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 Gant (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 Gant. 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 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.
Gant is located in Maury County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Maury County: Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Gant. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gant:
- Maury County (The home county of Gant)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gant, with the one closest to Gant listed first.
- Sawdust
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sawdust is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
- Armour Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Armour Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
- Ben ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Arkland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arkland is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
- Williamsport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Zion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Zion is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Santa Fe
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ashwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Chapel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- Chartersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chartersville is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
- Graymere Manor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graymere Manor is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 people
- Greenfield Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
- Bedford County
- Palmetto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Cheatham County
- Kingston Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Davidson County
- Linton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gant, with the one closest to Gant listed first.
- Abiff
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Spencers Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Tidwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Burns
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pomona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- White Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gant, with the one closest to Gant listed first.
- Lynnville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Campbellsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Liberty Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Bufords
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Olivet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Weakley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Wales
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Bodenham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Trigg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gant, with the one closest to Gant listed first.
- Duck River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Littlelot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Primm Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Tottys Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Swan Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Graytown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wrigley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Aetna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Bon Aqua Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Graham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Nunnelly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gant, with the one closest to Gant listed first.
- Webber City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Henryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Ethridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Flatwoods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Park Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Lawrenceburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Prospect
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gant, with the one closest to Gant listed first.
- Kimmins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Hohenwald
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Voorhies
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gant, with the one closest to Gant listed first.
- Berlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- South Berlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Caney Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Globe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Verona
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Anes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Cochran
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Lewisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Holts Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- New Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Cornersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gant, with the one closest to Gant listed first.
- Allisona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Eagleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gant, with the one closest to Gant listed first.
- Burwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Spring Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Thompson's Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Leipers Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Duplex
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Harpeth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Fernvale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Southall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Fairview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Loriland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Loriland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,735 people
- Parry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gant, see our County-by-County Page for Gant.
Cemeteries Near Gant ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gant.
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 Gant - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gant covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gant, with the one closest to Gant listed first.
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Nebo Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located between<2> the communities of Columbia and Williamsport. The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Williamsport.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15966 <4>
- McKennon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Blocker Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pollard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pollard Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Columbia.
- The Pollard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Polard Cemetery
- Tindell - Pollard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17289 <4>
- Bowen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bowen Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9509 <4>
- Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harlem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harlem Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Columbia.
- New Hebron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Poplar Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Foster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (1328 more) ...
- Foster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Boooker Farms Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Bridges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Bridges Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cross Bridges Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west of Columbia.
- The Cross Bridges Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cross Bridges Methodist Church Cemetery
- Harlan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11024 <4>
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
While we didn't find Gant in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gant.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gant, with the one closest to Gant listed first.
- Ben ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Williamsport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Canaan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Canaan is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Ashwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Santa Fe
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Water Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Water Valley is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Godwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Godwin is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwin
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Duck River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Kettle Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kettle Mills is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Mills
- Hampshire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jones Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Valley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
- Frierson Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gant. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gant.
Newspapers Published in Gant ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gant.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gant, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gant.
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 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 Gant:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Maury County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Giles County
- Hickman County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Marshall County
- Rutherford County
- Williamson 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Columbia and Williamsport. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |