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 McCains (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 McCains. 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.
McCains 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 McCains. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McCains:
- Maury County (The home county of McCains)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCains, with the one closest to McCains listed first.
- Broadview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Culleoka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Southport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Graymere Manor
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Graymere Manor is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 people
- Scotts Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Scotts Mill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 983 people
- Scribner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Columbia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ashwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zion is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Enterprise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Screamer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Frierson Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jonesboro is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCains, with the one closest to McCains listed first.
- Palmetto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Whitaker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Unionville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Longview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCains, with the one closest to McCains listed first.
- Lynnville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bufords
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Campbellsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Olivet
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Wales
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Trigg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Weakley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Bodenham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Powell Chapel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Gordon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Pulaski
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Aymett Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCains, with the one closest to McCains listed first.
- Duck River
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Littlelot
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Primm Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Swan Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Tottys Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Graytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Aetna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Centerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCains, with the one closest to McCains listed first.
- Webber City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Ethridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Henryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Flatwoods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Park Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- New Prospect
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Lawrenceburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fall River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Leoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCains, with the one closest to McCains listed first.
- Hohenwald
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kimmins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Voorhies
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCains, with the one closest to McCains listed first.
- Boonshill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Petersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hughey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCains, with the one closest to McCains listed first.
- Globe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- South Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Berlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Lewisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cochran
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- New Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Verona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Cornersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Caney Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Yell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Oak Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Orrs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCains, with the one closest to McCains listed first.
- Allisona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Eagleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCains, with the one closest to McCains listed first.
- Spring Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Burwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Duplex
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Thompson's Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Harpeth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Peytonsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Leipers Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Parry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Southall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- College Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Arrington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McCains, see our County-by-County Page for McCains.
Cemeteries Near McCains ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McCains.
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 McCains - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McCains covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McCains, with the one closest to McCains listed first.
- Perry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Perry Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the south of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17003 <3>
- Mt. Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mack Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mack Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northwest of Culleoka.
- The Mack Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Walker Cemetery
- Walker Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19843 <3>
- McCain's Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCain's Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McCain's Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northwest of Culleoka.
- The McCain's Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- McCains Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15287 <3>
- Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the south of Columbia.
- The Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hopewell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13594 <3>
- Johnson Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Patterson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Vaughn Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Reeses Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Perry - Pillow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Winn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Winn Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Culleoka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20466 <3>
- Continue List (1532 more) ...
- Gray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gray Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of Culleoka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12592 <3>
- Winn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Winn Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Culleoka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20470 <3>
- Daniel Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Daniel Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of Culleoka.
- The Daniel Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Daniels Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11162 <3>
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 McCains in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McCains.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McCains, with the one closest to McCains listed first.
- Bigbyville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bigbyville is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbyville
- Broadview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Southport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Culleoka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Stiversville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stiversville is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiversville
- Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Columbia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ashwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Yokley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Yokley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yokley
- Frierson Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Canaan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ben ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Mooresville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mooresville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McCains. See our List of 1890's Communities around McCains.
Newspapers Published in McCains ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around McCains.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McCains, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McCains.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 McCains:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Maury County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Giles County
- Hickman County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- McCains) 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 McCains, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |