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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Jimtown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Jimtown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Jimtown, please Contact Us.
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 Jimtown (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 Jimtown. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Jimtown is historic, it would have been located within present day Davidson 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 Davidson County: Cheatham, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Jimtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jimtown:
- Davidson County (The home county of Jimtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Nashville - Davidson
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Nashville - Davidson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville - Davidson
- Estimated population in 2019: 670,820 people
- Mudtavern
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Nashville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Berry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berry Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- East Nashville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Nashville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nashville
- Donelson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Paragon Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Green Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,618 people
- Maplewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Whispering Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Oak Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
- Antioch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Marrowbone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Bearwallow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Lillamay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Pegram
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Ashland City
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Kingston Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sycamore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Pleasant View
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Lockertsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Cheap Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- White Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bellsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- Spencers Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- White Oak Flat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- New Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Jameson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Theta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Montgomery County
- Oak Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Hygeia Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Greenbrier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Crunk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- White House
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Coopertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Calistia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Oakland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sandy Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Jernigan Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Flewellyn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Cross Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mulloy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- La Vergne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morrow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- Jefferson Pike
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
- Murphree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- Smyrna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Jamestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
- Leanna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Patterson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Snell ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Walter Hill Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Walter Hill Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Hill Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 401 people
- Walterhill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Allisona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Driftwood Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Driftwood Park is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,908 people
- Goodlettsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hendersonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Millersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shackle Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
- Ocana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ocana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocana
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,086 people
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Gallatin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Cottontown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsons Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- Trousdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Hall Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Wildwood Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Estates is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,098 people
- Brentwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nolensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood Downs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lynnwood Downs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood Downs
- Estimated population in 2014: 282 people
- Berrys Chapel Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berrys Chapel Heights is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys Chapel Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 551 people
- Clovercroft
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Forest Home
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- McEwen ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- McEwen is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,699 people
- Old Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Parry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Southall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Lynn Christie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Rural Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Mount Juliet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Belinda City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Beckwith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Gladeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Leeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Laguardo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Possum Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Lebanon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Doaks Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Greenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Cainsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jimtown, see our County-by-County Page for Jimtown.
Cemeteries Near Jimtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jimtown.
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 Jimtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jimtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Nashville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10082 <3>
- Greenwood Cemetery West
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Ararat Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Whitsett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Nashville City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Woodlawn Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Memorial Park
- The Woodlawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Woodlawn Cemetery
- Woodlawn Roesch Patton Memorial Park
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (1271 more) ...
- Donelson Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Cecilia Convent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Temple Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Cemetery
- The Temple Cemetery has also been known as:
- Temple Ohabai Sholom Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19274 <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.
While we didn't find Jimtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jimtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Glencliff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glencliff is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencliff
- Nashville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Nashville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Nashville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nashville
- Paragon Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Donelson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Wilkerson ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkerson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson
- Una
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Una is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
- Maplewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- West Nashville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Nashville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Nashville
- Antioch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oglesby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oglesby is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
- Hermitage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jordonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jordonia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordonia
- Wrencoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jimtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jimtown.
Newspapers Published in Jimtown ...
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 364 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jimtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jimtown, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jimtown.
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 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 Jimtown:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Davidson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Dickson County
- Maury County
- Montgomery County
- Robertson County
- Rutherford County
- Sumner County
- Williamson County
- Wilson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Jimtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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- Jimtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |