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 Gordonsburg (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 Gordonsburg. 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 hospitals 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.
Gordonsburg is located in Lewis 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 Lewis County: Hickman, Lawrence, Maury, Perry & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Gordonsburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gordonsburg:
- Lewis County (The home county of Gordonsburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordonsburg, with the one closest to Gordonsburg listed first.
- Kimmins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Hohenwald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Voorhies
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordonsburg, with the one closest to Gordonsburg listed first.
- Abiff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Spencers Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Tidwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordonsburg, with the one closest to Gordonsburg listed first.
- Liberty Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Campbellsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Weakley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Bodenham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Bufords
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Lynnville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Olivet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Wales
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordonsburg, with the one closest to Gordonsburg listed first.
- Aetna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Swan Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Hornertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hornertown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornertown
- Estimated population in 2014: 412 people
- Duck River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Graytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Tottys Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Littlelot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Pleasantville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Whitfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Whitfield is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Primm Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Nunnelly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Graham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordonsburg, with the one closest to Gordonsburg listed first.
- Grandmother Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
- Buffalo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordonsburg, with the one closest to Gordonsburg listed first.
- Henryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Webber City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Ethridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Park Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Flatwoods
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Lawrenceburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- New Prospect
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Leoma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Westpoint
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordonsburg, with the one closest to Gordonsburg listed first.
- Hampshire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
- Greenfield Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jonesboro is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Frierson Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Arkland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arkland is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
- Chartersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chartersville is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
- Sawdust
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sawdust is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
- Williamsport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Armour Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Armour Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
- Ashwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Enterprise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordonsburg, with the one closest to Gordonsburg listed first.
- Beardstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Flatwoods
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Linden
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lobelville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordonsburg, with the one closest to Gordonsburg listed first.
- Ashland Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
- Slickrock Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
- Waynesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Williamson County
- Burwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gordonsburg, see our County-by-County Page for Gordonsburg.
Cemeteries Near Gordonsburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gordonsburg.
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 Gordonsburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gordonsburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gordonsburg, with the one closest to Gordonsburg listed first.
- Stoney - Lonesome Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hensley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Blackwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gordonsburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Palestine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jimmy Cothran Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1097 more) ...
- Sharp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Harder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgetop - Mayfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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 Gordonsburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gordonsburg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gordonsburg, with the one closest to Gordonsburg listed first.
- Palestine ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Palestine is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Newburg ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Hohenwald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hampshire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Aetna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Kimmins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Sunrise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sunrise is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Napier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Napier is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Swan Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Kettle Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kettle Mills is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Mills
- Nancy ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nancy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
- Voorhies
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Deans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Deans is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
- Summertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crestview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crestview is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gordonsburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gordonsburg.
Newspapers Published in Gordonsburg ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gordonsburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gordonsburg, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gordonsburg.
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 Gordonsburg:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Lewis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dickson County
- Giles County
- Hickman County
- Humphreys County
- Lawrence County
- Maury County
- Perry County
- Wayne 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Gordonsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Gordonsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |