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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Kent. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Kent to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Kent, 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 Kent (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 Kent. 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 doctors and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Kent is historic, it would have been located within present day Robertson 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 Robertson County: Logan (KY), Simpson (KY), Todd (KY), Cheatham, Davidson, Montgomery & Sumner.
Below are the counties that are near Kent. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kent:
- Robertson County (The home county of Kent)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kent, with the one closest to Kent listed first.
- Barren Plain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Adams
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Flewellyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Springfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stroudville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Sandy Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Coopertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Orlinda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Crunk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Cross Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kent, with the one closest to Kent listed first.
- Pleasant View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Henrietta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Lockertsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Cheap Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Sycamore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Neptune
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Bearwallow
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Ashland City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Marrowbone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Lillamay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kent, with the one closest to Kent listed first.
- Addie ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Addie is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Estimated population in 2014: 650 people
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Ridgetop
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Joelton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Morny
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Morny is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morny
- Dickson County
- Bellsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kent, with the one closest to Kent listed first.
- Port Royal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Sango
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Swan Lake Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Saint Bethlehem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Wingate West
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wingate West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
- Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
- Fredonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Clarksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Louise Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
- Stryker Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stryker Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker Village
- Liverworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Southside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kent, with the one closest to Kent listed first.
- Millersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Mitchellville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Johnsons Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- Hall Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- New Deal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Deal is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
- Population from the 2010 Census: 368 people
- Portland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Goodlettsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shackle Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
- Fountain Head
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Cottontown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ocana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ocana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocana
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,086 people
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Butler County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kent, with the one closest to Kent listed first.
- Harreldsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Harreldsville is located in Butler County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
- Richelieu
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Christian County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kent, with the one closest to Kent listed first.
- Fairview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pembroke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Garrettsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Garrettsburg is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- Howel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Howel is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
- Bluff Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Spring is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Spring
- Fearsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fearsville is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearsville
- Hopkinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Logan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kent, with the one closest to Kent listed first.
- Keysburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Olmstead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Adairville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ferguson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Cave Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Gordonsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Schochoh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Russellville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Justice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Justice is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Auburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lost City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lost City is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Deer Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Deer Lick is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
- Muhlenberg County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kent, with the one closest to Kent listed first.
- Dunmor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rosewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rosewood is located in Muhlenberg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Simpson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kent, with the one closest to Kent listed first.
- Prices Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Neosheo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Black Jack
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Salmons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Todd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kent, with the one closest to Kent listed first.
- Allensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Hadensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Guthrie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Anderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Elkton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sharon Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
- Allegre
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allegre is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
- Clifty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Clifty is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Kirkmansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkmansville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
- Warren County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kent, with the one closest to Kent listed first.
- Woodburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Rockfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kent, see our County-by-County Page for Kent.
Cemeteries Near Kent ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kent.
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 Kent - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kent covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kent, with the one closest to Kent listed first.
- Wall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Porter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ragsdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stainback Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dillard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Suggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bourne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Winn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moses Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gunn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (742 more) ...
- Pennington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- James Johnston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- John Johnston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
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 Kent in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kent.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kent, with the one closest to Kent listed first.
- Keysburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Dot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dot is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dot
- Forts ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Forts is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forts
- Barren Plain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Cedar Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Allensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Olmstead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Hadensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Kinneys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kinneys is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinneys
- Adairville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Guthrie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Port Royal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Ferguson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Anderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kent. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kent.
Newspapers Published in Kent ...
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 Kent.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kent, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kent.
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 either 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 Kent:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Robertson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Montgomery County
- Sumner County
- Butler County
- Christian County
- Logan County
- Muhlenberg County
- Simpson County
- Todd County
- Warren 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 Kent, 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kent) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |