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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 Forest Home (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 Forest Home. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Forest Home 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 Forest Home. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forest Home:

  • Williamson County     (The home county of Forest Home)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Home, with the one closest to Forest Home listed first.
    • Berrys Chapel Heights
      (Less than 2 miles 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
    • Old Town ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Old Town is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Lynnwood Downs
      (3 miles [4.8 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
    • Franklin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • McEwen ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • McEwen is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,699 people
    • Southall
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Wildwood Estates
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wildwood Estates is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Estates
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,098 people
    • Leipers Fork
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Parry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Parry is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
    • Brentwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Fernvale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Clovercroft
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bedford County
  • Cheatham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Home, with the one closest to Forest Home listed first.
    • Pegram
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingston Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bell Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
    • Doziers ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Doziers is located in Cheatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
      • Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
    • Lillamay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Marrowbone
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Ashland City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Bearwallow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Westeria ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Westeria is located in Cheatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
    • Sycamore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Cheap Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 northwest)
  • Davidson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Home, with the one closest to Forest Home listed first.
    • Linton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bellevue
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Forest Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 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
    • Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Tennessee Towne is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Towne
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,347 people
    • Belle Meade
      (9 miles [14.5 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
    • Green Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 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
      (10 miles [16.1 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
    • Watkins ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Watkins is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
    • Wrencoe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Whispering Hills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Berry Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 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
    • Paragon Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Dickson County
  • Hickman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Home, with the one closest to Forest Home listed first.
    • Primm Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bon Aqua Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • 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
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Wrigley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Wrigley is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
    • Littlelot
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Duck River
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tottys Bend
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Graytown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Graytown is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
    • Graham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Marshall County
  • Maury County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Home, with the one closest to Forest Home listed first.
    • New Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • New Town is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Theta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jameson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Carters Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Fly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hill Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Hill Town is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
    • New Flys Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • New Flys Village is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
    • Mowd ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Mowd is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
    • New Hope
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • New Hope is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
    • Santa Fe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Arkland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ben ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ben is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
  • Robertson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Home, with the one closest to Forest Home listed first.
    • Coopertown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Coopertown is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
    • Crunk
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Crunk is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
  • Rutherford County
  • Sumner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Home, with the one closest to Forest Home listed first.
    • Driftwood Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Driftwood Park is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Park
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,908 people
    • Goodlettsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hendersonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilson County

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

Cemeteries Near Forest Home ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forest Home.

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 Forest Home - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Perkins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • McGavock Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Slave Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Slave Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Wall Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Slave Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Short Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Glass Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Wray Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Carroll Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Carter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (1390 more) ...
    • Tucker - Garrett Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hughes Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Moss Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

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

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

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

Newspapers Published in Forest Home ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest Home.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forest Home, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forest Home.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Forest Home:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forest Home) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Forest Home, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.