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 Kettle Mills (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 Kettle Mills. 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.
Name Variations for Kettle Mills ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Kettle Mills: Kettle Mls. (or less commonly used: Kettle Mlls.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Kettle Mills is located in Maury 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 Maury County: Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Kettle Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kettle Mills:
- Maury County (The home county of Kettle Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettle Mills, with the one closest to Kettle Mills listed first.
- Greenfield Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
- Chartersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chartersville is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
- Chapel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
- Williamsport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Arkland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Arkland is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
- Sawdust
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sawdust is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
- Hampshire
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Armour Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Armour Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
- Ben ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Santa Fe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zion is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Fly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Ashwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Cheatham County
- Kingston Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Davidson County
- Linton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettle Mills, with the one closest to Kettle Mills listed first.
- Abiff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Spencers Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Tidwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Pomona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Burns
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
- Dickson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- White Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettle Mills, with the one closest to Kettle Mills listed first.
- Liberty Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Campbellsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Lynnville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bufords
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Weakley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Olivet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettle Mills, with the one closest to Kettle Mills listed first.
- Duck River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Littlelot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Tottys Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Swan Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Primm Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Graytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aetna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Wrigley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Graham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Nunnelly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Hornertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hornertown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornertown
- Estimated population in 2014: 412 people
- Bon Aqua Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- 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
- Humphreys County
- Grandmother Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettle Mills, with the one closest to Kettle Mills listed first.
- Henryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Webber City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Ethridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Park Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Flatwoods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Lawrenceburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettle Mills, with the one closest to Kettle Mills listed first.
- Kimmins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Hohenwald
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Voorhies
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettle Mills, with the one closest to Kettle Mills listed first.
- Berlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Globe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- South Berlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Caney Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Verona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettle Mills, with the one closest to Kettle Mills listed first.
- Beardstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Lobelville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettle Mills, with the one closest to Kettle Mills listed first.
- Ashland Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
- Slickrock Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettle Mills, with the one closest to Kettle Mills listed first.
- Burwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Spring Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Loriland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Loriland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,735 people
- Fernvale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Leipers Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson's Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <1>
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Duplex
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Southall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Harpeth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Parry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Forest Home
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kettle Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Kettle Mills.
Cemeteries Near Kettle Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kettle Mills.
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 Kettle Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kettle Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kettle Mills, with the one closest to Kettle Mills listed first.
- Delk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old Love Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Morrow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pleasant Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Baxter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- South Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Point Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the South Point Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Williamsport.
- The South Point Cemetery has also been known as:
- Edwards Cemetery
- South Point Edwards Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18789 <3>
- Greenfield Bend Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Well Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old Well Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sheboss Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kittrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (1231 more) ...
- Kittrell Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kittrell Family Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west of Columbia.
- The Kittrell Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kittrell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2281998 <3>
- Cathey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cathey Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Hampshire.
- The Cathey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Catheys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10301 <3>
- Old Cathey 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Kettle Mills had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kettle Mills, with the one closest to Kettle Mills listed first.
- Duck River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Williamsport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Hampshire
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bluffpoint ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bluffpoint is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffpoint
- Jones Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jones Valley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
- Water Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Water Valley is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Littlelot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Canaan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Tottys Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Swan Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Sunrise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sunrise is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Ben ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Santa Fe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kettle Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kettle Mills.
Newspapers Published in Kettle Mills ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kettle Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kettle Mills, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kettle Mills.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Kettle Mills:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Maury County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Giles County
- Hickman County
- Humphreys County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Marshall County
- Perry County
- Wayne County
- Williamson 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> | 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- Kettle Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Kettle Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |