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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 Nunnelly (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 Nunnelly. 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 doctors and 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.

Nunnelly is located in Hickman 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 Hickman County: Dickson, Humphreys, Lewis, Maury, Perry & Williamson.

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

  • Hickman County     (The home county of Nunnelly)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nunnelly, with the one closest to Nunnelly listed first.
    • Graham
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Centerville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Salt Lick
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Salt Lick is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
      • Estimated population in 2014: 508 people
    • Graytown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Graytown is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
    • Wrigley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wrigley is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
    • Tottys Bend
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lyles
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitehouse
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
    • Littlelot
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bon Aqua Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Swan Bluff
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Only
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Cheatham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nunnelly, with the one closest to Nunnelly listed first.
    • Bell Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
    • Kingston Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Pegram
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Davidson County
  • Decatur County
    • Oakview ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Oakview is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
  • Dickson County
  • Houston County
    • Omega ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Omega is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
  • Humphreys County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nunnelly, with the one closest to Nunnelly listed first.
    • Bethpage
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
    • Grandmother Ford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
      • Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
    • Buffalo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Hurricane Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • McEwen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Waverly
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Bakerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Pigeon Roost
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
      • Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
    • Plant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hustburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Trinity
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Trinity is located in Humphreys County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
      • Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
    • New Johnsonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Halls Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
  • Lewis County
  • Maury County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nunnelly, with the one closest to Nunnelly listed first.
    • Chartersville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Chartersville is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
    • Greenfield Bend
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • New Flys Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • New Flys Village is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
    • Fly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Williamsport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Hill Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Hill Town is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
    • Arkland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Chapel Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hampshire
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sawdust
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sawdust is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
      • Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
    • Santa Fe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Armour Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Armour Village is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
    • Ben ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Ben is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
  • Perry County
  • Williamson County

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

Cemeteries Near Nunnelly ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nunnelly.

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

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

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

  • Gossett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Canady Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Harrington Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Shipp Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Petty Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Frazier Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hassell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Dodd Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Pillar Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Graham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Green Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Plunkett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (1043 more) ...
    • Givens Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Brown Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Temple Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Nunnelly had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Goodrich
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Goodrich is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
  • Graham
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Vernon
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Vernon is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Pinewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Pinewood is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
  • Rodemer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rodemer is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodemer
  • Centerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Graytown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Graytown is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
  • Tottys Bend
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Deans
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Deans is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
  • Lyles
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Littlelot
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Little Rock Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Little Rock Mills is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Mills
    • Swan Bluff
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bluffpoint ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bluffpoint is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffpoint

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

Newspapers Published in Nunnelly ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nunnelly.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nunnelly, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nunnelly.

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 helpful 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 Nunnelly:

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>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 Nunnelly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Nunnelly) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.