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 Juniper Acres (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 Juniper Acres. 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.
Juniper Acres is located in Rutherford 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 Rutherford County: Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Davidson, Marshall, Williamson & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Juniper Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Juniper Acres:
- Rutherford County (The home county of Juniper Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Juniper Acres, with the one closest to Juniper Acres listed first.
- Walter Hill Estates
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- 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
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Jamestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
- Leanna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Fairfield Estates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 131 people
- Compton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Colonial Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Murphree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- Murfreesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Smyrna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Pike
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
- Dillton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Juniper Acres, with the one closest to Juniper Acres listed first.
- Longview
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Vannatta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Bell Buckle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Unionville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Wartrace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Juniper Acres, with the one closest to Juniper Acres listed first.
- Auburntown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Bradyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Burt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Woodbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gassaway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Burgen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Bluewing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Hollow Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Woods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Juniper Acres, with the one closest to Juniper Acres listed first.
- Gossburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Beechgrove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Naola ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Juniper Acres, with the one closest to Juniper Acres listed first.
- Priest Lake Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Rural Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
- Antioch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nashboro Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Wrencoe
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Whispering Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Donelson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Hermitage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mudtavern
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Paragon Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Oak Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Juniper Acres, with the one closest to Juniper Acres listed first.
- Alexandria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Dowelltown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Temperance Hall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Juniper Acres, with the one closest to Juniper Acres listed first.
- Holts Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Chapel Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Juniper Acres, with the one closest to Juniper Acres listed first.
- Brush Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Shaver Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Hickman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Rock City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Bluff Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Gordonsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Carthage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Juniper Acres, with the one closest to Juniper Acres listed first.
- Driftwood Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Driftwood Park is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,908 people
- Hendersonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gallatin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Castalian Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ocana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ocana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocana
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,086 people
- Trousdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Warren County
- Centertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Juniper Acres, with the one closest to Juniper Acres listed first.
- Nolensville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Arrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- College Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clovercroft
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Brentwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Peytonsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Lynnwood Downs
(26 miles [41.8 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
- McEwen ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- McEwen is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,699 people
- Wildwood Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wildwood Estates is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,098 people
- Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Harpeth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Berrys Chapel Heights
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Juniper Acres, with the one closest to Juniper Acres listed first.
- Cainsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Gladeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Doaks Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Rural Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Statesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Leeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Greenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Belinda City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Watertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beckwith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Lebanon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Linwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Juniper Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Juniper Acres.
Cemeteries Near Juniper Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Juniper Acres.
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 Juniper Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Juniper Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Juniper Acres, with the one closest to Juniper Acres listed first.
- Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Walterhill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Robinson - McMillian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wrather Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Edwards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Coleman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Black Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pierce Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Estes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Alford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Searcy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Continue List (1374 more) ...
- Parker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Burrus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
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 Juniper Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Juniper Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Juniper Acres, with the one closest to Juniper Acres listed first.
- Walterhill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Compton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Vesta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vesta is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
- Murfreesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cainsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Smyrna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sharpsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsville
- Oak Point ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Point is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
- Halls Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Halls Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hill
- Greenvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Greenvale is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Bairds Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bairds Mill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairds Mill
- Rocky Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rocky Fork is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Overall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Overall is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Dillton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Milton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Juniper Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Juniper Acres.
Newspapers Published in Juniper Acres ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Juniper Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Juniper Acres, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Juniper Acres.
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 Juniper Acres:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Rutherford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Davidson County
- DeKalb County
- Marshall County
- Smith County
- Sumner County
- Warren County
- Williamson 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> | 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 Juniper Acres, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Juniper Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |