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 Hartsville Junction (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 Hartsville Junction. 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.
Name Variations for Hartsville Junction ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hartsville Junction: Hartsville Jct. (or less commonly used: Hartsville Jctn.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Hartsville Junction 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 Hartsville Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hartsville Junction:
- Sumner County (The home county of Hartsville Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hartsville Junction, with the one closest to Hartsville Junction listed first.
- Rogana
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Chipman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chipman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
- Bethpage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Castalian Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bransford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bransford is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
- Bledsoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Rock Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Trousdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Westmoreland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gallatin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Tunnel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Corinth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Clay County
- Jenkins Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hartsville Junction, with the one closest to Hartsville Junction listed first.
- Lakewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Old Hickory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rayon City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Hermitage
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Marvel is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
- Ridgetop
(24 miles [38.6 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Donelson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Maplewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- East Nashville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Nashville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nashville
- Mudtavern
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Priest Lake Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- DeKalb County
- Alexandria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hartsville Junction, with the one closest to Hartsville Junction listed first.
- Green Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Siloam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Meadorville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Lafayette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Frog Pond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Gibbs Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Mill Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Red Boiling Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Walnut Shade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hartsville Junction, with the one closest to Hartsville Junction listed first.
- Mulloy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Black Jack
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Mitchell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- White House
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Calistia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Jernigan Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Cross Plains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Orlinda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hygeia Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Greenbrier
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Oakland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Rutherford County
- Murphree
(29 miles [46.7 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 Hartsville Junction, with the one closest to Hartsville Junction listed first.
- Dixon Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Rock City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Pleasant Shade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Monoville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Defeated
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Difficult
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Shaver Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Carthage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Carthage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Bluff Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Brush Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Gordonsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trousdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hartsville Junction, with the one closest to Hartsville Junction listed first.
- Hartsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Johntown
(15 miles [24.1 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 Hartsville Junction, with the one closest to Hartsville Junction listed first.
- Possum Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Laguardo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Lebanon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Leeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Beckwith
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Mount Juliet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Linwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Belinda City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Saulsbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
- Lynn Christie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Allen County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hartsville Junction, with the one closest to Hartsville Junction listed first.
- Adolphus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Petroleum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Red Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Mount Aerial
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Pope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pope is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Scottsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Holland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holland is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Oak Forest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Trammel
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Trammel is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Halfway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Halfway is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Halifax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Halifax is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Yesse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Yesse is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Monroe County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hartsville Junction, with the one closest to Hartsville Junction listed first.
- Akersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Fountain Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hartsville Junction, with the one closest to Hartsville Junction listed first.
- Black Jack
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Gold City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Franklin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Neosheo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Salmons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Prices Mill
(27 miles [43.5 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 Hartsville Junction, with the one closest to Hartsville Junction listed first.
- Drake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Drake is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Alvaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Woodburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hartsville Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Hartsville Junction.
Cemeteries Near Hartsville Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hartsville Junction.
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 Hartsville Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hartsville Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hartsville Junction, with the one closest to Hartsville Junction listed first.
- Old Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Durham Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bethpage Lower Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethpage Upper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethpape Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bradley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Bridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (791 more) ...
- Barnes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rankin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Hartsville Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hartsville Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hartsville Junction, with the one closest to Hartsville Junction listed first.
- Rogana
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Sideview ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sideview is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideview
- Chipman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chipman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
- Bethpage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Castalian Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bransford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bransford is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
- Trousdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Bledsoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Rock Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Cairo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cairo is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Willard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Willard is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Sulphura
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphura is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphura
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gallatin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Odum ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Odum is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odum
- Westmoreland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hartsville Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hartsville Junction.
Newspapers Published in Hartsville Junction ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hartsville Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hartsville Junction, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hartsville Junction.
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 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 Hartsville Junction:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sumner County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Davidson County
- DeKalb County
- Macon County
- Robertson County
- Rutherford County
- Smith County
- Trousdale County
- Wilson County
- Allen 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hartsville Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hartsville Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |