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 Lake Road (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 Lake Road. 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 Lake Road ...
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 Lake Road: Lk. Road
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lake Road. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lake Road.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Lake Road is located in Williamson 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 Williamson County: Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Marshall, Maury & Rutherford.
Below are the counties that are near Lake Road. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Road:
- Williamson County (The home county of Lake Road)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Road, with the one closest to Lake Road listed first.
- Fairview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Loriland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Loriland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,735 people
- Fernvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Leipers Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Forest Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Southall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Berrys Chapel Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Berrys Chapel Heights is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys Chapel Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 551 people
- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Burwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Lynnwood Downs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lynnwood Downs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood Downs
- Estimated population in 2014: 282 people
- McEwen ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- McEwen is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,699 people
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Road, with the one closest to Lake Road listed first.
- Kingston Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bell Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Pegram
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Lillamay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Marrowbone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Ashland City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Bearwallow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Sycamore
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Cheap Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Lockertsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Neptune
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Road, with the one closest to Lake Road listed first.
- Linton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Bellevue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Watkins is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Forest Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
- Belle Meade
(17 miles [27.4 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
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
- Berry Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berry Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Paragon Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Nashville - Davidson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nashville - Davidson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville - Davidson
- Estimated population in 2019: 670,820 people
- Nashville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Road, with the one closest to Lake Road listed first.
- Spencers Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- White Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Abiff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Burns
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tidwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Pomona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Dickson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Charlotte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak Flat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Pond
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
- Bellsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Road, with the one closest to Lake Road listed first.
- Bon Aqua Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- 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
- Lyles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Primm Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Wrigley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Littlelot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Duck River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Tottys Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Graytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Nunnelly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Graham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Salt Lick
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Salt Lick is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Estimated population in 2014: 508 people
- Houston County
- Omega ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Road, with the one closest to Lake Road listed first.
- Bethpage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
- McEwen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Road, with the one closest to Lake Road listed first.
- Fly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- New Flys Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Flys Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
- Hill Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hill Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
- Theta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Santa Fe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jameson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- New Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
- Chartersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chartersville is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
- Carters Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- New Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Arkland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Arkland is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Road, with the one closest to Lake Road listed first.
- Southside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- McAllisters Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Liverworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Oak Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Louise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Rutherford County
- Allisona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lake Road, see our County-by-County Page for Lake Road.
Cemeteries Near Lake Road ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Road.
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 Lake Road - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake Road covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Road, with the one closest to Lake Road listed first.
- Mangrum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mangrum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hughes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harrison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lampley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pinkerton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Richardson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1194 more) ...
- Hudgins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Overbey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Lake Road in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lake Road.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Road, with the one closest to Lake Road listed first.
- Fernvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Fernvale Springs ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fernvale Springs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale Springs
- Spencers Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Linton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Kingston Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Craggie Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Craggie Hope is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craggie Hope
- White Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leipers Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bingham is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Pegram
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Whiteoak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Whiteoak is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Iron Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Iron Hill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Abiff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Bon Aqua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lick Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lick Creek is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lake Road. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Road.
Newspapers Published in Lake Road ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Road.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Road, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Road.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lake Road:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Williamson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Hickman County
- Houston County
- Humphreys County
- Maury County
- Montgomery County
- Rutherford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lake Road, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Road) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |