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 Norene (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 Norene. 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 and doctors 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.
Norene is located in Wilson 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 Wilson County: Cannon, Davidson, DeKalb, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner & Trousdale.
Below are the counties that are near Norene. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Norene:
- Wilson County (The home county of Norene)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norene, with the one closest to Norene listed first.
- Doaks Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Cainsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Watertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Statesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Linwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Commerce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Lebanon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Saulsbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
- Gladeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Round Top
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Cottage Home
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norene, with the one closest to Norene listed first.
- Auburntown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Gassaway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Woodbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Burt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Bradyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Woods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Burgen
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Bluewing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Hollow Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norene, with the one closest to Norene listed first.
- Gossburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Beechgrove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norene, with the one closest to Norene listed first.
- Priest Lake Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Rural Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
- Nashboro Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Hermitage
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Donelson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Lakewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Mudtavern
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Wrencoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marvel is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
- Old Hickory
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norene, with the one closest to Norene listed first.
- Alexandria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Dowelltown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Temperance Hall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Smithville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Philippi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Young Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Macon County
- Green Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norene, with the one closest to Norene listed first.
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
- Lafayette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lafayette is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norene, with the one closest to Norene listed first.
- Milton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Walter Hill Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walter Hill Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Hill Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 401 people
- Walterhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Compton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Fairfield Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 131 people
- Murphree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- 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 southwest)
- 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 southwest)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Colonial Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Kittrell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Murfreesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Pike
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norene, with the one closest to Norene listed first.
- Brush Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Shaver Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Hickman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Rock City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Bluff Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Gordonsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Carthage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Carthage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monoville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Dixon Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Chestnut Mound
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Defeated
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norene, with the one closest to Norene listed first.
- Castalian Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Trousdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Driftwood Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Driftwood Park is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,908 people
- Gallatin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hendersonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chipman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chipman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
- Rogana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Ocana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ocana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocana
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,086 people
- Bethpage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Bransford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bransford is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
- Shackle Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
- Trousdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norene, with the one closest to Norene listed first.
- Hartsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Johntown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norene, with the one closest to Norene listed first.
- Lucky
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Centertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Daylight
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Dibrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norene, with the one closest to Norene listed first.
- Nolensville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Arrington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- College Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brentwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clovercroft
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Norene, see our County-by-County Page for Norene.
Cemeteries Near Norene ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Norene.
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 Norene - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Norene covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Norene, with the one closest to Norene listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Trigg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Massey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenvale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Williams Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Williams Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Watertown.
- The Williams Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Williams Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484770 <2>
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Byran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (1094 more) ...
- Major Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Huddleston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jordan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Norene in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Norene.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Norene, with the one closest to Norene listed first.
- Oak Point ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Point is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
- Greenvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenvale is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Cainsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Cherry Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Valley is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Shop Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shop Springs is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Springs
- Bairds Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bairds Mill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairds Mill
- Spring Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Watertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Statesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Linwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Holloway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holloway is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Milton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Commerce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Vesta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vesta is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Norene. See our List of 1890's Communities around Norene.
Newspapers Published in Norene ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Norene.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Norene, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Norene.
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 Norene:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Wilson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Davidson County
- DeKalb County
- Macon County
- Putnam County
- Rutherford County
- Smith County
- Sumner County
- Trousdale County
- Warren 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' (or 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- Norene) 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 Norene, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |