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 Joy (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 Joy. 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 Joy ...
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 Joy: Mt. Joy
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Joy. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Joy.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Joy is located in Maury 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 Maury County: Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Joy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Joy:
- Maury County (The home county of Mount Joy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Joy, with the one closest to Mount Joy listed first.
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jonesboro is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Frierson Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Hampshire
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Scotts Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Scotts Mill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 983 people
- Enterprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Chapel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
- Ashwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Zion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zion is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Screamer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Broadview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Southport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Armour Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Armour Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Joy, with the one closest to Mount Joy listed first.
- Liberty Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Campbellsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Lynnville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Weakley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Bufords
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Olivet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Bodenham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Wales
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Gordon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Powell Chapel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Pulaski
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trigg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Anthony Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Joy, with the one closest to Mount Joy listed first.
- Duck River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Aetna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Swan Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Littlelot
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Tottys Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Graytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Primm Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Hornertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hornertown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornertown
- Estimated population in 2014: 412 people
- Centerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nunnelly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Graham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Whitfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitfield is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Pleasantville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Joy, with the one closest to Mount Joy listed first.
- Henryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Webber City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Ethridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Flatwoods
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Park Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Lawrenceburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Prospect
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Leoma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fall River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Busby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Joy, with the one closest to Mount Joy listed first.
- Kimmins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Hohenwald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Voorhies
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Joy, with the one closest to Mount Joy listed first.
- Globe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Berlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- South Berlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- New Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Cochran
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Cornersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Verona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Anes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Caney Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Yell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Joy, with the one closest to Mount Joy listed first.
- Ashland Ford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
- Slickrock Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
- Waynesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Joy, with the one closest to Mount Joy listed first.
- Burwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Spring Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Thompson's Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Duplex
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Leipers Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harpeth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Joy, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Joy.
Cemeteries Near Mount Joy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Joy.
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 Joy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Joy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Joy, with the one closest to Mount Joy listed first.
- Dickson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cecil Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jennings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Grimes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McClain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lasley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chavers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hunter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- John Hunter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Hunter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the John Hunter Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Mount Pleasant.
- The John Hunter Cemetery has also been known as:
- Historic Hunter Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13784 <3>
- Continue List (1192 more) ...
- Granberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey J. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey J. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bailey J. Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Mount Pleasant.
- The Bailey J. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bailey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983010 <3>
- Bailey 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.<4>
While we didn't find Mount Joy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Joy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Joy, with the one closest to Mount Joy listed first.
- Rockdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rockdale is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Sandy Hook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Hook is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Frierson Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Carpenters ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Carpenters is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters
- Hampshire
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Summertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crestview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crestview is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview
- Canaan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Ashwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Newburg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Newburg is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Southport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Broadview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Brace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brace is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brace
- Bigbyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bigbyville is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbyville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Joy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Joy.
Newspapers Published in Mount Joy ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Joy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Joy, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Joy.
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 helpful 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 Joy:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Maury County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Giles County
- Hickman County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Marshall County
- Wayne 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' (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- Mount Joy) 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 Mount Joy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |