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 Kinneys (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 Kinneys. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Kinneys is located in 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 Kinneys. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kinneys:
- Robertson County (The home county of Kinneys)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kinneys, with the one closest to Kinneys listed first.
- Cedar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flewellyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Barren Plain
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Sandy Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Adams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coopertown
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Crunk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Stroudville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Greenbrier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Hygeia Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kinneys, with the one closest to Kinneys listed first.
- Pleasant View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Lockertsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Sycamore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Bearwallow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Henrietta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Cheap Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Ashland City
(18 miles [29 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
- Neptune
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Marrowbone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Lillamay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Pegram
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kinneys, with the one closest to Kinneys listed first.
- Addie ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 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
(13 miles [20.9 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
(13 miles [20.9 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Morny
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Morny is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morny
- Madison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Rayon City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Old Hickory
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Nashville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Nashville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nashville
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marvel is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
- Lakewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kinneys, with the one closest to Kinneys listed first.
- Bellsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- Stayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- White Oak Flat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Dunn Chapel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Woods Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kinneys, with the one closest to Kinneys listed first.
- Port Royal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Oak Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Sango
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Fredonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Saint Bethlehem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Swan Lake Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Wingate West
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wingate West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
- Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
- Liverworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Southside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- McAllisters Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Louise Heights
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kinneys, with the one closest to Kinneys listed first.
- Millersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Johnsons Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- Goodlettsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Town
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Shackle Island
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Cottontown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mitchellville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Ocana
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ocana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocana
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,086 people
- Fountain Head
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Hendersonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Christian County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kinneys, with the one closest to Kinneys listed first.
- Pembroke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Logan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kinneys, with the one closest to Kinneys listed first.
- Keysburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Adairville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Olmstead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Schochoh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Ferguson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Cave Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Gordonsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Russellville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Justice
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Justice is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Auburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kinneys, with the one closest to Kinneys listed first.
- Prices Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Neosheo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Black Jack
(22 miles [35.4 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 northeast)
- Salmons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Kinneys, with the one closest to Kinneys listed first.
- Allensville
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Guthrie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hadensville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Anderson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Elkton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kinneys, see our County-by-County Page for Kinneys.
Cemeteries Near Kinneys ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kinneys.
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 Kinneys - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kinneys covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kinneys, with the one closest to Kinneys listed first.
- Manlove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Powell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Matthews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Adams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Powell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Draughan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Holman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Benton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Benton Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Benton Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Springfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9180 <2>
- Fykes Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Draughan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Murphy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (774 more) ...
- Crockett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crunk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shepherd - Crunk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Shepherd - Crunk Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd - Crunk Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shepherd - Crunk Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Springfield.
- The Shepherd - Crunk Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shepherd Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18410 <2>
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, Kinneys had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kinneys, with the one closest to Kinneys listed first.
- Springfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Turnersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Turnersville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Barren Plain
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Coopertown
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Crunk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Hubertville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hubertville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubertville
- Keysburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Forts ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forts is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forts
- Pleasant View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbrier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bobwhite ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bobwhite is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobwhite
- Dot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dot is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dot
- Hygeia Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kinneys. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kinneys.
Newspapers Published in Kinneys ...
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 Kinneys.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kinneys, 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 Kinneys.
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 helpful 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 Kinneys:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Robertson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Montgomery County
- Sumner County
- Christian County
- Logan County
- Simpson County
- Todd 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Kinneys) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Kinneys, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |