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 Hematite (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 Hematite. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Hematite is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Christian (KY), Todd (KY), Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Robertson & Stewart.
Below are the counties that are near Hematite. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hematite:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Hematite)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hematite, with the one closest to Hematite listed first.
- Dotsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Oakridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
- Woodlawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Louise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Louise Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
- Clarksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liverworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Wingate West
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wingate West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
- Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
- Oakwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- McAllisters Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Lake Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Southside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hematite, with the one closest to Hematite listed first.
- Henrietta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Neptune
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Cheap Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Lockertsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Pleasant View
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sycamore
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Ashland City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Bearwallow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Lillamay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Bell Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Marrowbone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Davidson County
- Addie ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Addie is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Estimated population in 2014: 650 people
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hematite, with the one closest to Hematite listed first.
- Woods Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Dunn Chapel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Slayden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Stayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Vanleer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bellsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- White Oak Flat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Charlotte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Tennessee City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Dickson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Burns
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hematite, with the one closest to Hematite listed first.
- Omega ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Brownsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
- Erin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tennessee Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- McKinnon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hematite, with the one closest to Hematite listed first.
- McEwen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
- Trinity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
- Bethpage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hematite, with the one closest to Hematite listed first.
- Stroudville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Adams
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Cedar Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Coopertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Flewellyn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Crunk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hematite, with the one closest to Hematite listed first.
- Throckmorton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Cumberland City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Mound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Legate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Dover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
- Bumpus Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Snider
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Christian County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hematite, with the one closest to Hematite listed first.
- Oak Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Garrettsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Garrettsburg is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- Howel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Howel is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
- Bennettstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bennettstown is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
- LaFayette
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Herndon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Herndon is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Pembroke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Church Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Church Hill is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Newstead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newstead is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hopkinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Logan County (KY)
- Keysburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Todd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hematite, with the one closest to Hematite listed first.
- Guthrie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Hadensville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Allensville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Elkton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trigg County (KY)
- Caledonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hematite, see our County-by-County Page for Hematite.
Cemeteries Near Hematite ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hematite.
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 Hematite - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hematite covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hematite, with the one closest to Hematite listed first.
- Norris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Keesee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Haynes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wickham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Baggett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yarbrough Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sivels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harvey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (721 more) ...
- Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baggett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Black Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hematite had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hematite, with the one closest to Hematite listed first.
- Palmyra
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dotsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Orgains Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Orgains Crossroads is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgains Crossroads
- Shiloh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Louise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Woodlawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Providence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Providence is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Bellamy ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bellamy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Needmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Needmore is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Peachers Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peachers Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachers Mill
- Sailors Rest ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sailors Rest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailors Rest
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- McAllisters Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ringgold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ringgold is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Oakwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hematite. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hematite.
Newspapers Published in Hematite ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hematite.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hematite, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hematite.
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 helpful 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 Hematite:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Houston County
- Humphreys County
- Robertson County
- Stewart County
- Christian County
- Logan County
- Todd County
- Trigg County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hematite, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hematite) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |