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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Old Town. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Old Town to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Old Town, please Contact Us.
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 Old 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 Old 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 and hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Old Town is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Old Town. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Town:
- Williamson County (The home county of Old Town)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Town, with the one closest to Old Town listed first.
- Forest Home
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Berrys Chapel Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Berrys Chapel Heights is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys Chapel Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 551 people
- Lynnwood Downs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lynnwood Downs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood Downs
- Estimated population in 2014: 282 people
- Wildwood Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood Estates is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,098 people
- McEwen ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McEwen is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,699 people
- Southall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leipers Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brentwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Parry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Fernvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Clovercroft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Town, with the one closest to Old Town listed first.
- Pegram
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Kingston Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Bell Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Lillamay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Marrowbone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Ashland City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Bearwallow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Sycamore
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Cheap Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Lockertsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Town, with the one closest to Old Town listed first.
- Linton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Bellevue
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Forest Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
- Belle Meade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Meade is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,788 people
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Watkins is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Green Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,618 people
- Oak Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
- Berry Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berry Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Whispering Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Wrencoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Paragon Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Town, with the one closest to Old Town listed first.
- White Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spencers Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Abiff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Burns
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tidwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- White Oak Flat
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Pomona
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Bellsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- Charlotte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dickson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Stayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Town, with the one closest to Old Town listed first.
- Primm Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Bon Aqua Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- 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
- Lyles
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wrigley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Littlelot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Duck River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Tottys Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Graytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Graham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Town, with the one closest to Old Town listed first.
- Holts Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Caney Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Chapel Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Town, with the one closest to Old Town listed first.
- Theta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- New Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Jameson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Fly
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- New Flys Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- New Flys Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
- Carters Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- New Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
- Hill Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- Santa Fe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chartersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chartersville is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
- Arkland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arkland is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Town, with the one closest to Old Town listed first.
- Coopertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Crunk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Greenbrier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Hygeia Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Town, with the one closest to Old Town listed first.
- La Vergne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Morrow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- Allisona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Patterson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Jefferson Pike
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
- Smyrna
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Eagleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Snell ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Murphree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Town, with the one closest to Old Town listed first.
- Driftwood Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Driftwood Park is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,908 people
- Goodlettsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hendersonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Millersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Town, with the one closest to Old Town listed first.
- Rural Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Lynn Christie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Belinda City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Mount Juliet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gladeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beckwith
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Town, see our County-by-County Page for Old Town.
Cemeteries Near Old Town ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old 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 Old Town - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Town covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Town, with the one closest to Old Town listed first.
- Slave Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Perkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McGavock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Laine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Short Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Slave Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Carroll Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Slave Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slave Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Slave Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Franklin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18596 <4>
- Continue List (1369 more) ...
- Glass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pasquo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McPherson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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.
While we didn't find Old Town in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Town.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Town, with the one closest to Old Town listed first.
- Forest Home
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Grassland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grassland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Bingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bingham is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Beachville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beachville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachville
- Linton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Southall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leipers Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Callender ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Callender is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
- Fernvale Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fernvale Springs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale Springs
- Fernvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Brentwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Carpenters ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Carpenters is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Watkins is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Pegram
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Town. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Town.
Newspapers Published in Old 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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Town.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Town, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Town.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Old Town:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Williamson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Hickman County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Robertson County
- Rutherford County
- Sumner County
- Wilson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Old Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Old Town) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |