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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 Paynes Store (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 Paynes Store. 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.

Name Variations for Paynes Store ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

While the name of this community is Paynes Store, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Paynes Store may originally have been Payne's Store.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Paynes Store might be written as Payne Store.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Paynes Store. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Paynes Store.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

Paynes Store is located in Trousdale 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 Trousdale County: Macon, Smith, Sumner & Wilson.

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

  • Trousdale County     (The home county of Paynes Store)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paynes Store, with the one closest to Paynes Store listed first.
    • Hartsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Johntown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Johntown is located in Trousdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paynes Store, with the one closest to Paynes Store listed first.
    • Jenkins Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
    • Hermitage Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
  • Davidson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paynes Store, with the one closest to Paynes Store listed first.
    • Hermitage
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakewood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakewood is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
    • Old Hickory
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Rayon City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Rayon City is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
    • Marvel ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Marvel is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
      • Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
    • Madison
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Donelson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Donelson is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
    • Priest Lake Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
    • Maplewood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Maplewood is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Mudtavern
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
    • Ridgetop
      (28 miles [45.1 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
    • East Nashville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • East Nashville is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nashville
    • Nashboro Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
  • DeKalb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paynes Store, with the one closest to Paynes Store listed first.
    • Alexandria
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Temperance Hall
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paynes Store, with the one closest to Paynes Store listed first.
    • Haydenburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
    • North Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • North Springs is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
    • Rough Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Rough Point is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paynes Store, with the one closest to Paynes Store listed first.
    • Green Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Green Grove is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
    • Siloam
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Siloam is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • Meadorville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Meadorville is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
    • Lafayette
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Frog Pond
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Frog Pond is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
    • Gibbs Crossroads
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
    • Mill Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Mill Town is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
    • Red Boiling Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Walnut Shade
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
  • Robertson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paynes Store, with the one closest to Paynes Store listed first.
    • Mulloy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mulloy is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
    • White House
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Black Jack
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Black Jack is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
    • Mitchell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Mitchell is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
      • Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
    • Calistia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Calistia is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
    • Jernigan Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
    • Cross Plains
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Orlinda
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hygeia Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
    • Greenbrier
      (30 miles [48.3 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
  • Rutherford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paynes Store, with the one closest to Paynes Store listed first.
    • Murphree
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Murphree is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
      • Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
    • Morrow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Morrow is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
      • Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
    • Walter Hill Estates
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • 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
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
    • Jefferson Pike
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
      • Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
    • La Vergne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Smith County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paynes Store, with the one closest to Paynes Store listed first.
    • Dixon Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
    • Rock City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Rock City is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Monoville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Monoville is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
    • Pleasant Shade
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Carthage
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Shaver Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Shaver Town is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
    • South Carthage
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • South Carthage is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
    • Defeated
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Defeated is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
    • Difficult
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Difficult is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
      • Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
    • Bluff Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
    • Brush Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Brush Creek is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
    • Gordonsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Hickman is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
  • Sumner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paynes Store, with the one closest to Paynes Store listed first.
    • Castalian Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Chipman
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Chipman is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
    • Rogana
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rogana is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
    • Bransford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Bransford is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
    • Bethpage
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Trousdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Trousdale is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
    • Bledsoe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Bledsoe is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
    • Rock Bridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
    • Gallatin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Westmoreland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • South Tunnel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • South Tunnel is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
    • Corinth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Corinth is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Cottontown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paynes Store, with the one closest to Paynes Store listed first.
    • Centerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Centerville is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
    • Possum Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Possum Town is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
    • Lebanon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Laguardo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Laguardo is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
      • Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
    • Greenwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Greenwood is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Linwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Linwood is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
    • Saulsbury
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
      • Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
    • Beckwith
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Beckwith is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
    • Leeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Leeville is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
    • Doaks Crossroads
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
      • Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
      • Doaks
    • Commerce
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Commerce is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
    • Belinda City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Belinda City is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
    • Mount Juliet
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Allen County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paynes Store, with the one closest to Paynes Store listed first.
    • Adolphus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Petroleum
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Petroleum is located in Allen County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
    • Holland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Holland is located in Allen County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Oak Forest
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Oak Forest is located in Allen County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
    • Red Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Red Hill is located in Allen County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Scottsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Mount Aerial
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Mount Aerial is located in Allen County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
    • Pope
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Pope is located in Allen County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
    • Trammel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Trammel is located in Allen County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
    • Halfway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Halfway is located in Allen County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Halifax
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Halifax is located in Allen County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
  • Monroe County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paynes Store, with the one closest to Paynes Store listed first.
    • Akersville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Akersville is located in Monroe County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
    • Fountain Run
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Simpson County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paynes Store, with the one closest to Paynes Store listed first.
    • Black Jack
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
    • Gold City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Gold City is located in Simpson County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
    • Franklin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Franklin is located in Simpson County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,046 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Paynes Store ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paynes Store.

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 Paynes Store - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.<4>

While we didn't find Paynes Store in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Paynes Store.

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

  • Castalian Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Chipman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Chipman is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
  • Cairo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Cairo is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Hartsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Willard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Willard is located in Trousdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Rogana
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rogana is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
  • Sideview ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sideview is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideview
  • Odum ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Odum is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odum
  • Bethpage
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bransford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bransford is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
  • Trousdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Trousdale is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
  • Bledsoe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bledsoe is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Eulia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Eulia is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulia
    • Rock Bridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
    • Gallatin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Paynes Store ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Paynes Store.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Paynes Store, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Paynes Store.

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 Paynes Store:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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>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 Paynes Store, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Paynes Store) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.