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 Gause (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 Gause. 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 doctors 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.
Gause is located in Robertson 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 Robertson County: Logan (KY), Simpson (KY), Todd (KY), Cheatham, Davidson, Montgomery & Sumner.
Below are the counties that are near Gause. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gause:
- Robertson County (The home county of Gause)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gause, with the one closest to Gause listed first.
- Sandy Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Coopertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Stroudville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Flewellyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Crunk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Cedar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Adams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Greenbrier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Barren Plain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Hygeia Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gause, with the one closest to Gause listed first.
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sycamore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Lockertsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Henrietta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Cheap Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Bearwallow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Neptune
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Ashland City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Marrowbone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Lillamay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Bell Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gause, with the one closest to Gause listed first.
- Addie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Addie is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Estimated population in 2014: 650 people
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Greenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Joelton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morny
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morny is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morny
- Ridgetop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Watkins is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Madison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- East Nashville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- East Nashville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nashville
- Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tennessee Towne is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Towne
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,347 people
- Nashville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rayon City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gause, with the one closest to Gause listed first.
- Bellsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- Stayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- White Oak Flat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Dunn Chapel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Woods Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- White Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Charlotte
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Slayden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Vanleer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burns
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Houston County
- Omega ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gause, with the one closest to Gause listed first.
- Oak Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Port Royal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Fredonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Sango
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Southside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Swan Lake Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Wingate West
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wingate West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
- Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
- Liverworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Saint Bethlehem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- McAllisters Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clarksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Louise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gause, with the one closest to Gause listed first.
- Millersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Goodlettsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Shackle Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
- Walnut Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Johnsons Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- Hendersonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Driftwood Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Driftwood Park is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,908 people
- Hall Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- New Deal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Deal is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
- Population from the 2010 Census: 368 people
- Ocana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ocana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocana
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,086 people
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Cottontown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Williamson County
- Wildwood Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood Estates is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,098 people
- Christian County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gause, with the one closest to Gause listed first.
- Oak Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pembroke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Logan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gause, with the one closest to Gause listed first.
- Keysburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Adairville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Olmstead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Ferguson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Schochoh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Cave Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Gordonsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Russellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Justice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Justice is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Simpson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gause, with the one closest to Gause listed first.
- Prices Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Neosheo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Black Jack
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Todd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gause, with the one closest to Gause listed first.
- Hadensville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Guthrie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Allensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Anderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Trenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gause, see our County-by-County Page for Gause.
Cemeteries Near Gause ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gause.
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 Gause - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gause covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gause, with the one closest to Gause listed first.
- Elliott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Winters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Whitehead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bracy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Heads Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pleasant View UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dickerson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nave Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (830 more) ...
- Esther Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Knox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fox 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.<3>
While we didn't find Gause in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gause.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gause, with the one closest to Gause listed first.
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Turnersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Turnersville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Thomasville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thomasville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Coopertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Lockertsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Sycamore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Hoffasville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hoffasville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffasville
- Henrietta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Pinnacle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pinnacle is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle
- Crunk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Kinneys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kinneys is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinneys
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cedar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Cheap Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gause. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gause.
Newspapers Published in Gause ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gause.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gause, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gause.
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 Gause:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Robertson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Houston County
- Montgomery County
- Sumner County
- Williamson County
- Christian County
- Logan County
- Simpson County
- Todd 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Gause, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gause) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |