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 Graball (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 Graball. 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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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.
Graball is located in Sumner 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 Sumner County: Allen (KY), Simpson (KY), Davidson, Macon, Robertson, Trousdale & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Graball. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Graball:
- Sumner County (The home county of Graball)
- The following are listed by their distance from Graball, with the one closest to Graball listed first.
- South Tunnel
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Rock Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Fountain Head
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Cottontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethpage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Corinth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Corinth is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Gallatin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Trousdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Rogana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Hall Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- New Deal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Deal is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
- Population from the 2010 Census: 368 people
- Portland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsons Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- Cheatham County
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Graball, with the one closest to Graball listed first.
- Lakewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Old Hickory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rayon City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Ridgetop
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Madison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marvel is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
- Hermitage
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Donelson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- East Nashville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Nashville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nashville
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Joelton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mudtavern
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Graball, with the one closest to Graball listed first.
- Siloam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Green Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Meadorville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Lafayette
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Frog Pond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Graball, with the one closest to Graball listed first.
- Mulloy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Black Jack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Mitchell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Calistia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- White House
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jernigan Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Cross Plains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Orlinda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbrier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Hygeia Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Oakland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Springfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Crunk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Rutherford County
- Murphree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Graball, with the one closest to Graball listed first.
- Dixon Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Rock City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Pleasant Shade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Monoville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Shaver Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Trousdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Graball, with the one closest to Graball listed first.
- Hartsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Johntown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Graball, with the one closest to Graball listed first.
- Laguardo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Possum Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Beckwith
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Leeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Mount Juliet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lebanon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belinda City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Lynn Christie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Gladeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Greenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Rural Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Linwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Allen County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Graball, with the one closest to Graball listed first.
- Adolphus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Petroleum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Mount Aerial
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Red Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Pope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pope is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Trammel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Trammel is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Halfway
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Halfway is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Scottsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Forest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Holland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holland is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Halifax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Halifax is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Yesse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yesse is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Cedar Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Logan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Graball, with the one closest to Graball listed first.
- Schochoh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Adairville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe County (KY)
- Akersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Simpson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Graball, with the one closest to Graball listed first.
- Black Jack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Gold City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Neosheo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Salmons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Prices Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Warren County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Graball, with the one closest to Graball listed first.
- Drake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Drake is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Woodburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Alvaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rockfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Graball, see our County-by-County Page for Graball.
Cemeteries Near Graball ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Graball.
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 Graball - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Graball covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Graball, with the one closest to Graball listed first.
- Bushs Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crestview Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rock Bridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphura Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McCloud Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hodges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Brush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pitt - Bursby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (829 more) ...
- Briggance Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Edwards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Singleton 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.<2>
While we didn't find Graball in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Graball.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Graball, with the one closest to Graball listed first.
- South Tunnel
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Rock Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Sideview ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sideview is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideview
- Sulphura
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sulphura is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphura
- Cottontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fountain Head
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Gallatin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Trousdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Rogana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Bethpage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Pondville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pondville is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Portland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brackentown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brackentown is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackentown
- Cairo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Graball. See our List of 1890's Communities around Graball.
Newspapers Published in Graball ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Graball.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Graball, 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 Graball.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Graball:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sumner County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Macon County
- Robertson County
- Rutherford County
- Smith County
- Trousdale County
- Wilson County
- Allen County
- Logan County
- Monroe County
- Simpson County
- Warren 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> | 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 Graball, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Graball) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |