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 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.
New Town 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 New Town. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Town:
- Maury 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.
- Carters Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Jameson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Theta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- New Hope
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Fe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Leftwich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Hill Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hill Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
- Philadelphia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Ben ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Fly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Graymere Manor
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Unionville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Palmetto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Longview
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Vannatta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Whitaker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Pegram
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Kingston Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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 New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Linton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Forest Hills
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Bellevue
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill
(23 miles [37 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
- Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 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
- Whispering Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Belle Meade
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Green Hills
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Antioch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paragon Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Berry Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Berry Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Rural Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- White Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tidwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Burns
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Lynnville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bufords
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Trigg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Primm Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Duck River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Littlelot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Bon Aqua Junction
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Tottys Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Lyles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wrigley
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Swan Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Centerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Holts Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- 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
- Chapel Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Anes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Verona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- South Berlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Globe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Lewisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cochran
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Oak Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Orrs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Belfast
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Allisona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Eagleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Patterson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Concord
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Snell ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- La Vergne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Pike
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
- Morrow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- Smyrna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Rucker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Jamestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Spring Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Thompson's Station
(3 miles [4.8 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>
- Duplex
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Harpeth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Burwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Parry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Peytonsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Southall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Leipers Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- College Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- McEwen ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- McEwen is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,699 people
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.
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wells Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New Town Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Spring Hill Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wells Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wells Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Spring Hill.
- The Wells Cemetery has also been known as:
- Benjamin Watkins Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2412359 <2>
- Stephenson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Thomas Well Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Well Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Thomas Well Family Cemetery is located in Spring Hill.
- The Thomas Well Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wells Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20082 <2>
- Buford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Caperton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Walton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Continue List (1687 more) ...
- Nicholson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Nicholson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cheairs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
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 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.
- Spring Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kedron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kedron is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
- Thompson's Station
(3 miles [4.8 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>
- Duplex
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Carters Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Harpeth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Loco ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Loco is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
- Lasea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lasea is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasea
- Bethesda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bethesda is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- West Harpeth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harpeth
- Rally Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rally Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Theta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- Peytonsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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 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 33 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 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. 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 start with 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 New Town:
- 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
- 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 '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- New Town) 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 New Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |