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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Mayberry. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mayberry to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mayberry, please Contact Us.
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 Mayberry (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 Mayberry. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Mayberry is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Mayberry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mayberry:
- Maury County (The home county of Mayberry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayberry, with the one closest to Mayberry listed first.
- New Flys Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Flys Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
- Fly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Hill Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
- Chartersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chartersville is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
- Santa Fe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Theta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Arkland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Arkland is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
- Greenfield Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
- New Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
- Sawdust
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sawdust is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- Jameson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayberry, with the one closest to Mayberry listed first.
- Kingston Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bell Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Pegram
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Lillamay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Marrowbone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayberry, with the one closest to Mayberry listed first.
- Linton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Bellevue
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tennessee Towne is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Towne
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,347 people
- Forest Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Watkins is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Belle Meade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Meade is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,788 people
- Green Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,618 people
- Oak Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayberry, with the one closest to Mayberry listed first.
- Spencers Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Abiff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Tidwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Pomona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Burns
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- White Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dickson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
- Pond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Tennessee City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Charlotte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- White Oak Flat
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Bellsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayberry, with the one closest to Mayberry listed first.
- Primm Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Littlelot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Bon Aqua Junction
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Wrigley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Duck River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Lyles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tottys Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Graytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Swan Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Graham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Nunnelly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Salt Lick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Salt Lick is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Estimated population in 2014: 508 people
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayberry, with the one closest to Mayberry listed first.
- Bethpage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
- Grandmother Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
- McEwen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayberry, with the one closest to Mayberry listed first.
- Kimmins
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Hohenwald
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayberry, with the one closest to Mayberry listed first.
- Caney Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Holts Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Rutherford County
- Allisona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayberry, with the one closest to Mayberry listed first.
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fernvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Loriland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Loriland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,735 people
- Burwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Leipers Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Southall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Spring Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Thompson's Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- 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 <2>
- Parry
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Forest Home
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Old Town ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Berrys Chapel Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Berrys Chapel Heights is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys Chapel Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 551 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mayberry, see our County-by-County Page for Mayberry.
Cemeteries Near Mayberry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mayberry.
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 Mayberry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mayberry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mayberry, with the one closest to Mayberry listed first.
- Slaughter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Slaughter Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Fly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18592 <4>
- Mayberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Warf Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Beard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beard Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Fly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2358866 <4>
- Oakley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakley Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Fly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16525 <4>
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Byrd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Byrd Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Fly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10045 <4>
- Kinderhook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kinderhook Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Fly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14326 <4>
- Kelly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kelly Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Fly.
- The Kelly Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kelley Cemetery
- Kelley Family Cemetery
- Kelly Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14251 <4>
- Potts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Potts Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Fly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17373 <4>
- Litton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Litton Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Fly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14786 <4>
- Continue List (1186 more) ...
- Ft. Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Johnson 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.
While we didn't find Mayberry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mayberry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mayberry, with the one closest to Mayberry listed first.
- Lick Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lick Creek is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Whiteoak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Whiteoak is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Fly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Little Rock Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Little Rock Mills is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Mills
- Jones Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Valley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
- Littlelot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Water Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Water Valley is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Bluffpoint ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bluffpoint is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffpoint
- Duck River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Santa Fe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tottys Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Williamsport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lyles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Graytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Theta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mayberry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mayberry.
Newspapers Published in Mayberry ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mayberry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mayberry, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mayberry.
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 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 Mayberry:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Maury County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Hickman County
- Humphreys County
- Lewis County
- Marshall County
- Rutherford County
- Williamson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mayberry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mayberry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |