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 Penningtons Ferry (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 Penningtons Ferry. 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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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.
Penningtons Ferry is located in Davidson 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 Davidson County : Cheatham , Robertson , Rutherford , Sumner , Williamson & Wilson .
Below are the counties that are near Penningtons Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Penningtons Ferry:
Davidson County (The home county of Penningtons Ferry)
The following are listed by their distance from Penningtons Ferry, with the one closest to Penningtons Ferry listed first.
Madison (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Maplewood (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Maplewood is located in Davidson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Marvel ‑ Historic(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Marvel is located in Davidson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
Old Hickory (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Rayon City (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Rayon City is located in Davidson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City East Nashville (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
East Nashville is located in Davidson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nashville Lakewood (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Lakewood is located in Davidson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Mudtavern (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Mudtavern is located in Davidson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern Donelson (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Donelson is located in Davidson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson Hermitage (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Nashville - Davidson (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Nashville - Davidson is located in Davidson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville - Davidson Estimated population in 2019: 670,820 people
Nashville (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Dog Town ‑ Historic(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Dog Town is located in Davidson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town Cheatham County
The following are listed by their distance from Penningtons Ferry, with the one closest to Penningtons Ferry listed first.
Westeria ‑ Historic(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
Westeria is located in Cheatham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria Doziers ‑ Historic(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Doziers is located in Cheatham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
Bearwallow (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow Marrowbone (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone Lillamay (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Lillamay is located in Cheatham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay Ashland City (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
Ashland City is located in Cheatham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
Sycamore (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Sycamore is located in Cheatham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Pleasant View (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Pegram (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Pegram is located in Cheatham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
Lockertsville (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
Kingston Springs (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Cheap Hill (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
Bell Town (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Bell Town is located in Cheatham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town Dickson County
The following are listed by their distance from Penningtons Ferry, with the one closest to Penningtons Ferry listed first.
Bellsburg (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Bellsburg is located in Dickson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg White Bluff (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
White Oak Flat (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat Montgomery County
Oak Plains (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains Robertson County
The following are listed by their distance from Penningtons Ferry, with the one closest to Penningtons Ferry listed first.
Hygeia Springs (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs Greenbrier (14 miles [22.5 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
White House (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
Crunk (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
Crunk is located in Robertson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
Coopertown (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
Coopertown is located in Robertson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
Calistia (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Calistia is located in Robertson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia Jernigan Town (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town Oakland (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Oakland is located in Robertson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Springfield (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
Cross Plains (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Mulloy (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Mulloy is located in Robertson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy Flewellyn (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Flewellyn is located in Robertson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn Sandy Springs (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs Rutherford County
The following are listed by their distance from Penningtons Ferry, with the one closest to Penningtons Ferry listed first.
La Vergne (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Morrow (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Morrow is located in Rutherford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
Jefferson Pike (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
Murphree (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Murphree is located in Rutherford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
Smyrna (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
Colonial Village (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village Leanna (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Leanna is located in Rutherford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna Jamestown (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Jamestown is located in Rutherford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
Walter Hill Estates (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
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 (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Walterhill is located in Rutherford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill Snell ‑ Historic(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Snell is located in Rutherford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
Patterson (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Patterson is located in Rutherford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Fairfield Estates (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Fairfield Estates is located in Rutherford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Estates Population from the 2010 Census: 131 people
Sumner County
The following are listed by their distance from Penningtons Ferry, with the one closest to Penningtons Ferry listed first.
Driftwood Park (4 miles [6.4 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 (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Hendersonville (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Shackle Island (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Shackle Island is located in Sumner County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
Millersville (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Ocana (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Ocana is located in Sumner County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocana Estimated population in 2014: 1,086 people
Station Camp ‑ Historic(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Station Camp is located in Sumner County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp Cottontown (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
Gallatin (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
Walnut Grove (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Johnsons Crossroads (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads Hall Town (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Hall Town is located in Sumner County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
Trousdale (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Trousdale is located in Sumner County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale Williamson County
The following are listed by their distance from Penningtons Ferry, with the one closest to Penningtons Ferry listed first.
Wildwood Estates (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
Wildwood Estates is located in Williamson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Estates Population from the 2010 Census: 1,098 people
Brentwood (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Nolensville (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Lynnwood Downs (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Lynnwood Downs is located in Williamson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood Downs Estimated population in 2014: 282 people
Berrys Chapel Heights (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Berrys Chapel Heights is located in Williamson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys Chapel Heights Estimated population in 2014: 551 people
Old Town ‑ Historic(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Old Town is located in Williamson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Clovercroft (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Clovercroft is located in Williamson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft McEwen ‑ Historic(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
McEwen is located in Williamson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen Estimated population in 2014: 1,699 people
Forest Home (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Forest Home is located in Williamson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Franklin (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Arrington (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Parry (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Parry is located in Williamson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
Southall (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Southall is located in Williamson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall Wilson County
The following are listed by their distance from Penningtons Ferry, with the one closest to Penningtons Ferry listed first.
Lynn Christie (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
Mount Juliet (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Belinda City (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Belinda City is located in Wilson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City Rural Hill (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Rural Hill is located in Wilson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill Beckwith (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Beckwith is located in Wilson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith Laguardo (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Laguardo is located in Wilson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
Leeville (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Leeville is located in Wilson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville Gladeville (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Possum Town (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Possum Town is located in Wilson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town Lebanon (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
Doaks Crossroads (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
Doaks Greenwood (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
Greenwood is located in Wilson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Centerville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
Centerville is located in Wilson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
Simpson County (KY)
The following are listed by their distance from Penningtons Ferry, with the one closest to Penningtons Ferry listed first.
Black Jack (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack Prices Mill (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Prices Mill is located in Simpson County (KY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Penningtons Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Penningtons Ferry .
Cemeteries Near Penningtons Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Penningtons Ferry.
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 Penningtons Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Penningtons Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Penningtons Ferry, with the one closest to Penningtons Ferry listed first.
Spring Hill Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Nashville National Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Benevolent Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Dry Creek Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Greenwood Cemetery North (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
New Bethel Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
First Baptist Church of Hopewell Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Calvary Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Nashville . Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10082 <2>
Donelson Church of Christ Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Stateland Baptist Church Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Beech Grove Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Potters Field (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Continue List (1207 more) ...
Temple Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Cemetery The Temple Cemetery has also been known as:
Temple Ohabai Sholom Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19274 <2>
St. Cecilia Convent Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Nashville City Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 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>
While we didn't find Penningtons Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Penningtons Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Penningtons Ferry, with the one closest to Penningtons Ferry listed first.
Maplewood (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Maplewood is located in Davidson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Madison (Less than 2 miles to the north)
East Nashville (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
East Nashville is located in Davidson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nashville Old Hickory (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Donelson (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Donelson is located in Davidson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson Hermitage (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Nashville (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Goodlettsville (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Whites Creek (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Glencliff (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Glencliff is located in Davidson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencliff Union Hill (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Union Hill is located in Davidson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Hendersonville (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Continue List (16 more) ...
Lickton (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Lickton is located in Davidson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickton Jordonia (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Jordonia is located in Davidson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordonia West Nashville (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
West Nashville is located in Davidson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Nashville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Penningtons Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Penningtons Ferry .
Newspapers Published in Penningtons Ferry ...
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 374 newspapers that have been published in the area around Penningtons Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Penningtons Ferry, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> Extended Newspaper List for Penningtons Ferry.
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 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 Penningtons Ferry:
Websites specific to Tennessee Pages specific to Davidson County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Cheatham County Dickson County Montgomery County Robertson County Rutherford County Sumner County Williamson County Wilson County Simpson County Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Penningtons Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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 . 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 Penningtons Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Penningtons Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.