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 Highland Acres (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 Highland Acres. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Highland Acres 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 Highland Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Highland Acres:
- Sumner County (The home county of Highland Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Acres, with the one closest to Highland Acres listed first.
- Hendersonville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Driftwood Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Driftwood Park is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,908 people
- Shackle Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
- Goodlettsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ocana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ocana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocana
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,086 people
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Millersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cottontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gallatin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Johnsons Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- Hall Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- Trousdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Acres, with the one closest to Highland Acres listed first.
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Bearwallow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Marrowbone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Ashland City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Lillamay
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Pleasant View
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sycamore
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Pegram
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Lockertsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Cheap Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Kingston Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Acres, with the one closest to Highland Acres listed first.
- Old Hickory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rayon City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Lakewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Marvel is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
- Madison
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maplewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Ridgetop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- East Nashville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Nashville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nashville
- Donelson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Mudtavern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Nashville - Davidson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville - Davidson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville - Davidson
- Estimated population in 2019: 670,820 people
- Joelton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dickson County
- Bellsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Acres, with the one closest to Highland Acres listed first.
- Green Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Siloam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Montgomery County
- Oak Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Acres, with the one closest to Highland Acres listed first.
- White House
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hygeia Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Greenbrier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Calistia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Jernigan Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Mulloy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Crunk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Cross Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Springfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coopertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Orlinda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Black Jack
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Acres, with the one closest to Highland Acres listed first.
- Morrow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- La Vergne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Murphree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- Jefferson Pike
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
- Smyrna
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Leanna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Jamestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
- Walter Hill Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Trousdale County
- Hartsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Acres, with the one closest to Highland Acres listed first.
- Wildwood Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Estates is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,098 people
- Brentwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Nolensville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Berrys Chapel Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Berrys Chapel Heights is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys Chapel Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 551 people
- Lynnwood Downs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lynnwood Downs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood Downs
- Estimated population in 2014: 282 people
- Clovercroft
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- McEwen ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- McEwen is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,699 people
- Old Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Forest Home
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Franklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arrington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Acres, with the one closest to Highland Acres listed first.
- Mount Juliet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Laguardo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Lynn Christie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Beckwith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Belinda City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Leeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Rural Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Possum Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Gladeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Greenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Doaks Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Logan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Acres, with the one closest to Highland Acres listed first.
- Adairville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Schochoh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Simpson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Acres, with the one closest to Highland Acres listed first.
- Black Jack
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Prices Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Neosheo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Highland Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Highland Acres.
Cemeteries Near Highland Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Highland Acres.
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 Highland Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Highland Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Highland Acres, with the one closest to Highland Acres listed first.
- Stark Knob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Beech Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery North
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bentle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- First Baptist Church of Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McMurtry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McMurtry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Benevolent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1093 more) ...
- Nashville National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Confederate Memorial 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.<3>
While we didn't find Highland Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Highland Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Highland Acres, with the one closest to Highland Acres listed first.
- Hendersonville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Hickory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saundersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Saundersville is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saundersville
- Goodlettsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Madison
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lohman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lohman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohman
- Maplewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Hermitage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- White Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Hill is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Bakers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bakers is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Union Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Union Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- East Nashville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Nashville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nashville
- Mount Juliet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Highland Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Highland Acres.
Newspapers Published in Highland Acres ...
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 361 newspapers that have been published in the area around Highland Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Highland Acres, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Highland Acres.
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 Highland Acres:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sumner County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Macon County
- Montgomery County
- Robertson County
- Rutherford County
- Trousdale County
- Williamson County
- Wilson County
- Logan County
- Simpson 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 Highland Acres, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Highland Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |