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 Lynchburg (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 Lynchburg. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Lynchburg is located in Moore County and is the County Seat.
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 Lynchburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lynchburg:
- Moore County (The home county of Lynchburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
- Countyline
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Ridgeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
- Raus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Willow Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Cascade Hollow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Cortner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Normandy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Haley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Shelbyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wartrace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Whitaker
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Bell Buckle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Palmetto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Cannon County
- Hollow Springs
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
- Southgate Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Tullahoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Homaway Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Belmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Royal Oaks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Busy Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Manchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Union
(23 miles [37 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
- Hillsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ruthledge Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
- Beechgrove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Forest Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
- Garner Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Lexie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Winchester Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Estill Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Beans Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Winchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Decherd
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Huntland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Greenhaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Cowan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sal City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
- Trigg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Frankewing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Wheelerton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
- Pelham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Monteagle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
- Gattistown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
- Booneville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Belleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Clarks Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Corder Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Fayetteville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flintville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Petersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Harms
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Howell Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Park City Heights
(17 miles [27.4 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 Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
- Talley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Belfast
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Delina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Orrs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Oak Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Yell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Cochran
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Lewisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cornersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Anes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Verona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
- Midland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Plainview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
- Francisco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Estillfork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
- Hytop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hytop is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Madison County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
- Hillsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Key's Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- New Market
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hazel Green
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elkwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lynchburg, see our County-by-County Page for Lynchburg.
Cemeteries Near Lynchburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lynchburg.
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 Lynchburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lynchburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lynchburg City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Motlow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Highview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Eden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wanslow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Baxter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ashby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sawyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (1590 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dance Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bobo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lynchburg had a population of 500 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Lynchburg had a population of 6,439 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
- Countyline
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Ridgeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Booneville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Mulberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Awalt ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Awalt is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awalt
- Flat Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Flat Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Hawthorne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hawthorne is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Chestnut Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Lexie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Tullahoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Singleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Singleton is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton
- Belleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Smithland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Smithland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
- Kelso
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Howell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Howell is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lynchburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lynchburg.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lynchburg ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lynchburg.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lynchburg. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lynchburg and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lynchburg.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of Lynchburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Lynchburg:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Moore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Grundy County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Rutherford County
- Jackson 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> | 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 Lynchburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lynchburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |