencoe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wrencoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
      • Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wrencoe
      • From Fly to Wrencoe
    • Whispering Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dickson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fly, with the one closest to Fly listed first.
    • Spencers Mill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Abiff
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Abiff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
      • Abiff is located in Dickson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Abiff
      • From Fly to Abiff
    • Tidwell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tidwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
      • Tidwell is located in Dickson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tidwell
      • From Fly to Tidwell
    • Pomona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pomona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
      • Pomona is located in Dickson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pomona
      • From Fly to Pomona
    • Burns
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • White Bluff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bluff
      • White Bluff is located in Dickson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,689 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Bluff <2>
    • Dickson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Water Valley ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
      • Water Valley is located in Dickson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
    • Pond
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Charlotte
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Tennessee City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennessee City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
      • Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
    • White Oak Flat
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Giles County
  • Hickman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fly, with the one closest to Fly listed first.
    • Primm Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Duck River
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Littlelot
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Tottys Bend
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tottys Bend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
      • Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tottys Bend
      • From Fly to Tottys Bend
    • Bon Aqua Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Aqua Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Aqua Junction
      • Bon Aqua Junction is located in Hickman County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,230 people
    • Lyles
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyles
      • Lyles is located in Hickman County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyles <2>
    • Wrigley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrigley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
      • Wrigley is located in Hickman County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
    • Graytown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
      • Graytown is located in Hickman County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
    • Swan Bluff
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swan Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
      • Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Swan Bluff
      • From Fly to Swan Bluff
    • Centerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Graham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Graham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Graham is located in Hickman County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Graham
      • From Fly to Graham
    • Nunnelly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Aetna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lawrence County
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fly, with the one closest to Fly listed first.
    • Kimmins
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kimmins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
      • Kimmins is located in Lewis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kimmins
      • From Fly to Kimmins
    • Hohenwald
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fly, with the one closest to Fly listed first.
    • Berlin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Caney Spring
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caney Spring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
      • Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Caney Spring
      • From Fly to Caney Spring
    • Holts Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • South Berlin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Berlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
      • South Berlin is located in Marshall County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to South Berlin
      • From Fly to South Berlin
    • Chapel Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Verona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Verona is located in Marshall County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Verona
      • From Fly to Verona
    • Globe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rutherford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fly, with the one closest to Fly listed first.
    • Allisona
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allisona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
      • Allisona is located in Rutherford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Allisona
      • From Fly to Allisona
    • Eagleville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Patterson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Patterson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
      • Patterson is located in Rutherford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Patterson
      • From Fly to Patterson
  • Williamson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fly, with the one closest to Fly listed first.
    • Burwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Leipers Fork
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilkes ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Fernvale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fernvale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
      • Fernvale is located in Williamson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fernvale
      • From Fly to Fernvale
    • Spring Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Fairview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,599 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <2>
    • Loriland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loriland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
      • Loriland is located in Williamson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,735 people
    • Thompson's Station
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Southall
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Parry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
      • Parry is located in Williamson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
    • Harpeth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harpeth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
      • Harpeth is located in Williamson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harpeth
      • From Fly to Harpeth
    • Duplex
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Forest Home
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forest Home. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
      • Forest Home is located in Williamson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Forest Home
      • From Fly to Forest Home

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

Cemeteries Near Fly ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fly.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Brady Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Johnson - Oakley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson - Oakley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson - Oakley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson - Oakley Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Fly.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14095 <5>
  • Oakley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the east of Fly.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16527 <5>
  • Goshen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Johnson Chapel Baptisst Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hilltown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Buddy & Daisy Burns Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • McKnight Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKnight Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKnight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the McKnight Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southwest of Fly.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15489 <5>
  • Robert Sewell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robert Sewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robert Sewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Robert Sewell Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southwest of Fly.
    • The Robert Sewell Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sewell Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18282 <5>
  • Rail Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rail Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rail Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rail Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southwest of Fly.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17554 <5>
  • Kelly Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kelly Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the east of Fly.
    • The Kelly Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Kelley Cemetery
    • Kelley Family Cemetery
    • Kelly Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14251 <5>
  • Potts Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
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    • Kinderhook Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinderhook Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinderhook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kinderhook Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the east of Fly.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14326 <5>
    • Fly Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Gardner Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12274 <5>

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Fly had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Water Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
    • Water Valley is located in Maury County
  • Whiteoak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiteoak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
    • Whiteoak is located in Williamson County
  • Santa Fe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jones Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
    • Jones Valley is located in Hickman County
  • Theta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lick Creek ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lick Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
    • Lick Creek is located in Hickman County
  • Williamsport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mowd ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mowd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
    • Mowd is located in Maury County
  • Boston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
    • Boston is located in Williamson County
  • Duck River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Loco ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
    • Loco is located in Maury County
  • Little Rock Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rock Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Mills
    • Little Rock Mills is located in Hickman County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bluffpoint ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluffpoint have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffpoint
      • Bluffpoint is located in Hickman County
    • Littlelot
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Kettle Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kettle Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Mills
      • Kettle Mills is located in Maury County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fly. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fly.

Newspapers Published in Fly ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fly.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fly, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fly.

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 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 Fly:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fly. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fly) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fly. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7897, Longitude: -87.1582    
<5>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.
<6>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 Fly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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