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 Glenwylde (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 Glenwylde. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Glenwylde is located in Dickson 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 Dickson County: Cheatham, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Glenwylde. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Glenwylde:
- Dickson County (The home county of Glenwylde)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwylde, with the one closest to Glenwylde listed first.
- Stayton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Dunn Chapel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Woods Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Vanleer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Slayden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Bellsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- Charlotte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Dickson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Burns
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- White Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tennessee City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwylde, with the one closest to Glenwylde listed first.
- Neptune
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Cheap Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Henrietta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Lockertsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Ashland City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Sycamore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Bell Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Lillamay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Pleasant View
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bearwallow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Marrowbone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Kingston Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwylde, with the one closest to Glenwylde listed first.
- Addie ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Addie is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Estimated population in 2014: 650 people
- Greenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Morny
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Morny is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morny
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Watkins is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Joelton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Bellevue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Linton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tennessee Towne is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Towne
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,347 people
- Belle Meade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Meade is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,788 people
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwylde, with the one closest to Glenwylde listed first.
- Bon Aqua Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wrigley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Salt Lick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Salt Lick is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Estimated population in 2014: 508 people
- Graham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Nunnelly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Whitehouse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwylde, with the one closest to Glenwylde listed first.
- Omega ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Erin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Brownsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
- Tennessee Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Magnolia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwylde, with the one closest to Glenwylde listed first.
- McEwen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bethpage
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
- Halls Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
- Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Trinity is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
- Pigeon Roost
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwylde, with the one closest to Glenwylde listed first.
- McAllisters Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Southside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Louise
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Liverworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Oakridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
- Fredonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Oak Plains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Dotsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Clarksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wingate West
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wingate West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
- Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
- Sango
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Swan Lake Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwylde, with the one closest to Glenwylde listed first.
- Stroudville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Sandy Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Coopertown
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Flewellyn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Adams
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crunk
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwylde, with the one closest to Glenwylde listed first.
- Cumberland City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Throckmorton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Indian Mound
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Legate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Dover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwylde, with the one closest to Glenwylde listed first.
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Loriland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Loriland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,735 people
- Fernvale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Old Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Christian County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwylde, with the one closest to Glenwylde listed first.
- Oak Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Garrettsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garrettsburg is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- Howel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Howel is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
- LaFayette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Logan County (KY)
- Keysburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Todd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwylde, with the one closest to Glenwylde listed first.
- Guthrie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hadensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Anderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Trenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Glenwylde, see our County-by-County Page for Glenwylde.
Cemeteries Near Glenwylde ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glenwylde.
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 Glenwylde - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Glenwylde covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Glenwylde, with the one closest to Glenwylde listed first.
- Harvey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Freeman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Grey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Nicks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cumberland Furnace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weems Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ryes Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryes Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ryes Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Southside.
- The Ryes Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ryes Chapel UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2184671 <2>
- Weakley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (792 more) ...
- Suggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Batson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Glenwylde in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Glenwylde.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Glenwylde, with the one closest to Glenwylde listed first.
- Cumberland Furnace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McAllisters Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woods Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Louise
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Southside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vanleer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dull is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dull
- Charlotte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bellsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- Neptune
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Sylvia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvia is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvia
- Shiloh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Orgains Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Orgains Crossroads is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgains Crossroads
- Cheap Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Henrietta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Glenwylde. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glenwylde.
Newspapers Published in Glenwylde ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glenwylde.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glenwylde, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glenwylde.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Glenwylde:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Dickson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Hickman County
- Houston County
- Humphreys County
- Montgomery County
- Robertson County
- Stewart County
- Williamson County
- Christian County
- Logan 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Glenwylde) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Glenwylde, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |