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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Mims. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mims to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mims, 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 Mims (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 Mims. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Mims is historic, it would have been located within present day Sumner 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 Sumner County: Allen (KY), Simpson (KY), Davidson, Macon, Robertson, Trousdale & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Mims. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mims:
- Sumner County (The home county of Mims)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mims, with the one closest to Mims listed first.
- Shackle Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
- Walnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Ocana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ocana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocana
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,086 people
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Millersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cottontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Johnsons Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- Hall Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- New Deal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Deal is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
- Population from the 2010 Census: 368 people
- Goodlettsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hendersonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Tunnel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mims, with the one closest to Mims listed first.
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Bearwallow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Pleasant View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Marrowbone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Sycamore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Ashland City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Lillamay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Lockertsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Cheap Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mims, with the one closest to Mims listed first.
- Ridgetop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Rayon City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Old Hickory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lakewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Madison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Marvel is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
- Maplewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Hermitage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Joelton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Addie ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Addie is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Estimated population in 2014: 650 people
- East Nashville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- East Nashville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nashville
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mims, with the one closest to Mims listed first.
- Siloam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Green Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mims, with the one closest to Mims listed first.
- Oak Plains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Port Royal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mims, with the one closest to Mims listed first.
- White House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calistia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Jernigan Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Mulloy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Hygeia Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Cross Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbrier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Orlinda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Black Jack
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Mitchell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Crunk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mims, with the one closest to Mims listed first.
- Morrow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- La Vergne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Murphree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- Jefferson Pike
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Trousdale County
- Hartsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mims, with the one closest to Mims listed first.
- Wildwood Estates
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Brentwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mims, with the one closest to Mims listed first.
- Laguardo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Mount Juliet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Beckwith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Lynn Christie
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Belinda City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Leeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Possum Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Rural Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Gladeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville
(25 miles [40.2 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Allen County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mims, with the one closest to Mims listed first.
- Adolphus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Aerial
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Petroleum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Pope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pope is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Red Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Trammel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trammel is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Logan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mims, with the one closest to Mims listed first.
- Adairville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Schochoh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Keysburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Auburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Simpson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mims, with the one closest to Mims listed first.
- Black Jack
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Prices Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Neosheo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Salmons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Gold City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Warren County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mims, with the one closest to Mims listed first.
- Woodburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Drake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Drake is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mims, see our County-by-County Page for Mims.
Cemeteries Near Mims ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mims.
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 Mims - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mims covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mims, with the one closest to Mims listed first.
- Honeycutt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Latimer - Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Watkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Garrison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Palmer Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Upchurch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dorris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McMurtry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bentle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McMurtry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brinkley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (908 more) ...
- Pitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
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 Mims in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mims.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mims, with the one closest to Mims listed first.
- White Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- White Hill is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
- White House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Lohman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lohman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohman
- Cottontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Calistia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Baggettsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baggettsville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baggettsville
- Ridgetop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Goodlettsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saundersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saundersville is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saundersville
- Bakers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bakers is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers
- Hendersonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mulloy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Hygeia Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Cross Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mims. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mims.
Newspapers Published in Mims ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mims.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mims, 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 Mims.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Mims:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sumner County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Macon County
- Montgomery County
- Robertson County
- Rutherford County
- Trousdale County
- Williamson County
- Wilson County
- Allen County
- Logan County
- Simpson County
- Warren 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 Mims, 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' (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- Mims) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |