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 Fosterville (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 Fosterville. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Fosterville is located in Rutherford 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 Rutherford County: Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Davidson, Marshall, Williamson & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Fosterville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fosterville:
- Rutherford County (The home county of Fosterville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fosterville, with the one closest to Fosterville listed first.
- Plainview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Midland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Rucker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Burns Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dillton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Murfreesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kittrell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Eagleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Snell ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Patterson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Allisona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fosterville, with the one closest to Fosterville listed first.
- Bell Buckle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vannatta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Longview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Wartrace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Unionville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shelbyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Haley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Cortner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Willow Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Cascade Hollow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Normandy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fosterville, with the one closest to Fosterville listed first.
- Bradyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Hollow Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Burgen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Burt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Woodbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Bluewing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Auburntown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Gassaway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fosterville, with the one closest to Fosterville listed first.
- Beechgrove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gossburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Busy Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Teal ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- New Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Naola ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Homaway Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Manchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Forest Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Royal Oaks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Tullahoma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Davidson County
- Wrencoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Franklin County
- Winchester Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fosterville, with the one closest to Fosterville listed first.
- Booneville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Petersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Gattistown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fosterville, with the one closest to Fosterville listed first.
- Chapel Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Holts Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Anes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Caney Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Oak Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Verona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Belfast
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Orrs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Lewisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Talley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- South Berlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fosterville, with the one closest to Fosterville listed first.
- Leftwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- New Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Philadelphia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fosterville, with the one closest to Fosterville listed first.
- Countyline
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Lynchburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fosterville, with the one closest to Fosterville listed first.
- Trousdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Centertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Morrison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fosterville, with the one closest to Fosterville listed first.
- College Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arrington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peytonsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Nolensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Duplex
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Harpeth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Clovercroft
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Spring Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Thompson's Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- 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 <1>
- Parry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fosterville, with the one closest to Fosterville listed first.
- Cainsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Statesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fosterville, see our County-by-County Page for Fosterville.
Cemeteries Near Fosterville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fosterville.
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 Fosterville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fosterville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fosterville, with the one closest to Fosterville listed first.
- Gilmore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fosterville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Powell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woodfin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Guy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bingham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Todd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Powell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brothers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Webb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dozier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McElroy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1805 more) ...
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bingham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fosterville had a population of 52 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fosterville, with the one closest to Fosterville listed first.
- Midland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Vannatta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Bell Buckle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crescent is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Rucker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Link
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Link is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Longview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Fairfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Wartrace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beechgrove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Versailles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Versailles is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Unionville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fall Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fall Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Gossburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Rockvale
(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 Fosterville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fosterville.
Newspapers Published in Fosterville ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fosterville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fosterville, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fosterville.
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 websites either 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 Fosterville:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Rutherford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Davidson County
- Franklin County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Moore County
- Warren County
- Williamson County
- Wilson 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 Fosterville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Fosterville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |