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 Handleyton (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 Handleyton. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Handleyton is located in Robertson 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 Robertson County: Logan (KY), Simpson (KY), Todd (KY), Cheatham, Davidson, Montgomery & Sumner.
Below are the counties that are near Handleyton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Handleyton:
- Robertson County (The home county of Handleyton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Handleyton, with the one closest to Handleyton listed first.
- Mitchell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Mulloy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Black Jack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Orlinda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cross Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Calistia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Jernigan Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- White House
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Greenbrier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Hygeia Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Springfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Handleyton, with the one closest to Handleyton listed first.
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Pleasant View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bearwallow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Sycamore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Handleyton, with the one closest to Handleyton listed first.
- Ridgetop
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Addie ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Addie is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Estimated population in 2014: 650 people
- Rayon City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Old Hickory
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Joelton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Madison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Marvel is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
- Greenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Maplewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Morny
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morny is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morny
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Handleyton, with the one closest to Handleyton listed first.
- Siloam
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Green Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Montgomery County
- Port Royal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Handleyton, with the one closest to Handleyton listed first.
- Mitchellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Portland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Deal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Deal is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
- Population from the 2010 Census: 368 people
- Johnsons Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- Hall Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Fountain Head
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Sengtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sengtown is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sengtown
- Corinth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Corinth is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Cottontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Tunnel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Millersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Trousdale County
- Hartsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Handleyton, with the one closest to Handleyton listed first.
- Laguardo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Possum Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Beckwith
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Mount Juliet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lynn Christie
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Belinda City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Leeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Allen County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Handleyton, with the one closest to Handleyton listed first.
- Mount Aerial
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Pope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pope is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Trammel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Trammel is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Adolphus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Red Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Petroleum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Halfway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Halifax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Halifax is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Scottsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yesse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yesse is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Oak Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Butler County (KY)
- Richelieu
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Logan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Handleyton, with the one closest to Handleyton listed first.
- Schochoh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Adairville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Auburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- South Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Keysburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Cave Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Ferguson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Russellville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Olmstead
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Gordonsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Justice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Justice is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Lost City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lost City is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Simpson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Handleyton, with the one closest to Handleyton listed first.
- Black Jack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Prices Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Neosheo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Salmons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Gold City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Todd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Handleyton, with the one closest to Handleyton listed first.
- Allensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Allensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Hadensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Anderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Guthrie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Warren County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Handleyton, with the one closest to Handleyton listed first.
- Woodburn
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Drake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Drake is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Rockfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Alvaton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bowling Green
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
- Springhill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Springhill is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Claypool
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Claypool is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Handleyton, see our County-by-County Page for Handleyton.
Cemeteries Near Handleyton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Handleyton.
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 Handleyton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Handleyton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Handleyton, with the one closest to Handleyton listed first.
- Barry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Eubank Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Byrams Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grainger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wright - West Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Roark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wilks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Roark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Buntin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Barr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Continue List (738 more) ...
- Groves Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Barry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Handleyton had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Handleyton, with the one closest to Handleyton listed first.
- Mulloy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Mitchell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Black Jack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Orlinda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cross Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Calistia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Portland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Prices Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Bobwhite ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bobwhite is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobwhite
- Fountain Head
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hubertville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hubertville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubertville
- White House
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Baggettsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baggettsville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baggettsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Handleyton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Handleyton.
Newspapers Published in Handleyton ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Handleyton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Handleyton, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Handleyton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Handleyton:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Robertson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Macon County
- Montgomery County
- Sumner County
- Trousdale County
- Wilson County
- Allen County
- Butler County
- Logan County
- Simpson County
- Todd 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> | 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 Handleyton, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Handleyton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |