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 Griffintown (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 Griffintown. 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 and hospitals 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.
Griffintown is located in Cheatham 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 Cheatham County: Davidson, Dickson, Montgomery, Robertson & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Griffintown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Griffintown:
- Cheatham County (The home county of Griffintown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffintown, with the one closest to Griffintown listed first.
- Bell Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Lillamay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Kingston Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ashland City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Pegram
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Marrowbone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Cheap Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Sycamore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Lockertsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Bearwallow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Neptune
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffintown, with the one closest to Griffintown listed first.
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Watkins is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Bellevue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tennessee Towne is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Towne
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,347 people
- Greenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Morny
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morny is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morny
- Belle Meade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Belle Meade is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,788 people
- Joelton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Green Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,618 people
- Addie ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Addie is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Estimated population in 2014: 650 people
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Forest Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffintown, with the one closest to Griffintown listed first.
- White Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bellsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- White Oak Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Charlotte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Burns
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spencers Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Dickson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pomona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Dunn Chapel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Tidwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Abiff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffintown, with the one closest to Griffintown listed first.
- Bon Aqua Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bon Aqua Junction is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Aqua Junction
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,230 people
- Lyles
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wrigley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Primm Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Graham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Nunnelly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Littlelot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Salt Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salt Lick is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Estimated population in 2014: 508 people
- Graytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Tottys Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Houston County
- Omega ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffintown, with the one closest to Griffintown listed first.
- McEwen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bethpage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffintown, with the one closest to Griffintown listed first.
- Fly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- New Flys Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New Flys Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
- Hill Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hill Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
- Theta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Jameson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Santa Fe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffintown, with the one closest to Griffintown listed first.
- Southside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McAllisters Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Fredonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Liverworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Louise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Sango
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Oakridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
- Port Royal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Swan Lake Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Clarksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffintown, with the one closest to Griffintown listed first.
- Coopertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Sandy Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Stroudville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Crunk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Flewellyn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Greenbrier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Hygeia Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Cedar Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Adams
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffintown, with the one closest to Griffintown listed first.
- Goodlettsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Driftwood Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Driftwood Park is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,908 people
- Hendersonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffintown, with the one closest to Griffintown listed first.
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Loriland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Loriland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,735 people
- Fernvale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Old Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Forest Home
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Wildwood Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood Estates is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,098 people
- Berrys Chapel Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Berrys Chapel Heights is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys Chapel Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 551 people
- Leipers Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood Downs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnwood Downs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood Downs
- Estimated population in 2014: 282 people
- Brentwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- McEwen ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- McEwen is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,699 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Griffintown, see our County-by-County Page for Griffintown.
Cemeteries Near Griffintown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Griffintown.
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 Griffintown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Griffintown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Griffintown, with the one closest to Griffintown listed first.
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nosegay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Olds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Bluff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hutton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gibbs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hampton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Southerland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (993 more) ...
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Daniels Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Griffintown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Griffintown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Griffintown, with the one closest to Griffintown listed first.
- Petway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Petway is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petway
- Lillamay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- White Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Craggie Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Craggie Hope is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craggie Hope
- Kingston Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pegram
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Bellsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- Ashland City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Marrowbone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Dull
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dull is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dull
- Sycamore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Cheap Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Watkins is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Lockertsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Charlotte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Griffintown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Griffintown.
Newspapers Published in Griffintown ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Griffintown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Griffintown, 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 Griffintown.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Griffintown:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Cheatham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Hickman County
- Houston County
- Humphreys County
- Maury County
- Montgomery County
- Robertson County
- Sumner 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 Griffintown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Griffintown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |