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 Match (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 Match. 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 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.
Match 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 Match. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Match:
- Maury County (The home county of Match)
- The following are listed by their distance from Match, with the one closest to Match listed first.
- Carters Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Philadelphia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Leftwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Columbia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Jameson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Graymere Manor
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- New Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
- Scribner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Ben ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Culleoka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Match, with the one closest to Match listed first.
- Palmetto
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Unionville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Whitaker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Longview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Vannatta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Shelbyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Match, with the one closest to Match listed first.
- Linton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Wrencoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Bellevue
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Forest Hills
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Oak Hill
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Dickson County
- Spencers Mill
(28 miles [45.1 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 Match, with the one closest to Match listed first.
- Lynnville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bufords
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Trigg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Campbellsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Olivet
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Liberty Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Powell Chapel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Wales
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Weakley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Match, with the one closest to Match listed first.
- Duck River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Primm Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Littlelot
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Tottys Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Graytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Bon Aqua Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Swan Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Lyles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wrigley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Match, with the one closest to Match listed first.
- Webber City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Ethridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln County
- Petersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Match, with the one closest to Match listed first.
- Caney Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Berlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Anes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- South Berlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Verona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Chapel Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Holts Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Globe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Lewisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Oak Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- New Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Match, with the one closest to Match listed first.
- Allisona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Eagleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Concord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Midland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Snell ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Match, with the one closest to Match listed first.
- Spring Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Duplex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Thompson's Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- 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 <1>
- Burwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Harpeth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Peytonsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Parry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Leipers Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Southall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- College Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Match, see our County-by-County Page for Match.
Cemeteries Near Match ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Match.
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 Match - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Match covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Match, with the one closest to Match listed first.
- Allen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Smyrna Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hardison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Voorhies Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Farris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cooper Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cooper Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Columbia.
- The Cooper Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cooper Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10817 <2>
- Cranford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Everett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hunter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hays Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hays Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13162 <2>
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cox Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10935 <2>
- Doyle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Doyle Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11457 <2>
- Continue List (1701 more) ...
- Sharp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sharp Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Columbia.
- Blackburn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kinnard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinnard Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kinnard Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14358 <2>
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 Match in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Match.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Match, with the one closest to Match listed first.
- Lasea
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lasea is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasea
- Kedron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kedron is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
- Carters Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Columbia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Leftwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Hardison Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hardison Mill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardison Mill
- Rally Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rally Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Godwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Godwin is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwin
- Spring Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Duplex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Bryant Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bryant Station is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Station
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lillard Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lillard Mill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillard Mill
- Caney Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Loco ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Loco is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Match. See our List of 1890's Communities around Match.
Newspapers Published in Match ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Match.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Match, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Match.
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 Match:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Maury County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Giles County
- Hickman County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Rutherford County
- Williamson 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Match) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Match, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |