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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Four Corners. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Four Corners to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Four Corners, please Contact Us.
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 Four Corners (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 Four Corners. 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 Four Corners ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Four Corners: Four Cors.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Four Corners. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Four Corners.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Four Corners is historic, it would have been located within present day Davidson 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 Davidson County: Cheatham, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Four Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Four Corners:
- Davidson County (The home county of Four Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Corners, with the one closest to Four Corners listed first.
- Rural Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
- Priest Lake Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Nashboro Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Antioch
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wrencoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Whispering Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Donelson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Mudtavern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Paragon Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Hermitage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Berry Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berry Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Corners, with the one closest to Four Corners listed first.
- Longview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Unionville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Vannatta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Cannon County
- Auburntown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Corners, with the one closest to Four Corners listed first.
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Marrowbone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Pegram
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Bearwallow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Lillamay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Kingston Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ashland City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- DeKalb County
- Alexandria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Corners, with the one closest to Four Corners listed first.
- Holts Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Chapel Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Maury County
- New Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Corners, with the one closest to Four Corners listed first.
- Hygeia Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- White House
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Greenbrier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Crunk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Corners, with the one closest to Four Corners listed first.
- Morrow
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- La Vergne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Pike
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
- Murphree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- Smyrna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Leanna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Jamestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
- Walter Hill Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walter Hill Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Hill Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 401 people
- Walterhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Snell ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Fairfield Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 131 people
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Corners, with the one closest to Four Corners listed first.
- Driftwood Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Driftwood Park is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,908 people
- Hendersonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Goodlettsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Shackle Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
- Ocana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ocana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocana
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,086 people
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Gallatin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Millersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Trousdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Cottontown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Castalian Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Corners, with the one closest to Four Corners listed first.
- Nolensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brentwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clovercroft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Arrington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wildwood Estates is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,098 people
- McEwen ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- McEwen is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,699 people
- Lynnwood Downs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lynnwood Downs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood Downs
- Estimated population in 2014: 282 people
- Berrys Chapel Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Berrys Chapel Heights is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys Chapel Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 551 people
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- College Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Peytonsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Forest Home
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Corners, with the one closest to Four Corners listed first.
- Rural Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Lynn Christie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Belinda City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Mount Juliet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gladeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beckwith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Leeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Laguardo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Cainsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Doaks Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Lebanon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Four Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Four Corners.
Cemeteries Near Four Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Four Corners.
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 Four Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Four Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Four Corners, with the one closest to Four Corners listed first.
- Burnett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Painter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Richeson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gregory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Griffin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Charlton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Eskridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Leigh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McClendon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McClendon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (1319 more) ...
- Nelson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Akin 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.
While we didn't find Four Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Four Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Four Corners, with the one closest to Four Corners listed first.
- Brooklin
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brooklin is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Mount View
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mount View is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View
- Kimbro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kimbro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbro
- La Vergne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Couchville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Couchville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couchville
- Una
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Una is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
- Rural Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Wilkerson ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wilkerson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson
- Antioch
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Smyrna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wrencoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Dodoburg ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dodoburg is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodoburg
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Nolensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rocky Fork is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
- Donelson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Four Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Four Corners.
Newspapers Published in Four Corners ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Four Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Four Corners, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Four Corners.
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 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 Four Corners:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Davidson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cannon County
- Cheatham County
- DeKalb County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Robertson County
- Rutherford County
- Sumner County
- Williamson County
- Wilson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Four Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Four Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |