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 New Town (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 New Town. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
New Town is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Bedford, Giles, Lincoln, Maury, Rutherford & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near New Town. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Town:
- Marshall County (The home county of New Town)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Cornersville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Yell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Cochran
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Globe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Lewisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Orrs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Talley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- South Berlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Belfast
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Oak Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Delina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Berlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Verona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Palmetto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Whitaker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Shelbyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Unionville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Longview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Vannatta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Raus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Haley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Wartrace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Trigg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Lynnville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Olivet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Bufords
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Frankewing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Powell Chapel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Pisgah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Aymett Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Gordon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Pulaski
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wales
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Campbellsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Webber City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- New Prospect
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Fall River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Ethridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Flatwoods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Park Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- 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 New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Petersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Boonshill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Hughey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Belleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Dellrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Harms
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Pearl City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Coldwater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Molino
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Elk Mill Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Booneville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Camargo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Scribner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Culleoka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leftwich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Philadelphia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Broadview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Southport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Screamer
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Scotts Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Scotts Mill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 983 people
- Columbia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Graymere Manor
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Enterprise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Frierson Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Ashwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Countyline
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Lynchburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Allisona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Eagleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Midland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Duplex
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Spring Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Harpeth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Thompson's Station
(29 miles [46.7 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>
- College Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Peytonsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Ardmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Pettusville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Caro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Madison County (AL)
- Elkwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- 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 New Town, see our County-by-County Page for New Town.
Cemeteries Near New Town ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Town.
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 New Town - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Town covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Beech Cliff Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beechwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beatty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Landon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fowler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McCorkle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cochran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fowler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fowler Cemetery is located between<3> the communities of Lewisburg and Cornersville. The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the northeast of Cornersville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12107 <2>
- McAteer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- London Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Purdon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (1765 more) ...
- Old Mars Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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 New Town in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Town.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Cornersville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Yell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Ostella
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ostella is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostella
- Globe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Cochran
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Archer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Archer is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Lewisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Diana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Diana is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diana
- Mooresville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Bivens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bivens is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivens
- Brick Church
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brick Church is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church
- Odd Fellows Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Odd Fellows Hall is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Hall
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Talley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Belfast
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- South Berlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Town. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Town.
Newspapers Published in New Town ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Town.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Town, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Town.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 New Town:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Giles County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Maury County
- Moore County
- Rutherford County
- Williamson County
- Limestone 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Lewisburg and Cornersville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- New Town) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 New Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |