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 Gordon (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 Gordon. 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.
Gordon is located in Giles 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 Giles County: Limestone (AL), Lawrence, Lincoln, Marshall & Maury.
Below are the counties that are near Gordon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gordon:
- Giles County (The home county of Gordon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Pulaski
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wales
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Powell Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Green Field
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Field is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Aymett Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Anthony Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Olivet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Bodenham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Pisgah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Bufords
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Weakley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Campbellsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Palmetto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Whitaker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Fall River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- New Prospect
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Lawrenceburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ethridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Webber City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Appleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Leoma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Flatwoods
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Park Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Liberty Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Busby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Henryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Loretto
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Dellrose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boonshill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Cash Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Coldwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Hughey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Pearl City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Harms
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Molino
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Camargo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Petersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Elk Mill Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Belleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Cornersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Delina
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Globe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Yell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Cochran
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Lewisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orrs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- South Berlin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Talley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Belfast
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Oak Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Screamer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Southport
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Culleoka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Enterprise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Broadview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Scotts Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Scotts Mill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 983 people
- Scribner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Frierson Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Mount Pleasant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesboro is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
- Philadelphia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Ashwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Graymere Manor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Graymere Manor is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 people
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Bethel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Anderson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Lexington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Corum ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Estep ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Belew ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Cedar Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Confluence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Arkdell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Comer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Rogersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <1>
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Lester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lester is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Pettusville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Elkmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ardmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hay's Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Caro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Cairo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Lentzville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Center Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Athens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Athens is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <1>
- Madison County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Elkwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Toney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Harvest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gordon, see our County-by-County Page for Gordon.
Cemeteries Near Gordon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gordon.
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 Gordon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gordon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Old Graveyard Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kellums Gap Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rocky Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cantrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Old Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Giles Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (1213 more) ...
- Batts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pittard 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 Gordon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gordon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Pulaski
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wales
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Goodspring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Goodspring is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodspring
- Harwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harwell is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwell
- Sumac
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sumac is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Bodenham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Aspen Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Aspen Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Hill
- Pisgah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Odd Fellows Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Odd Fellows Hall is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Hall
- Bufords
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Weakley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Lesters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lesters is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesters
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Conway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Conway is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Brick Church
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brick Church is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church
- Fall River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gordon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gordon.
Newspapers Published in Gordon ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gordon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gordon, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gordon.
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 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 Gordon:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Giles County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Lauderdale County
- Limestone County
- Madison 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 Gordon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Gordon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |