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 McDaniel (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 McDaniel. 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 and doctors 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.
McDaniel is located in Williamson 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 Williamson County: Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Marshall, Maury & Rutherford.
Below are the counties that are near McDaniel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McDaniel:
- Williamson County (The home county of McDaniel)
- The following are listed by their distance from McDaniel, with the one closest to McDaniel listed first.
- Arrington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- College Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Peytonsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Clovercroft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Nolensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harpeth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Duplex
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Parry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- McEwen ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- McEwen is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,699 people
- Brentwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson's Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Lynnwood Downs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lynnwood Downs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood Downs
- Estimated population in 2014: 282 people
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDaniel, with the one closest to McDaniel listed first.
- Unionville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Longview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Vannatta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Palmetto
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Bell Buckle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whitaker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Shelbyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wartrace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon County
- Bradyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDaniel, with the one closest to McDaniel listed first.
- Pegram
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Kingston Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDaniel, with the one closest to McDaniel listed first.
- Beechgrove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gossburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDaniel, with the one closest to McDaniel listed first.
- Wrencoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Antioch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rural Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
- Whispering Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Oak Hill
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Paragon Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Forest Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
- Nashboro Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Priest Lake Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Green Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Green Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,618 people
- Berry Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Berry Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Belle Meade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Meade is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,788 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDaniel, with the one closest to McDaniel listed first.
- Holts Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Chapel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Caney Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Anes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Verona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Berlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- South Berlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Oak Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Lewisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Belfast
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Cochran
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Orrs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Globe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDaniel, with the one closest to McDaniel listed first.
- New Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Carters Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Jameson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Theta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Leftwich
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Philadelphia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- New Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
- Columbia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hill Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
- Santa Fe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- New Flys Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Flys Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDaniel, with the one closest to McDaniel listed first.
- Patterson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Allisona
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Eagleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Snell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Jefferson Pike
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
- La Vergne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morrow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- Jamestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
- Leanna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Midland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Sumner County
- Driftwood Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Driftwood Park is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,908 people
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDaniel, with the one closest to McDaniel listed first.
- Rural Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Gladeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn Christie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Belinda City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Cainsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Mount Juliet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Beckwith
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Leeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McDaniel, see our County-by-County Page for McDaniel.
Cemeteries Near McDaniel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McDaniel.
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 McDaniel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McDaniel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McDaniel, with the one closest to McDaniel listed first.
- Newton Cannon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Triune Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- College Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Andrews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crafton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Smithson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1765 more) ...
- Holland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<4>
While we didn't find McDaniel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McDaniel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McDaniel, with the one closest to McDaniel listed first.
- Arrington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Triune
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Triune is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triune
- Arno
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arno is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
- College Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Peytonsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Patterson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Allisona
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Eagleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Almaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Almaville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almaville
- Bethesda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethesda is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Clovercroft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Harpeth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Snell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Rocky Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Fork is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
- Nolensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McDaniel. See our List of 1890's Communities around McDaniel.
Newspapers Published in McDaniel ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around McDaniel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McDaniel, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McDaniel.
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 professional and volunteer 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 McDaniel:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Williamson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cannon County
- Cheatham County
- Coffee County
- Davidson County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Rutherford County
- Sumner County
- Wilson 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McDaniel) 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 McDaniel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |