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 Isbell (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 Isbell. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Isbell 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 Isbell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Isbell:
- Maury County (The home county of Isbell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Isbell, with the one closest to Isbell listed first.
- Frierson Town
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Scotts Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Scotts Mill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 983 people
- Ashwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Broadview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jonesboro is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Zion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Zion is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Enterprise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Graymere Manor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Graymere Manor is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 people
- Southport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Armour Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Armour Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
- Screamer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Ben ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isbell, with the one closest to Isbell listed first.
- Palmetto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Whitaker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isbell, with the one closest to Isbell listed first.
- Campbellsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Lynnville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Bufords
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Olivet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Weakley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Bodenham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Wales
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Powell Chapel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Trigg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Gordon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Pulaski
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Aymett Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isbell, with the one closest to Isbell listed first.
- Duck River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Primm Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Littlelot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Swan Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Tottys Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Aetna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Graytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hornertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hornertown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornertown
- Estimated population in 2014: 412 people
- Wrigley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Bon Aqua Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- 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
- Lyles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nunnelly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isbell, with the one closest to Isbell listed first.
- Webber City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Ethridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Henryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Flatwoods
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Park Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- New Prospect
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Lawrenceburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fall River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Leoma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isbell, with the one closest to Isbell listed first.
- Hohenwald
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kimmins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Voorhies
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isbell, with the one closest to Isbell listed first.
- Globe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- South Berlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Berlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Cochran
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Lewisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cornersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Verona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Anes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Caney Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Yell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Oak Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Orrs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Rutherford County
- Allisona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Wayne County
- Ashland Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isbell, with the one closest to Isbell listed first.
- Spring Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Burwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Duplex
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Thompson's Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Harpeth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Leipers Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Southall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Parry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Peytonsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Fernvale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Loriland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Loriland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,735 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Isbell, see our County-by-County Page for Isbell.
Cemeteries Near Isbell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Isbell.
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 Isbell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Isbell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Isbell, with the one closest to Isbell listed first.
- Porter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hunter - Kittrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pulliam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulliam Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pulliam Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southeast of Mount Pleasant.
- The Pulliam Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wortham Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17516 <3>
- Hackney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Giddens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Spain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Birkett Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Westbrook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Murphy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wortham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (1359 more) ...
- Matthews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Estes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Estes Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the southwest of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11799 <3>
- Kittrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kittrell Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southwest of Columbia.
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 Isbell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Isbell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Isbell, with the one closest to Isbell listed first.
- Frierson Town
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Broadview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Bigbyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bigbyville is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbyville
- Ashwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Canaan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Southport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Sandy Hook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Rockdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Ben ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Yokley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Yokley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yokley
- Stiversville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stiversville is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiversville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carpenters ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenters is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters
- Culleoka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Isbell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Isbell.
Newspapers Published in Isbell ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Isbell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Isbell, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Isbell.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Isbell:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Maury County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Giles County
- Hickman County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Marshall County
- Rutherford County
- Wayne 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 from Point A (ie- Isbell) 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 Isbell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |