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 Mooresville (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 Mooresville. 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.
Mooresville is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Bedford, Giles, Lincoln, Maury, Rutherford & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Mooresville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mooresville:
- Marshall County (The home county of Mooresville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooresville, with the one closest to Mooresville listed first.
- Globe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Cochran
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- South Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Cornersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Lewisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Yell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Orrs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Verona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Oak Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Anes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooresville, with the one closest to Mooresville listed first.
- Palmetto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Whitaker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Unionville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shelbyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Longview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Vannatta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooresville, with the one closest to Mooresville listed first.
- Lynnville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trigg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Bufords
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Olivet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Powell Chapel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Campbellsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Wales
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Frankewing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pisgah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Pulaski
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Hickman County
- Duck River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooresville, with the one closest to Mooresville listed first.
- Webber City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Ethridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Prospect
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Flatwoods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Fall River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Lawrenceburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Henryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Park Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooresville, with the one closest to Mooresville listed first.
- Petersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boonshill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Hughey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Dellrose
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Belleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Harms
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Pearl City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Coldwater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Molino
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Booneville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Elk Mill Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooresville, with the one closest to Mooresville listed first.
- Culleoka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scribner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Philadelphia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Leftwich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Broadview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Southport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Columbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Scotts Mill
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Screamer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Graymere Manor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Graymere Manor is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 people
- Enterprise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Ashwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooresville, with the one closest to Mooresville listed first.
- Allisona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Eagleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Midland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooresville, with the one closest to Mooresville listed first.
- Duplex
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Spring Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Thompson's Station
(24 miles [38.6 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>
- Harpeth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Burwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Peytonsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- College Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mooresville, see our County-by-County Page for Mooresville.
Cemeteries Near Mooresville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mooresville.
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 Mooresville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mooresville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mooresville, with the one closest to Mooresville listed first.
- Bryant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Garron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Bear Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Bear Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wilkes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the east of Culleoka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9829 <3>
- Colvett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pickens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Powell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Houston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marsh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McKnight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (1724 more) ...
- Vincent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holt Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Culleoka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13543 <3>
- Garrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mooresville had a population of 39 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mooresville, with the one closest to Mooresville listed first.
- Globe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Bivens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bivens is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivens
- Silver Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Creek is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Culleoka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bryant Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bryant Station is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Station
- Pleasant Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Lynnville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cornersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- South Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Lewisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Stiversville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stiversville is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiversville
- Yell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mooresville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mooresville.
Newspapers Published in Mooresville ...
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 Mooresville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mooresville, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mooresville.
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 Mooresville:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Giles County
- Hickman County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Maury 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mooresville) 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 Mooresville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |