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 Marion (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 Marion. 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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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.
Marion is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Christian (KY), Todd (KY), Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Robertson & Stewart.
Below are the counties that are near Marion. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Marion:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Marion)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Louise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- McAllisters Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oakridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
- Liverworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Southside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dotsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Clarksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fredonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Woodlawn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Louise Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
- Oak Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Oakwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Neptune
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Henrietta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Cheap Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Lockertsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Ashland City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Sycamore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Bell Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Lillamay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Pleasant View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bearwallow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Marrowbone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Kingston Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Addie ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Addie is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Estimated population in 2014: 650 people
- Greenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Morny
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Morny is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morny
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Watkins is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Woods Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Dunn Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Slayden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Vanleer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Charlotte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Flat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Bellsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- Pond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Tennessee City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Dickson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Burns
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Bon Aqua Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bon Aqua Junction is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Aqua Junction
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,230 people
- Lyles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Salt Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Salt Lick is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Estimated population in 2014: 508 people
- Wrigley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Whitehouse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Omega ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Erin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brownsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
- Tennessee Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Magnolia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- McKinnon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- McEwen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bethpage
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
- Halls Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
- Trinity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
- Pigeon Roost
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
- Waverly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Stroudville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Sandy Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Coopertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Adams
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flewellyn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Cedar Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crunk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Cumberland City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Throckmorton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Indian Mound
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Legate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Dover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Bumpus Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loriland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loriland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,735 people
- Christian County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Oak Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Garrettsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Garrettsburg is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- Howel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Howel is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
- LaFayette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bennettstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bennettstown is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
- Herndon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Herndon is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Todd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Guthrie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hadensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Anderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Marion, see our County-by-County Page for Marion.
Cemeteries Near Marion ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marion.
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 Marion - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Marion covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Gerring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greene Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Slayden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Groves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Slayden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Schmittou Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Black Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Parrott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Slayden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (786 more) ...
- Hayes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Suggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weakley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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 Marion in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Marion.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Woods Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Louise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- McAllisters Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shiloh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Cumberland Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sailors Rest ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sailors Rest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailors Rest
- Vanleer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Yellow Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Omega ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Palmyra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Southside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Orgains Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Orgains Crossroads is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgains Crossroads
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hematite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hematite is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- Sylvia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sylvia is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvia
- Edgewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewood is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Marion. See our List of 1890's Communities around Marion.
Newspapers Published in Marion ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marion.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marion, 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 Marion.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Marion:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Hickman County
- Houston County
- Humphreys County
- Robertson County
- Stewart County
- Williamson County
- Christian County
- Todd 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 '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- Marion) 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 Marion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |