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 Ostella (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 Ostella. 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 and hospitals 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.
Ostella is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Bedford, Giles, Lincoln, Maury, Rutherford & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Ostella. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ostella:
- Marshall County (The home county of Ostella)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ostella, with the one closest to Ostella listed first.
- Yell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Cornersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Delina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Talley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Cochran
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Orrs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Lewisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Belfast
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Globe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Oak Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- South Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ostella, with the one closest to Ostella listed first.
- Whitaker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Palmetto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Shelbyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Raus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Longview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Vannatta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Willow Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Haley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Wartrace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Buckle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ostella, with the one closest to Ostella listed first.
- Garner Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Lexie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ostella, with the one closest to Ostella listed first.
- Trigg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Frankewing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Pisgah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Powell Chapel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Lynnville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Aymett Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Bufords
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Olivet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Pulaski
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Gordon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ostella, with the one closest to Ostella listed first.
- New Prospect
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Fall River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Webber City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Ethridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ostella, with the one closest to Ostella listed first.
- Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Boonshill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Hughey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Belleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Pearl City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Dellrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Harms
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Coldwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Elk Mill Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Molino
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Fayetteville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Booneville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ostella, with the one closest to Ostella listed first.
- Culleoka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scribner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Leftwich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Philadelphia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Broadview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Southport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Screamer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Enterprise
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Scotts Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Scotts Mill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 983 people
- Columbia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Graymere Manor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Graymere Manor is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 people
- Frierson Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ostella, with the one closest to Ostella listed first.
- Lynchburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Countyline
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Ridgeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ostella, with the one closest to Ostella listed first.
- Eagleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Midland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Allisona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Williamson County
- Duplex
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ostella, with the one closest to Ostella listed first.
- Ardmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Pettusville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Caro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Elkmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lester is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Madison County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ostella, with the one closest to Ostella listed first.
- Elkwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Madison Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Toney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hazel Green
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Key's Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ostella, see our County-by-County Page for Ostella.
Cemeteries Near Ostella ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ostella.
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 Ostella - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ostella covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ostella, with the one closest to Ostella listed first.
- Horton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Arthur Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hobby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bradford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cathey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Larwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pigg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (1752 more) ...
- Beech Cliff Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beechwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ostella had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ostella, with the one closest to Ostella listed first.
- Archer
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Archer is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Yell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Cornersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Diana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Diana is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diana
- Delina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Brick Church
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brick Church is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church
- Talley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Cochran
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Blakeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blakeville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakeville
- Boonshill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Globe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Belfast
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Lewisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sumac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sumac is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ostella. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ostella.
Newspapers Published in Ostella ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ostella.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ostella, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ostella.
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 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 Ostella:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Maury County
- Moore County
- Rutherford County
- Williamson County
- Limestone County
- Madison 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> | 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 Ostella, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Ostella) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |