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 Mount Denson (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 Mount Denson. 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.
Name Variations for Mount Denson ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Denson: Mt. Denson
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Denson. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Denson.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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 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.
Mount Denson is located in Robertson 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 Robertson County: Logan (KY), Simpson (KY), Todd (KY), Cheatham, Davidson, Montgomery & Sumner.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Denson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Denson:
- Robertson County (The home county of Mount Denson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Denson, with the one closest to Mount Denson listed first.
- Springfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Barren Plain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Flewellyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Cedar Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crunk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Greenbrier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Coopertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Sandy Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Cross Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Adams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Denson, with the one closest to Mount Denson listed first.
- Pleasant View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Bearwallow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Sycamore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Lockertsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Henrietta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Ashland City
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Cheap Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Marrowbone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Neptune
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Lillamay
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Denson, with the one closest to Mount Denson listed first.
- Addie ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Addie is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Estimated population in 2014: 650 people
- Ridgetop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Joelton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Morny
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Morny is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morny
- Madison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rayon City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Maplewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Old Hickory
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marvel is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
- East Nashville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- East Nashville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nashville
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Denson, with the one closest to Mount Denson listed first.
- Bellsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- Stayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- White Oak Flat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Denson, with the one closest to Mount Denson listed first.
- Port Royal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Oak Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Sango
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Fredonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Saint Bethlehem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Swan Lake Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Wingate West
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wingate West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
- Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
- Southside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Liverworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- McAllisters Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Denson, with the one closest to Mount Denson listed first.
- Millersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Johnsons Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- Goodlettsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- New Deal
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Deal is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
- Population from the 2010 Census: 368 people
- Shackle Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
- Cottontown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mitchellville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Portland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Fountain Head
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Wilson County
- Laguardo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Christian County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Denson, with the one closest to Mount Denson listed first.
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pembroke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Logan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Denson, with the one closest to Mount Denson listed first.
- Adairville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Keysburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Schochoh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Olmstead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Ferguson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Cave Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Russellville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gordonsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Auburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Justice
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Justice is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- South Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lost City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lost City is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Simpson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Denson, with the one closest to Mount Denson listed first.
- Prices Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Neosheo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Black Jack
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salmons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Gold City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Todd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Denson, with the one closest to Mount Denson listed first.
- Allensville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Hadensville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Guthrie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Elkton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
- Warren County (KY)
- Woodburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Denson, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Denson.
Cemeteries Near Mount Denson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Denson.
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 Mount Denson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Denson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Denson, with the one closest to Mount Denson listed first.
- Mt. Denson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Childers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Benton Cemetery
- The Benton Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9180 <2>
- Cohea Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McIntosh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Herring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Durham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Woodard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Needmore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Powell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (766 more) ...
- Manlove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Draughan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Mount Denson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Denson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Denson, with the one closest to Mount Denson listed first.
- Springfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kinneys
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kinneys is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinneys
- Barren Plain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Hubertville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hubertville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubertville
- Bobwhite ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bobwhite is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobwhite
- Cedar Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crunk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Turnersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Turnersville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Coopertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Dot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dot is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dot
- Greenbrier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Baggettsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Baggettsville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baggettsville
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- Adairville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hygeia Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Cross Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Denson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Denson.
Newspapers Published in Mount Denson ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Denson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Denson, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Denson.
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 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 Mount Denson:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Robertson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Montgomery County
- Sumner County
- Wilson County
- Christian County
- Logan County
- Simpson County
- Todd County
- Warren 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> | 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 Mount Denson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mount Denson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |