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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 Ledfords Mill (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 Ledfords Mill. 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 Ledfords Mill ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Ledfords Mill: Ledfords Ml. (or less commonly used: Ledfords Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Ledfords Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Ledfords Mill may originally have been Ledford's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Ledfords Mill might be written as Ledford Mill.
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.
Ledfords Mill is located in Moore 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 Moore County: Bedford, Coffee, Franklin & Lincoln.
Below are the counties that are near Ledfords Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ledfords Mill:
- Moore County (The home county of Ledfords Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ledfords Mill, with the one closest to Ledfords Mill listed first.
- Countyline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Ridgeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Lynchburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ledfords Mill, with the one closest to Ledfords Mill listed first.
- Willow Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Normandy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cascade Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Raus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Cortner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Haley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Wartrace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shelbyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Buckle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Vannatta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Whitaker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Longview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ledfords Mill, with the one closest to Ledfords Mill listed first.
- Hollow Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Bradyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Burgen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Burt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Bluewing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ledfords Mill, with the one closest to Ledfords Mill listed first.
- Homaway Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Tullahoma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Southgate Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Belmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Busy Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Royal Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Manchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Teal ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Beechgrove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Forest Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Hillsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gossburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ledfords Mill, with the one closest to Ledfords Mill listed first.
- Estill Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Garner Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Lexie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Decherd
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenhaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Cowan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beans Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Huntland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Saint Marys
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Sewanee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ledfords Mill, with the one closest to Ledfords Mill listed first.
- Pelham
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Monteagle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sartain Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Altamont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ledfords Mill, with the one closest to Ledfords Mill listed first.
- Booneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Gattistown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
- Belleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Petersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Clarks Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Elk Mill Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Flintville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Corder Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Harms
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Howell Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Hughey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Park City Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Ledfords Mill, with the one closest to Ledfords Mill listed first.
- Talley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Belfast
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Oak Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Orrs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Delina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Chapel Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Anes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Yell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Cochran
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Lewisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Verona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Caney Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Holts Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ledfords Mill, with the one closest to Ledfords Mill listed first.
- Plainview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Midland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Rucker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Burns Place
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Dillton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kittrell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Readyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ledfords Mill, with the one closest to Ledfords Mill listed first.
- Morrison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Viola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Trousdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Centertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Jackson County (AL)
- Francisco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ledfords Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Ledfords Mill.
Cemeteries Near Ledfords Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ledfords Mill.
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 Ledfords Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ledfords Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ledfords Mill, with the one closest to Ledfords Mill listed first.
- Stone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Anthony Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Powell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Renegar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Weaver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Daniel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holt - Mitchell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (1637 more) ...
- Vance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bomar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood 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.<4>
While we didn't find Ledfords Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ledfords Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ledfords Mill, with the one closest to Ledfords Mill listed first.
- Normandy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cortner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Tullahoma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Singleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Singleton is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton
- Haley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Countyline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Flat Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Flat Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Ridgeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Lynchburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wartrace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Belmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Awalt ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Awalt is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awalt
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Manchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fairfield is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Shelbyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ledfords Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ledfords Mill.
Newspapers Published in Ledfords Mill ...
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 Ledfords Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ledfords Mill, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ledfords Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Ledfords Mill:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Moore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Rutherford County
- Warren County
- Jackson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Ledfords Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Ledfords Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |