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 Herman (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 Herman. 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 Herman ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Herman: Mt. Herman
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Herman. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Herman.
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 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.
Mount Herman is located in Moore 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 Moore County: Bedford, Coffee, Franklin & Lincoln.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Herman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Herman:
- Moore County (The home county of Mount Herman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Herman, with the one closest to Mount Herman listed first.
- Countyline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Lynchburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Herman, with the one closest to Mount Herman listed first.
- Raus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Shelbyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Whitaker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Willow Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Cortner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Haley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Palmetto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Cascade Hollow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Normandy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wartrace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Buckle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon County
- Hollow Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Herman, with the one closest to Mount Herman listed first.
- Homaway Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Tullahoma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Southgate Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Belmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Busy Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Manchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Royal Oaks
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Beechgrove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gossburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- New Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Teal ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Forest Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Herman, with the one closest to Mount Herman listed first.
- Garner Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Lexie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Winchester Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Estill Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Beans Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Huntland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Decherd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Greenhaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Cowan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Herman, with the one closest to Mount Herman listed first.
- Trigg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Frankewing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Pisgah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Wheelerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Aymett Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Lynnville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Powell Chapel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Dickson Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Bufords
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Olivet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Herman, with the one closest to Mount Herman listed first.
- Booneville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Belleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gattistown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
- Elk Mill Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Clarks Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Fayetteville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hughey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Harms
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Boonshill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Corder Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Park City Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Herman, with the one closest to Mount Herman listed first.
- Talley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Belfast
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Oak Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Orrs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Delina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Yell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Cochran
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Lewisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Verona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Anes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Cornersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Herman, with the one closest to Mount Herman listed first.
- Leftwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Scribner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Philadelphia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Culleoka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Herman, with the one closest to Mount Herman listed first.
- Midland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Plainview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rucker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Eagleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Burns Place
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Allisona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Jackson County (AL)
- Francisco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Madison County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Herman, with the one closest to Mount Herman listed first.
- Hazel Green
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Key's Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Elkwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Herman, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Herman.
Cemeteries Near Mount Herman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Herman.
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 Herman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Herman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Herman, with the one closest to Mount Herman listed first.
- Mt. Hermon Church of Christ Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New Mt. Herman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Mt. Herman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Raby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Reaves Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Warren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Charity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Parker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Herman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Hermon Church of Christ Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lyon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (1783 more) ...
- Stacy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Parker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Gardens 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.<3>
While we didn't find Mount Herman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Herman.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Herman, with the one closest to Mount Herman listed first.
- Hawthorne
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hawthorne is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Chestnut Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Flat Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Booneville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Pleasant Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Belleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Countyline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Singleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Singleton is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton
- Branchville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Branchville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Lynchburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bedford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Shelbyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mulberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Howell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Howell is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Herman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Herman.
Newspapers Published in Mount Herman ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Herman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Herman, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Herman.
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 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 Herman:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Moore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Rutherford County
- Jackson County
- Madison 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 Herman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Herman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |