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 Martha (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 Martha. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Martha is located in Wilson 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 Wilson County: Cannon, Davidson, DeKalb, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner & Trousdale.
Below are the counties that are near Martha. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Martha:
- Wilson County (The home county of Martha)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martha, with the one closest to Martha listed first.
- Leeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Beckwith
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Laguardo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Possum Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Belinda City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Mount Juliet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lynn Christie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Gladeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rural Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Doaks Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Cannon County
- Auburntown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Cheatham County
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martha, with the one closest to Martha listed first.
- Hermitage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lakewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Old Hickory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Priest Lake Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Marvel is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
- Rayon City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Donelson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Nashboro Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Rural Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
- Mudtavern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Madison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Maplewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Antioch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martha, with the one closest to Martha listed first.
- Alexandria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Dowelltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martha, with the one closest to Martha listed first.
- Green Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Siloam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Meadorville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Lafayette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martha, with the one closest to Martha listed first.
- White House
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Calistia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Hygeia Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Jernigan Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Mulloy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Greenbrier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Cross Plains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Black Jack
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Mitchell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Crunk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Orlinda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martha, with the one closest to Martha listed first.
- Murphree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- Morrow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- Jefferson Pike
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
- La Vergne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smyrna
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Walter Hill Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Walter Hill Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Hill Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 401 people
- Walterhill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Colonial Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Jamestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
- Leanna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Compton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Fairfield Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 131 people
- Milton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martha, with the one closest to Martha listed first.
- Rock City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Shaver Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Dixon Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Brush Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Monoville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Bluff Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Carthage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- South Carthage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Gordonsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hickman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Pleasant Shade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Defeated
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martha, with the one closest to Martha listed first.
- Gallatin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Trousdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Hendersonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Driftwood Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Driftwood Park is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,908 people
- Ocana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ocana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocana
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,086 people
- Castalian Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Shackle Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
- Rogana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Cottontown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Goodlettsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Tunnel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Chipman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chipman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
- Trousdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martha, with the one closest to Martha listed first.
- Hartsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Johntown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martha, with the one closest to Martha listed first.
- Nolensville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brentwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Estates is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,098 people
- Clovercroft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Arrington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lynnwood Downs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lynnwood Downs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood Downs
- Estimated population in 2014: 282 people
- McEwen ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- McEwen is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,699 people
- Allen County (KY)
- Adolphus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Simpson County (KY)
- Black Jack
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Martha, see our County-by-County Page for Martha.
Cemeteries Near Martha ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Martha.
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 Martha - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Martha covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Martha, with the one closest to Martha listed first.
- Powell Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Viverett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rutland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gaines Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- James Harvey Davis Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The James Harvey Davis Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Harvey Davis Family Cemetery
- The James Harvey Davis Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Davis Cemetery
- Davis Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2486190 <2>
- LaGuardo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Vaughn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Juliet Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Camper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ligon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (1123 more) ...
- Floyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Van Hook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eddins Cemetery
(5 miles [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.<3>
While we didn't find Martha in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Martha.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Martha, with the one closest to Martha listed first.
- Beckwith
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Silver Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Springs is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Leeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Laguardo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Tuckers Gap ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckers Gap is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Gap
- Mount Juliet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Green Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Dodoburg ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dodoburg is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodoburg
- Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Odum ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Odum is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odum
- Holloway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holloway is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Rural Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cairo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Hermitage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bairds Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bairds Mill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairds Mill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Martha. See our List of 1890's Communities around Martha.
Newspapers Published in Martha ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Martha.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Martha, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Martha.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Martha:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Wilson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cannon County
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- DeKalb County
- Macon County
- Robertson County
- Rutherford County
- Smith County
- Sumner County
- Trousdale County
- Williamson County
- Allen County
- Simpson 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Martha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Martha) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |