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 Tema (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 Tema. 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 Tema ...
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 Tema: Mt. Tema
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Tema 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 Tema. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Tema:
- Maury County (The home county of Mount Tema)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Tema, with the one closest to Mount Tema listed first.
- Philadelphia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Scribner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Leftwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Culleoka
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Graymere Manor
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Broadview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Southport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Ashwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- 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
- Carters Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Ben ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Zion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Zion is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Tema, with the one closest to Mount Tema listed first.
- Palmetto
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Unionville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Longview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Vannatta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Shelbyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Tema, with the one closest to Mount Tema listed first.
- Lynnville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trigg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Bufords
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Olivet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Campbellsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Powell Chapel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Liberty Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Wales
(21 miles [33.8 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Frankewing
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gordon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Pisgah
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Pulaski
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Tema, with the one closest to Mount Tema listed first.
- Duck River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Primm Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Littlelot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Tema, with the one closest to Mount Tema listed first.
- Webber City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Ethridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Prospect
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Henryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Flatwoods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Lawrenceburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Park Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Mount Tema, with the one closest to Mount Tema listed first.
- Petersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boonshill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Hughey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Belleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Dellrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Harms
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Pearl City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Booneville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Tema, with the one closest to Mount Tema listed first.
- Berlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- South Berlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Globe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Verona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Lewisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Anes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Cochran
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Caney Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Cornersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Oak Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Orrs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Yell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Tema, with the one closest to Mount Tema listed first.
- Allisona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Eagleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Midland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Patterson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Snell ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Tema, with the one closest to Mount Tema listed first.
- Duplex
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Spring Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Thompson's Station
(18 miles [29 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Burwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Peytonsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- College Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Leipers Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Southall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Arrington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Tema, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Tema.
Cemeteries Near Mount Tema ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Tema.
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 Tema - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Tema covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Tema, with the one closest to Mount Tema listed first.
- Puckett Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Watson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Watson Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19987 <2>
- Watson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Watson - Pinkston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bryant Station Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Alsup Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dillehay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillehay Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dillehay Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11359 <2>
- Hopewell African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bowman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bowman Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Culleoka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9539 <2>
- Scribner's Mill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner's Mill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Scribner's Mill Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Culleoka.
- The Scribner's Mill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethany Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9198 <2>
- Baty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baty Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baty Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Culleoka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9001 <2>
- Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Branch Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9625 <2>
- Continue List (1772 more) ...
- Ashton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Haynes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia 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>
While we didn't find Mount Tema in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Tema.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Tema, with the one closest to Mount Tema listed first.
- Bryant Station
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bryant Station is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Station
- Silver Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Creek is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- South Berlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Berlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Leftwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Pleasant Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Culleoka
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mooresville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mooresville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Globe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Verona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Hardison Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hardison Mill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardison Mill
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lewisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lillard Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lillard Mill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillard Mill
- Lasea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lasea is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasea
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Tema. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Tema.
Newspapers Published in Mount Tema ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Tema.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Tema, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Tema.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Tema:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Maury County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Giles County
- Hickman County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall 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> | 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> | 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- Mount Tema) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Tema, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |