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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Gower. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gower to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gower, please Contact Us.
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 Gower (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 Gower. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Gower is historic, it would have been located within present day Wayne 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 Wayne County: Lauderdale (AL), Decatur, Hardin, Lawrence, Lewis & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Gower. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gower:
- Wayne County (The home county of Gower)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gower, with the one closest to Gower listed first.
- Ashland Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
- Waynesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Slickrock Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
- Collinwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Corning ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Corning is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Lutts
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cypress Inn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gower, with the one closest to Gower listed first.
- Liberty Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Weakley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Bodenham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Campbellsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Wales
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Anthony Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Bufords
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Gordon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Minor Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gower, with the one closest to Gower listed first.
- Johnson Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Johnson Ford is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 65,813 people
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gower, with the one closest to Gower listed first.
- Aetna
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Hornertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hornertown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornertown
- Estimated population in 2014: 412 people
- Pleasantville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Swan Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gower, with the one closest to Gower listed first.
- Park Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Henryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Flatwoods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Westpoint
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Ethridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Webber City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Busby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Leoma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Loretto
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Prospect
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Iron City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Saint Joseph
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gower, with the one closest to Gower listed first.
- Voorhies
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Hohenwald
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kimmins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gower, with the one closest to Gower listed first.
- Enterprise
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Hampshire
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Screamer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesboro is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
- Mount Pleasant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Frierson Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Scotts Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Mill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 983 people
- Chapel Hill
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Southport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Broadview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Ashwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Greenfield Bend
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gower, with the one closest to Gower listed first.
- Flatwoods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Linden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beardstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gower, with the one closest to Gower listed first.
- Pruitton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Belew ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Green Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Zip City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Zip City is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
- Arkdell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Lexington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arnot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Arnot is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Atlas is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Cloverdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Comer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Bailey Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Threet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gower, see our County-by-County Page for Gower.
Cemeteries Near Gower ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gower.
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 Gower - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gower covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gower, with the one closest to Gower listed first.
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Staggs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Spann Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fishtrap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Unity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Owl Hollow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Staggs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fortyeight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fortyeight Forge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Factory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (877 more) ...
- Griggs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cole Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gallaher Cemetery
(5 miles [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.
While we didn't find Gower in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gower.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gower, with the one closest to Gower listed first.
- Strathmore ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Strathmore is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmore
- Moon ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Moon is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Voorhies
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Waynesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Napier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Napier is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Nancy ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nancy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
- Pinkney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pinkney is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney
- Knob Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knob Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Henryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Westpoint
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Lawrenceburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ethridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Brace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brace is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brace
- Hohenwald
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gower. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gower.
Newspapers Published in Gower ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gower.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gower, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gower.
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 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 Gower:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Giles County
- Hardin County
- Hickman County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Maury County
- Perry County
- Lauderdale County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Gower, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Gower) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |