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 Isom (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 Isom. 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 hospitals and 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.
Isom 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 Isom. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Isom:
- Maury County (The home county of Isom)
- The following are listed by their distance from Isom, with the one closest to Isom listed first.
- Chapel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
- Hampshire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenfield Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
- Sawdust
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sawdust is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
- Arkland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arkland is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
- Chartersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chartersville is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
- Williamsport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Armour Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Armour Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ashwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Zion is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesboro is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
- Ben ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isom, with the one closest to Isom listed first.
- Abiff
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Spencers Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Tidwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Pomona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
- Burns
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dickson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isom, with the one closest to Isom listed first.
- Liberty Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Campbellsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Lynnville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bufords
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Weakley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Bodenham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Olivet
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Wales
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isom, with the one closest to Isom listed first.
- Duck River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Swan Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Littlelot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Tottys Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Aetna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Graytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Primm Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hornertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hornertown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornertown
- Estimated population in 2014: 412 people
- Wrigley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Graham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Nunnelly
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Lyles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Humphreys County
- Grandmother Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isom, with the one closest to Isom listed first.
- Henryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Webber City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Ethridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Park Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Flatwoods
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Lawrenceburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Prospect
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isom, with the one closest to Isom listed first.
- Kimmins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Hohenwald
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Voorhies
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Isom, with the one closest to Isom listed first.
- Berlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Globe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- South Berlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Caney Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Verona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isom, with the one closest to Isom listed first.
- Beardstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Lobelville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Linden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isom, with the one closest to Isom listed first.
- Ashland Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
- Slickrock Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isom, with the one closest to Isom listed first.
- Burwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Spring Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Leipers Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Loriland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Loriland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,735 people
- Fernvale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Thompson's Station
(25 miles [40.2 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>
- Fairview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Duplex
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Southall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Harpeth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Parry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Isom, see our County-by-County Page for Isom.
Cemeteries Near Isom ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Isom.
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 Isom - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Isom covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Isom, with the one closest to Isom listed first.
- Worley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Worley Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the north of Hampshire.
- The Worley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Whiteside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20226 <3>
- Jones Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jones Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the north of Hampshire.
- The Jones Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jones Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14146 <3>
- Kittrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kittrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kittrell Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kittrell Family Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west of Columbia.
- The Kittrell Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kittrell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2281998 <3>
- Morrow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cathey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cathey Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Hampshire.
- The Cathey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Catheys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10301 <3>
- Baxter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pleasant Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Isom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Peyton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Conner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (1223 more) ...
- Booker Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Booker Ridge Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Hampshire.
- The Booker Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Booker Ridge Original Church Cemetery
- Booker Ridge Original Church of God
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2361989 <3>
- Blair - Love Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair - Love Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blair - Love Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Williamsport.
- The Blair - Love Cemetery has also been known as:
- Love Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14877 <3>
- Love Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
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 Isom in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Isom.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Isom, with the one closest to Isom listed first.
- Hampshire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kettle Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kettle Mills is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Mills
- Williamsport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Duck River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Canaan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Palestine ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Palestine is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Sunrise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sunrise is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Bluffpoint ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bluffpoint is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffpoint
- Ashwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Water Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Water Valley is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jones Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jones Valley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
- Newburg ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Sandy Hook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hook is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Isom. See our List of 1890's Communities around Isom.
Newspapers Published in Isom ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Isom.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Isom, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Isom.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Isom:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Maury County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dickson County
- Giles County
- Hickman County
- Humphreys County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Marshall County
- Perry 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Isom) 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 Isom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |