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 Lancelot Acres (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 Lancelot Acres. 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 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 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.
Lancelot Acres is located in Giles 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 Giles County: Limestone (AL), Lawrence, Lincoln, Marshall & Maury.
Below are the counties that are near Lancelot Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lancelot Acres:
- Giles County (The home county of Lancelot Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancelot Acres, with the one closest to Lancelot Acres listed first.
- Gordon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Pulaski
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Green Field
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Field is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Wales
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Anthony Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Aymett Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Powell Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Bodenham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Olivet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Pisgah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Weakley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Bufords
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancelot Acres, with the one closest to Lancelot Acres listed first.
- Palmetto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Whitaker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancelot Acres, with the one closest to Lancelot Acres listed first.
- Fall River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- New Prospect
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Appleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Ethridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Leoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Webber City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Flatwoods
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Park Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Busby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Liberty Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Loretto
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Henryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancelot Acres, with the one closest to Lancelot Acres listed first.
- Dellrose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Boonshill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Cash Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Coldwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Hughey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Pearl City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Harms
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Molino
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Camargo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Petersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Elk Mill Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Park City Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancelot Acres, with the one closest to Lancelot Acres listed first.
- Cornersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Delina
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Yell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Globe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Cochran
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Lewisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Orrs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Talley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Belfast
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- South Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Oak Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Berlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancelot Acres, with the one closest to Lancelot Acres listed first.
- Screamer
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Culleoka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Enterprise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Southport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Broadview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Scotts Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Scotts Mill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 983 people
- Scribner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Frierson Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
- Mount Pleasant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Ashwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Graymere Manor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Graymere Manor is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 people
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancelot Acres, with the one closest to Lancelot Acres listed first.
- Bethel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Anderson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Lexington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Corum ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Estep ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Belew ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Confluence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Arkdell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Comer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Rogersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <1>
- Elgin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancelot Acres, with the one closest to Lancelot Acres listed first.
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Lester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lester is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Pettusville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Elkmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ardmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hay's Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Caro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Cairo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Lentzville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Athens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Athens is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <1>
- Center Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Madison County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancelot Acres, with the one closest to Lancelot Acres listed first.
- Elkwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Toney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Harvest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lancelot Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Lancelot Acres.
Cemeteries Near Lancelot Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lancelot Acres.
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 Lancelot Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lancelot Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lancelot Acres, with the one closest to Lancelot Acres listed first.
- Cantrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Giles Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Short Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Graveyard Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rocky Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Marks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Zuccarella Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kellums Gap Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (1206 more) ...
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pittard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Lancelot Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lancelot Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lancelot Acres, with the one closest to Lancelot Acres listed first.
- Pulaski
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Goodspring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goodspring is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodspring
- Wales
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Harwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harwell is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwell
- Aspen Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aspen Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Hill
- Bodenham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Sumac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sumac is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Lesters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lesters is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesters
- Conway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Conway is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Pisgah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Fall River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Odd Fellows Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Odd Fellows Hall is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Hall
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Weakley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Minor Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Stella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stella is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lancelot Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lancelot Acres.
Newspapers Published in Lancelot Acres ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lancelot Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lancelot Acres, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lancelot Acres.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Lancelot Acres:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Giles County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Lauderdale County
- Limestone County
- Madison 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> | 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 Lancelot Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Lancelot Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |