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 Jamestown (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 Jamestown. 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.
Jamestown is located in Williamson 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 Williamson County: Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Marshall, Maury & Rutherford.
Below are the counties that are near Jamestown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jamestown:
- Williamson County (The home county of Jamestown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- Brentwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clovercroft
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- McEwen ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McEwen is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,699 people
- Lynnwood Downs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lynnwood Downs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood Downs
- Estimated population in 2014: 282 people
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nolensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wildwood Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood Estates is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,098 people
- Berrys Chapel Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Berrys Chapel Heights is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys Chapel Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 551 people
- Arrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Forest Home
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Old Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- Unionville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Longview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Vannatta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- Pegram
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Kingston Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Marrowbone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Bell Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Lillamay
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Bearwallow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Ashland City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Sycamore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- Wrencoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Oak Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
- Whispering Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Forest Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
- Paragon Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Green Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Green Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,618 people
- Antioch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berry Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Berry Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Belle Meade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Meade is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,788 people
- Rural Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Bellevue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- White Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spencers Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Abiff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Burns
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tidwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- Primm Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Bon Aqua Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- 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
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- Holts Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Chapel Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Caney Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Anes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Verona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- New Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Jameson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Theta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Carters Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- New Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- Fly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Hill Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
- New Flys Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Flys Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
- Santa Fe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leftwich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Columbia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- La Vergne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Morrow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- Patterson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Jefferson Pike
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
- Smyrna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Allisona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Snell ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Eagleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Murphree
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- Leanna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Concord
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- Driftwood Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Driftwood Park is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,908 people
- Goodlettsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hendersonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shackle Island
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Millersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- Rural Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Lynn Christie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Belinda City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Mount Juliet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gladeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beckwith
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Leeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Cainsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Laguardo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jamestown, see our County-by-County Page for Jamestown.
Cemeteries Near Jamestown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jamestown.
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 Jamestown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jamestown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- Crockett - Gleaves Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Carothers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harvey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Primm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Holt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Owen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- The Owen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jabez Owen Cemetery
- Crockett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
- The Crockett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Andrew Crockett Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Parrish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mallory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1451 more) ...
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Herbert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Jamestown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jamestown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- Carpenters ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Carpenters is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters
- Clovercroft
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Callender ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Callender is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
- Brentwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wrencoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Oglesby
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oglesby is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
- Nolensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grassland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grassland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Arrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beachville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beachville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachville
- Paragon Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Forest Home
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Southall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Antioch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jamestown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jamestown.
Newspapers Published in Jamestown ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jamestown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jamestown, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jamestown.
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 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 Jamestown:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Williamson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Hickman County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Rutherford County
- Sumner County
- Wilson 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> | 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 Jamestown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Jamestown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |