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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 Nolensville (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 Nolensville. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Nolensville is located in Williamson 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 Williamson County: Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Marshall, Maury & Rutherford.

Below are the counties that are near Nolensville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nolensville:

  • Williamson County     (The home county of Nolensville)
  • Bedford County
  • Cheatham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nolensville, with the one closest to Nolensville listed first.
    • Pegram
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Doziers ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Doziers is located in Cheatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
      • Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
    • Kingston Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Marrowbone
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lillamay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bell Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
    • Bearwallow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Westeria ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Westeria is located in Cheatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
  • Davidson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nolensville, with the one closest to Nolensville listed first.
    • Wrencoe
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Antioch
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Rural Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
    • Whispering Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Paragon Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Nashboro Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
    • Priest Lake Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Oak Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
    • Dog Town ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Dog Town is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
    • Berry Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Berry Hill is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
    • Forest Hills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
    • Green Hills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Green Hills is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,618 people
  • Dickson County
    • White Bluff
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Marshall County
  • Maury County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nolensville, with the one closest to Nolensville listed first.
    • New Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • New Town is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Jameson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Carters Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Theta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Mowd ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Mowd is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
    • New Hope
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • New Hope is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
    • Leftwich
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Fly
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hill Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hill Town is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
    • Santa Fe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • New Flys Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • New Flys Village is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
    • Philadelphia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Philadelphia is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
      • Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
  • Rutherford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nolensville, with the one closest to Nolensville listed first.
    • La Vergne
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Smyrna
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jefferson Pike
      (8 miles [12.9 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
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Morrow is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
      • Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
    • Patterson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Snell ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Snell is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
    • Colonial Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Murphree
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Murphree is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
      • Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
    • Jamestown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
    • Leanna
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Allisona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Eagleville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Sumner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nolensville, with the one closest to Nolensville listed first.
    • Driftwood Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Driftwood Park is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Park
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,908 people
    • Hendersonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Goodlettsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Shackle Island
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
    • Millersville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Ocana
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Ocana is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocana
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,086 people
  • Wilson County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nolensville, see our County-by-County Page for Nolensville.

Cemeteries Near Nolensville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nolensville.

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 Nolensville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nolensville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nolensville, with the one closest to Nolensville listed first.

  • Nolensville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Morton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Matthews Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Potts Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Chrisman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Fly Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Gooch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Chrisman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • McFarlin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (1498 more) ...

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Nolensville had a population of 163 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Nolensville had a population of 11,145 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Nolensville, with the one closest to Nolensville listed first.

  • Wrencoe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Clovercroft
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Fork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Rocky Fork is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
  • Arrington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Triune
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Triune is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triune
  • Kimbro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kimbro is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbro
  • Brentwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Carpenters ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Carpenters is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters
  • Almaville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Almaville is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almaville
  • Antioch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • La Vergne
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Brooklin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Brooklin is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Mount View
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Mount View is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View
    • Oglesby
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Oglesby is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
    • Callender ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Callender is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nolensville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nolensville.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Nolensville ...

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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nolensville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Nolensville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Nolensville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Nolensville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> of Nolensville.

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 Nolensville:

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>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 Nolensville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nolensville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.