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 Ocana (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 Ocana. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Ocana is located in Sumner 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 Sumner County: Allen (KY), Simpson (KY), Davidson, Macon, Robertson, Trousdale & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Ocana. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ocana:
- Sumner County (The home county of Ocana)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ocana, with the one closest to Ocana listed first.
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Shackle Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
- Cottontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gallatin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hendersonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsons Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- Walnut Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Trousdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Hall Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- South Tunnel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Goodlettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Millersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Driftwood Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Driftwood Park is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,908 people
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ocana, with the one closest to Ocana listed first.
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Bearwallow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Marrowbone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Pleasant View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Sycamore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Ashland City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Lillamay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ocana, with the one closest to Ocana listed first.
- Old Hickory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rayon City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Lakewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Ridgetop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Madison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marvel is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
- Hermitage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Maplewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Donelson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- East Nashville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Nashville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nashville
- Mudtavern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Joelton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ocana, with the one closest to Ocana listed first.
- Green Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Siloam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Meadorville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ocana, with the one closest to Ocana listed first.
- White House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Calistia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Jernigan Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Mulloy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Cross Plains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hygeia Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Greenbrier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Mitchell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Black Jack
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Orlinda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crunk
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Springfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ocana, with the one closest to Ocana listed first.
- Morrow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- Murphree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- La Vergne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Pike
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
- Smyrna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ocana, with the one closest to Ocana listed first.
- Dixon Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Rock City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Trousdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ocana, with the one closest to Ocana listed first.
- Hartsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Johntown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ocana, with the one closest to Ocana listed first.
- Wildwood Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Estates is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,098 people
- Brentwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nolensville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ocana, with the one closest to Ocana listed first.
- Laguardo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Mount Juliet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beckwith
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Lynn Christie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Possum Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Belinda City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Leeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Rural Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Lebanon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Gladeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Doaks Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Allen County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ocana, with the one closest to Ocana listed first.
- Adolphus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Aerial
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Petroleum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Pope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pope is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Red Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Trammel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Trammel is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Logan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ocana, with the one closest to Ocana listed first.
- Adairville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Schochoh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Simpson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ocana, with the one closest to Ocana listed first.
- Black Jack
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Prices Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Franklin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Neosheo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Gold City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Salmons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ocana, see our County-by-County Page for Ocana.
Cemeteries Near Ocana ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ocana.
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 Ocana - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ocana covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ocana, with the one closest to Ocana listed first.
- Douglas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Craig - Hudson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Murphy - Bush Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Indian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Horn - Hudson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dorris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stratton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bloodworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Carter - Collier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cummings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dempsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hardin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (993 more) ...
- Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Beech Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Ocana in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ocana.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ocana, with the one closest to Ocana listed first.
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Saundersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saundersville is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saundersville
- Cottontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hendersonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gallatin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- White House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- White Hill is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
- Goodlettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Laguardo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Trousdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- South Tunnel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Lohman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lohman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohman
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Old Hickory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cairo is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Calistia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ocana. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ocana.
Newspapers Published in Ocana ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ocana.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ocana, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ocana.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Ocana:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sumner County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Macon County
- Robertson County
- Rutherford County
- Smith County
- Trousdale County
- Williamson County
- Wilson County
- Allen County
- Logan County
- Simpson 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> | 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 Ocana, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ocana) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |