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 Greenvale (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 Greenvale. 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 and 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.
Greenvale is located in Wilson 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 Wilson County: Cannon, Davidson, DeKalb, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner & Trousdale.
Below are the counties that are near Greenvale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greenvale:
- Wilson County (The home county of Greenvale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenvale, with the one closest to Greenvale listed first.
- Cainsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Statesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Doaks Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Watertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Round Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Cottage Home
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Linwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Commerce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Saulsbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
- Gladeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lebanon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenvale, with the one closest to Greenvale listed first.
- Bell Buckle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Vannatta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenvale, with the one closest to Greenvale listed first.
- Auburntown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Gassaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Woodbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Woods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Bradyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Bluewing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Burgen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Hollow Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenvale, with the one closest to Greenvale listed first.
- Gossburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Beechgrove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Naola ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenvale, with the one closest to Greenvale listed first.
- Priest Lake Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Rural Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
- Nashboro Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Hermitage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Donelson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Wrencoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Lakewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Mudtavern
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Whispering Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marvel is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenvale, with the one closest to Greenvale listed first.
- Alexandria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Dowelltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Temperance Hall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Smithville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Philippi
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Young Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Johnsons Chapel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenvale, with the one closest to Greenvale listed first.
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
- Lafayette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayette is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
- Boma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Burton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenvale, with the one closest to Greenvale listed first.
- Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Compton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Walter Hill Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Walter Hill Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Hill Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 401 people
- Walterhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Readyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 131 people
- Kittrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Jamestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
- Leanna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Dillton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Murfreesboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenvale, with the one closest to Greenvale listed first.
- Brush Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Shaver Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Hickman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Gordonsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Bluff Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- South Carthage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Carthage
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Monoville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Chestnut Mound
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Dixon Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Defeated
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenvale, with the one closest to Greenvale listed first.
- Castalian Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Trousdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Driftwood Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Driftwood Park is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,908 people
- Gallatin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trousdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenvale, with the one closest to Greenvale listed first.
- Johntown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Hartsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenvale, with the one closest to Greenvale listed first.
- Centertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Lucky
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Daylight
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Dibrell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Gath
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Trousdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenvale, with the one closest to Greenvale listed first.
- Drop ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Peeled Chestnut
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenvale, with the one closest to Greenvale listed first.
- Nolensville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- College Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arrington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greenvale, see our County-by-County Page for Greenvale.
Cemeteries Near Greenvale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenvale.
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 Greenvale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greenvale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greenvale, with the one closest to Greenvale listed first.
- Greenvale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Trigg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bradleys Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Simpson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jennings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jarmen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jarmen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dement Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gaines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Milton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (1140 more) ...
- Patterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Campground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Greenvale had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greenvale, with the one closest to Greenvale listed first.
- Cainsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Statesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Oak Point ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Point is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
- Watertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cherry Valley is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Porterfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Porterfield is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Round Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Shop Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shop Springs is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Springs
- Compton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Sharpsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sharpsville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsville
- Halls Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Halls Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hill
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Cottage Home
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
- Walterhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greenvale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greenvale.
Newspapers Published in Greenvale ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenvale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenvale, 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 Greenvale.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Greenvale:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Wilson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Davidson County
- DeKalb County
- Putnam County
- Rutherford County
- Smith County
- Sumner County
- Trousdale County
- Warren County
- White 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> | 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 Greenvale, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greenvale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |