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 Kinderhook (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 Kinderhook. 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 and doctors 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.
Kinderhook 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 Kinderhook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kinderhook:
- Maury County (The home county of Kinderhook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kinderhook, with the one closest to Kinderhook listed first.
- Fly
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- New Flys Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New Flys Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
- Hill Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
- Santa Fe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chartersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chartersville is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
- Williamsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Theta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Arkland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Arkland is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
- Sawdust
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sawdust is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- New Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
- Greenfield Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
- Jameson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kinderhook, with the one closest to Kinderhook listed first.
- Kingston Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bell Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Pegram
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Lillamay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kinderhook, with the one closest to Kinderhook listed first.
- Linton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Bellevue
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tennessee Towne is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Towne
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,347 people
- Forest Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Watkins is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Belle Meade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Meade is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,788 people
- Green Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,618 people
- Oak Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kinderhook, with the one closest to Kinderhook listed first.
- Spencers Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Abiff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Tidwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Pomona
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Burns
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- White Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dickson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
- Pond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Charlotte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tennessee City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- White Oak Flat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Giles County
- Lynnville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kinderhook, with the one closest to Kinderhook listed first.
- Primm Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Duck River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Littlelot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Tottys Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Bon Aqua Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Wrigley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Graytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Lyles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Graham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Nunnelly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Aetna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kinderhook, with the one closest to Kinderhook listed first.
- Bethpage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
- Grandmother Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
- Lawrence County
- Henryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kinderhook, with the one closest to Kinderhook listed first.
- Kimmins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Hohenwald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kinderhook, with the one closest to Kinderhook listed first.
- Berlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Caney Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Holts Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- 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
- Anes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Verona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Chapel Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Globe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kinderhook, with the one closest to Kinderhook listed first.
- Allisona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Eagleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kinderhook, with the one closest to Kinderhook listed first.
- Burwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Fernvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Leipers Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Loriland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Loriland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,735 people
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Spring Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Thompson's Station
(15 miles [24.1 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>
- Southall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Parry
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Harpeth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Forest Home
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kinderhook, see our County-by-County Page for Kinderhook.
Cemeteries Near Kinderhook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kinderhook.
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 Kinderhook - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kinderhook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kinderhook, with the one closest to Kinderhook listed first.
- Oakley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Fly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16527 <3>
- Fly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fly Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Fly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12037 <3>
- Kelly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kelly Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Fly.
- The Kelly Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kelley Cemetery
- Kelley Family Cemetery
- Kelly Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14251 <3>
- Potts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Potts Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Fly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17373 <3>
- Kinderhook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kinderhook Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Fly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14326 <3>
- Gardner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gardner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gardner Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southwest of Fly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2527995 <3>
- Johnson - Oakley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brady Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brady Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Fly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9613 <3>
- Litton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Litton Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Fly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14786 <3>
- Beard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beard Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Fly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2358866 <3>
- Byrd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Byrd Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Fly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10045 <3>
- Continue List (1230 more) ...
- Brooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harbison 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.<4>
While we didn't find Kinderhook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kinderhook.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kinderhook, with the one closest to Kinderhook listed first.
- Fly
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Water Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Water Valley is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Whiteoak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteoak is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Jones Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Valley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
- Lick Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lick Creek is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Santa Fe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Duck River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Williamsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Little Rock Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock Mills is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Mills
- Littlelot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Bluffpoint ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bluffpoint is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffpoint
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Theta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Kettle Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kettle Mills is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Mills
- Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Boston is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kinderhook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kinderhook.
Newspapers Published in Kinderhook ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kinderhook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kinderhook, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kinderhook.
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 Kinderhook:
- 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
- Rutherford 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- Kinderhook) 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 Kinderhook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |