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 Hill Town (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 Hill Town. 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.
Hill Town is located in Maury 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 Maury County: Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Hill Town. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hill Town:
- Maury County (The home county of Hill Town)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hill Town, with the one closest to Hill Town listed first.
- Fly
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- New Flys Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Flys Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
- Santa Fe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Theta
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- New Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
- Chartersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chartersville is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
- Jameson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Sawdust
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sawdust is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
- Arkland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arkland is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
- Williamsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Ben ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hill Town, with the one closest to Hill Town listed first.
- Kingston Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bell Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Pegram
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hill Town, with the one closest to Hill Town listed first.
- Linton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Bellevue
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tennessee Towne is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Towne
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,347 people
- Forest Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
- Belle Meade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Meade is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,788 people
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Watkins is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Oak Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
- Green Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,618 people
- Wrencoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Whispering Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hill Town, with the one closest to Hill Town listed first.
- Spencers Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Abiff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Tidwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Burns
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- White Bluff
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dickson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
- Pond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Charlotte
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tennessee City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hill Town, with the one closest to Hill Town listed first.
- Lynnville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Campbellsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Bufords
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Liberty Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hill Town, with the one closest to Hill Town listed first.
- Primm Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Duck River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Littlelot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Tottys Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Bon Aqua Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Wrigley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Graytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Lyles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Graham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Nunnelly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hill Town, with the one closest to Hill Town listed first.
- Henryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Webber City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hill Town, with the one closest to Hill Town listed first.
- Kimmins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Hohenwald
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hill Town, with the one closest to Hill Town listed first.
- Caney Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Berlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Holts Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- South Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Anes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Verona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Chapel Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Globe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Lewisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hill Town, with the one closest to Hill Town listed first.
- Allisona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Eagleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Patterson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hill Town, with the one closest to Hill Town listed first.
- Burwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Leipers Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Thompson's Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <1>
- Fernvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Loriland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Loriland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,735 people
- Southall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Harpeth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Parry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Duplex
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hill Town, see our County-by-County Page for Hill Town.
Cemeteries Near Hill Town ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hill Town.
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 Hill Town - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hill Town covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hill Town, with the one closest to Hill Town listed first.
- Hilltown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Buddy & Daisy Burns Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Goshen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goshen Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Fly.
- The Goshen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goshen UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12506 <3>
- Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brooks Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Santa Fe.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9745 <3>
- Cook - Caughron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gaskill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Adkison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkison Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adkison Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Santa Fe.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8513 <3>
- Hight Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Andrews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Andrews Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northeast of Santa Fe.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8649 <3>
- McKnight Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnight Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McKnight Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Fly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15489 <3>
- Johnson - Oakley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harbison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (1293 more) ...
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jones Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Santa Fe.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14145 <3>
- Woody Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woody Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Santa Fe.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20571 <3>
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 Hill Town in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hill Town.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hill Town, with the one closest to Hill Town listed first.
- Fly
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Santa Fe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Water Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Water Valley is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Whiteoak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whiteoak is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- Theta
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Jones Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jones Valley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
- Williamsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Loco ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Loco is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
- Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boston is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Lick Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lick Creek is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Duck River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ben ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Carters Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Godwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Godwin is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hill Town. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hill Town.
Newspapers Published in Hill Town ...
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 Hill Town.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hill Town, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hill Town.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hill Town:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Maury County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Giles County
- Hickman County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Marshall County
- Rutherford 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> | 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- Hill Town) 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 Hill Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |