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 Lewis Branch (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 Lewis Branch. 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 Lewis Branch ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lewis Branch: Lewis Br. (or less commonly used: Lewis Brnch.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Lewis Branch is located in Houston 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 Houston County: Benton, Dickson, Humphreys, Montgomery & Stewart.
Below are the counties that are near Lewis Branch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lewis Branch:
- Houston County (The home county of Lewis Branch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Branch, with the one closest to Lewis Branch listed first.
- Tennessee Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Erin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
- Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- McKinnon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Omega ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Branch, with the one closest to Lewis Branch listed first.
- Faxon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Brevards Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
- Big Sandy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Camden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wildlife Cove Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crossroads is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
- Coxburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Branch, with the one closest to Lewis Branch listed first.
- Slayden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Vanleer
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tennessee City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Dunn Chapel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Woods Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Pond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Charlotte
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stayton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
- Dickson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Flat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Burns
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Branch, with the one closest to Lewis Branch listed first.
- Oak Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,703 people
- Springville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Manleyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Oakland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Spring Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
- India
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Branch, with the one closest to Lewis Branch listed first.
- Whitehouse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Salt Lick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Salt Lick is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Estimated population in 2014: 508 people
- Only
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Branch, with the one closest to Lewis Branch listed first.
- Halls Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
- Trinity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Trinity is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
- Pigeon Roost
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
- Waverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McEwen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bethpage
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
- Plant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Hurricane Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Johnsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hustburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Bakerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Buffalo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Grandmother Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Branch, with the one closest to Lewis Branch listed first.
- Oakridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
- Dotsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Oakwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Louise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- McAllisters Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Liverworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Southside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Louise Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
- Clarksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stryker Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stryker Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker Village
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Branch, with the one closest to Lewis Branch listed first.
- Cumberland City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Throckmorton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Dover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
- Indian Mound
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Legate
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Bumpus Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Snider
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Calloway County (KY)
- New Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Christian County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Branch, with the one closest to Lewis Branch listed first.
- LaFayette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bennettstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bennettstown is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
- Garrettsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garrettsburg is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lewis Branch, see our County-by-County Page for Lewis Branch.
Cemeteries Near Lewis Branch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lewis Branch.
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 Lewis Branch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lewis Branch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lewis Branch, with the one closest to Lewis Branch listed first.
- Rogers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- French Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McDonald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tune Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beecham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Barnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lloyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Busby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (968 more) ...
- Traylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Triplett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Averitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Lewis Branch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lewis Branch.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lewis Branch, with the one closest to Lewis Branch listed first.
- Tennessee Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Erin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Woolworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woolworth is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolworth
- McKinnon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Danville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Danville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Cumberland City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clydeton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clydeton is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clydeton
- Yellow Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Yellow Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Gorman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gorman is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
- Stribling ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stribling is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stribling
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Waverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Omega ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Sailors Rest ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sailors Rest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailors Rest
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lewis Branch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lewis Branch.
Newspapers Published in Lewis Branch ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lewis Branch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lewis Branch, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lewis Branch.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Lewis Branch:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Houston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Dickson County
- Henry County
- Hickman County
- Humphreys County
- Montgomery County
- Stewart County
- Calloway County
- Christian 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lewis Branch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Lewis Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |