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 Neapolis (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 Neapolis. 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 southwest 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 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.
Neapolis 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 Neapolis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Neapolis:
- Maury County (The home county of Neapolis)
- The following are listed by their distance from Neapolis, with the one closest to Neapolis listed first.
- Carters Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Jameson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- New Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- New Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
- Theta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Fe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ben ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Graymere Manor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Graymere Manor is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 people
- Hill Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
- Armour Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Armour Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neapolis, with the one closest to Neapolis listed first.
- Unionville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Palmetto
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Longview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Whitaker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Vannatta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neapolis, with the one closest to Neapolis listed first.
- Kingston Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pegram
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Bell Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neapolis, with the one closest to Neapolis listed first.
- Linton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Bellevue
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Forest Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
- Wrencoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tennessee Towne is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Towne
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,347 people
- Belle Meade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Belle Meade is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,788 people
- Oak Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
- Green Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Green Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,618 people
- Whispering Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Watkins is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Antioch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paragon Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neapolis, with the one closest to Neapolis listed first.
- Spencers Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Abiff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Tidwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- White Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burns
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neapolis, with the one closest to Neapolis listed first.
- Lynnville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bufords
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Campbellsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Olivet
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Trigg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Liberty Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neapolis, with the one closest to Neapolis listed first.
- Primm Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Duck River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Littlelot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Tottys Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Bon Aqua Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bon Aqua Junction is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Aqua Junction
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,230 people
- Wrigley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Graytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Lyles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Centerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Aetna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Graham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Lawrence County
- Webber City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neapolis, with the one closest to Neapolis listed first.
- Caney Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Holts Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Berlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Chapel Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Anes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- South Berlin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Verona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Globe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Lewisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Oak Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- New Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neapolis, with the one closest to Neapolis listed first.
- Allisona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Eagleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Patterson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Concord
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Snell ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Midland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neapolis, with the one closest to Neapolis listed first.
- Spring Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Burwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Thompson's Station
(7 miles [11.3 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Harpeth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Leipers Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Southall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Parry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Peytonsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- College Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Neapolis, see our County-by-County Page for Neapolis.
Cemeteries Near Neapolis ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Neapolis.
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 Neapolis - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Neapolis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Neapolis, with the one closest to Neapolis listed first.
- Neapolis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pinecrest Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pinecrest Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located between<4> the communities of Columbia and Spring Hill. The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southwest of Spring Hill.
- The Pinecrest Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Meadow Lawn Memorial Garden
- Pine Crest Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #298213 <3>
- Johnston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Carter's Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Black Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Herring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lasting Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Voorhies Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chrite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrite Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chrite Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10516 <3>
- Foster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Foster Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12092 <3>
- Continue List (1604 more) ...
- Caldwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Allen Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8567 <3>
- Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Neapolis in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Neapolis.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Neapolis, with the one closest to Neapolis listed first.
- Carters Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Loco ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Loco is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
- Kedron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kedron is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
- Spring Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Godwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Godwin is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwin
- Lasea
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lasea is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasea
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- Theta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson's Station
(7 miles [11.3 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>
- Rally Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rally Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Duplex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Santa Fe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ben ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Boston is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Neapolis. See our List of 1890's Communities around Neapolis.
Newspapers Published in Neapolis ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Neapolis.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Neapolis, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Neapolis.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Neapolis:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Maury County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Giles County
- Hickman County
- Lawrence 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Neapolis) 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Columbia and Spring Hill. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <5> | 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 Neapolis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |