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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Oregon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Oregon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Oregon, 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 Oregon (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 Oregon. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Oregon is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Oregon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oregon:
- Wilson County (The home county of Oregon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Cainsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Statesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Round Top
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Doaks Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Cottage Home
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Watertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Linwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Commerce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Saulsbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
- Gladeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lebanon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Leeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Bell Buckle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Longview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Vannatta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Auburntown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Gassaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Woodbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Bradyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Burgen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Bluewing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
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- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
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- Woods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Hollow Springs
(21 miles [33.8 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 Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Gossburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Beechgrove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Naola ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Teal ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Busy Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Priest Lake Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Rural Hill
(24 miles [38.6 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Antioch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hermitage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wrencoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Donelson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Mudtavern
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Paragon Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Whispering Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Lakewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Alexandria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Temperance Hall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Smithville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Philippi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Young Bend
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Johnsons Chapel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Putnam County
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Milton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Compton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Readyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Estates
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Walter Hill Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Kittrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Jamestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
- Leanna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Dillton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Murfreesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
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- Murphree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Brush Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Shaver Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Hickman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Gordonsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Creek
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Rock City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- South Carthage
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Mound
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Monoville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Dixon Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Defeated
(29 miles [46.7 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 Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Castalian Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Driftwood Park
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Trousdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Johntown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Hartsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Centertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Lucky
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Daylight
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Dibrell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Trousdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Gath
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Morrison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- White County
- Peeled Chestnut
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Nolensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- College Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arrington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oregon, see our County-by-County Page for Oregon.
Cemeteries Near Oregon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oregon.
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 Oregon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oregon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bradleys Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jarmen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dement Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mathes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Craddock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gaines Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Milton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenvale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jarmen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Barlow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (1215 more) ...
- Donnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dement Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vaught Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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 Oregon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oregon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Greenvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Greenvale is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Cainsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Milton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Halls Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Halls Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hill
- Porterfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Porterfield is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Statesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Compton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Sharpsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sharpsville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsville
- Oak Point ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Point is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
- Readyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Round Top
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Cherry Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cherry Valley is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Walterhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Kittrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Cottage Home
(10 miles [16.1 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oregon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oregon.
Newspapers Published in Oregon ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oregon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oregon, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oregon.
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 Oregon:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Wilson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Davidson County
- DeKalb County
- Putnam County
- Rutherford County
- Smith County
- Sumner County
- Trousdale County
- Warren County
- White County
- Williamson 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 Oregon, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oregon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |