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 Lees Corner (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 Lees Corner. 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 Lees Corner ...
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 Lees Corner: Lees Cor. (or less commonly used: Lees Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Lees Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Lees Corner may originally have been Lee's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Lees Corner might be written as Lee Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lees Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lees Corner.
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 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.
Lees Corner 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 Lees Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lees Corner:
- Maury County (The home county of Lees Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Corner, with the one closest to Lees Corner listed first.
- New Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Leftwich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Carters Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Philadelphia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Jameson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Columbia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Theta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- New Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
- Scribner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Graymere Manor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Graymere Manor is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 people
- Ben ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Corner, with the one closest to Lees Corner listed first.
- Unionville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Longview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Palmetto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Vannatta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Whitaker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Shelbyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Buckle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wartrace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Corner, with the one closest to Lees Corner listed first.
- Kingston Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pegram
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Lees Corner, with the one closest to Lees Corner listed first.
- Wrencoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Linton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Forest Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
- Antioch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
- Whispering Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Belle Meade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Belle Meade is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,788 people
- Bellevue
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Paragon Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tennessee Towne is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Towne
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,347 people
- Rural Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
- Green Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Green Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,618 people
- Dickson County
- Spencers Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Corner, with the one closest to Lees Corner listed first.
- Lynnville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Trigg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Bufords
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Olivet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Campbellsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Corner, with the one closest to Lees Corner listed first.
- Primm Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Duck River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Littlelot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Tottys Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Lincoln County
- Petersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Corner, with the one closest to Lees Corner listed first.
- Holts Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Caney Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Chapel Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Anes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Berlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Verona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- South Berlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Lewisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Globe
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Cochran
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Orrs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Corner, with the one closest to Lees Corner listed first.
- Allisona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Eagleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Patterson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Midland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Snell ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Rucker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Colonial Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Jefferson Pike
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
- La Vergne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Murfreesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Corner, with the one closest to Lees Corner listed first.
- Duplex
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Spring Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harpeth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Peytonsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Thompson's Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <2>
- College Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Parry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Arrington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Southall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lees Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Lees Corner.
Cemeteries Near Lees Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lees Corner.
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 Lees Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lees Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lees Corner, with the one closest to Lees Corner listed first.
- Hurt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Burney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hargrove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dowd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pratt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moore Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Spring Hill and Chapel Hill. The cemetery lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Spring Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15778 <4>
- Coleman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ragan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harvey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hardison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardison Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hardison Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Spring Hill.
- The Hardison Cemetery has also been known as:
- Derryberry - Hardison Cemetery
- Jacob Derryberry Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12947 <4>
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Williams Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of Columbia.
- Continue List (1820 more) ...
- Crowe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowe Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crowe Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of Columbia.
- The Crowe Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crows Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11068 <4>
- Boyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Boyd Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9556 <4>
- Macedonia 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.<6>
While we didn't find Lees Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lees Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lees Corner, with the one closest to Lees Corner listed first.
- Rally Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rally Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Duplex
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Kedron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kedron is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
- Lasea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lasea is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasea
- Bethesda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethesda is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Hardison Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hardison Mill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardison Mill
- Thick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thick is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thick
- Spring Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Holts Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Harpeth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Leftwich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lillard Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lillard Mill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillard Mill
- Allisona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Thompson's Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <2>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lees Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lees Corner.
Newspapers Published in Lees Corner ...
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 Lees Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lees Corner, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lees Corner.
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 Lees Corner:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Maury County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Giles County
- Hickman County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Rutherford County
- Williamson 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lees Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Spring Hill and Chapel Hill. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <6> | 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 Lees Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |