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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 Hix Mill Ford (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 Hix Mill Ford. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Hix Mill Ford is located in Bedford 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 Bedford County: Coffee, Lincoln, Marshall, Moore & Rutherford.
Below are the counties that are near Hix Mill Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hix Mill Ford:
- Bedford County (The home county of Hix Mill Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hix Mill Ford, with the one closest to Hix Mill Ford listed first.
- Raus
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Shelbyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Haley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Normandy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cortner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Wartrace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade Hollow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Whitaker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Bell Buckle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Vannatta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Palmetto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hix Mill Ford, with the one closest to Hix Mill Ford listed first.
- Hollow Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Bradyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Burgen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Burt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hix Mill Ford, with the one closest to Hix Mill Ford listed first.
- Homaway Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Tullahoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Southgate Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Belmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Busy Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Beechgrove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Manchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Royal Oaks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Gossburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- New Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Teal ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Forest Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Hillsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hix Mill Ford, with the one closest to Hix Mill Ford listed first.
- Garner Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Winchester Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Lexie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Estill Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Decherd
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Beans Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Huntland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Greenhaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Cowan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hix Mill Ford, with the one closest to Hix Mill Ford listed first.
- Trigg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Frankewing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hix Mill Ford, with the one closest to Hix Mill Ford listed first.
- Booneville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Belleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Gattistown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
- Petersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Mill Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Clarks Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Fayetteville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hughey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Harms
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Corder Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Boonshill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Flintville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Park City Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hix Mill Ford, with the one closest to Hix Mill Ford listed first.
- Talley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Belfast
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Oak Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Orrs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Delina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Lewisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Yell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Anes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Chapel Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Verona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Cochran
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Caney Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Berlin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hix Mill Ford, with the one closest to Hix Mill Ford listed first.
- Leftwich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Philadelphia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Scribner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hix Mill Ford, with the one closest to Hix Mill Ford listed first.
- Countyline
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Lynchburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hix Mill Ford, with the one closest to Hix Mill Ford listed first.
- Midland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Plainview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Rucker
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Burns Place
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Eagleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dillton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Allisona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Kittrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Murfreesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Patterson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Snell ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Williamson County
- College Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson County (AL)
- Francisco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hix Mill Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Hix Mill Ford.
Cemeteries Near Hix Mill Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hix Mill Ford.
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 Hix Mill Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hix Mill Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hix Mill Ford, with the one closest to Hix Mill Ford listed first.
- Hastings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hix Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hix Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Word Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Norman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Parker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rosebank Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pratt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Flat Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old Flat Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hastings Camp Ground Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Continue List (1788 more) ...
- Frost Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Reaves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Gardens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
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 Hix Mill Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hix Mill Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hix Mill Ford, with the one closest to Hix Mill Ford listed first.
- Flat Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Flat Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Singleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Singleton is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton
- Hawthorne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hawthorne is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Shelbyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Countyline
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Chestnut Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Haley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Booneville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Lynchburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Normandy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cortner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Wartrace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bedford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Branchville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Branchville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hix Mill Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hix Mill Ford.
Newspapers Published in Hix Mill Ford ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hix Mill Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hix Mill Ford, 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 Hix Mill Ford.
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 Hix Mill Ford:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Bedford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Moore County
- Rutherford County
- Williamson County
- Jackson 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 Hix Mill Ford, 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- Hix Mill Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |