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 Kellertown (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 Kellertown. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Kellertown is located in Bedford 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 Bedford County: Coffee, Lincoln, Marshall, Moore & Rutherford.
Below are the counties that are near Kellertown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kellertown:
- Bedford County (The home county of Kellertown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kellertown, with the one closest to Kellertown listed first.
- Wartrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Haley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Cortner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Bell Buckle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Normandy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cascade Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Willow Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Raus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Shelbyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vannatta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Longview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kellertown, with the one closest to Kellertown listed first.
- Hollow Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Bradyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Burgen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Burt
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Woodbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bluewing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Auburntown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kellertown, with the one closest to Kellertown listed first.
- Beechgrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Busy Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Gossburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Homaway Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- New Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Teal ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Manchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tullahoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Belmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Royal Oaks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Forest Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Southgate Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kellertown, with the one closest to Kellertown listed first.
- Winchester Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Estill Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Garner Ford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Decherd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lexie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Greenhaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Cowan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sewanee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grundy County
- Pelham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kellertown, with the one closest to Kellertown listed first.
- Booneville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Gattistown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
- Belleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Petersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Mill Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kellertown, with the one closest to Kellertown listed first.
- Chapel Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Belfast
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Oak Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Holts Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Talley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Orrs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Anes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Caney Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Verona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Lewisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cochran
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kellertown, with the one closest to Kellertown listed first.
- Countyline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Lynchburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kellertown, with the one closest to Kellertown listed first.
- Plainview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Midland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Burns Place
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Rucker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Dillton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Kittrell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Concord
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Readyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Murfreesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Eagleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Compton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Fairfield Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fairfield Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 131 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kellertown, with the one closest to Kellertown listed first.
- Morrison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Trousdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Viola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Centertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Daylight
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- McMinnville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lucky
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Williamson County
- College Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson County
- Cainsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kellertown, see our County-by-County Page for Kellertown.
Cemeteries Near Kellertown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kellertown.
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 Kellertown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kellertown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kellertown, with the one closest to Kellertown listed first.
- Keller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bethsalem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Davidson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Erwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bates - Finch - Muse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cleveland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wartrace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Murphy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hall - Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Vance Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (1735 more) ...
- Keeling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cawthron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shiloh 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.<2>
While we didn't find Kellertown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kellertown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kellertown, with the one closest to Kellertown listed first.
- Wartrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fairfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fairfield is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Haley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Cortner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Normandy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bell Buckle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Noah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Noah is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Beechgrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Singleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Singleton is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton
- Shelbyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gossburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Fosterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fosterville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Flat Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Teal ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Holly ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holly is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kellertown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kellertown.
Newspapers Published in Kellertown ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kellertown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kellertown, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kellertown.
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 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 Kellertown:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Bedford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Moore County
- Rutherford 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> | 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 Kellertown, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kellertown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |