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 Petway (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 Petway. 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 and hospitals 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.
Petway is located in Cheatham 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 Cheatham County: Davidson, Dickson, Montgomery, Robertson & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Petway. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Petway:
- Cheatham County (The home county of Petway)
- The following are listed by their distance from Petway, with the one closest to Petway listed first.
- Lillamay
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Ashland City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Bell Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Marrowbone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Cheap Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Lockertsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Neptune
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Sycamore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Kingston Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pegram
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Bearwallow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Henrietta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petway, with the one closest to Petway listed first.
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Watkins is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Bellevue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Morny
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Morny is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morny
- Linton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tennessee Towne is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Towne
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,347 people
- Addie ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Addie is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Estimated population in 2014: 650 people
- Joelton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Belle Meade
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Meade is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,788 people
- Green Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Green Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,618 people
- Forest Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
- Nashville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petway, with the one closest to Petway listed first.
- Bellsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- White Oak Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- White Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Charlotte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Dunn Chapel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Burns
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Spencers Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Dickson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pomona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Vanleer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petway, with the one closest to Petway listed first.
- Bon Aqua Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bon Aqua Junction is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Aqua Junction
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,230 people
- Lyles
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wrigley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Primm Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Graham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Salt Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salt Lick is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Estimated population in 2014: 508 people
- Littlelot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Nunnelly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Houston County
- Omega ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petway, with the one closest to Petway listed first.
- McEwen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bethpage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petway, with the one closest to Petway listed first.
- Fly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- New Flys Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Flys Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
- Hill Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hill Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
- Theta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petway, with the one closest to Petway listed first.
- Southside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- McAllisters Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Liverworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Louise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Sango
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Oakridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
- Port Royal
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Wingate West
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wingate West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
- Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
- Swan Lake Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Clarksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petway, with the one closest to Petway listed first.
- Coopertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Sandy Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Stroudville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Crunk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Flewellyn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Cedar Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Greenbrier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Hygeia Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Adams
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Barren Plain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petway, with the one closest to Petway listed first.
- Cumberland City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Throckmorton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petway, with the one closest to Petway listed first.
- Goodlettsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Millersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Driftwood Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Driftwood Park is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,908 people
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petway, with the one closest to Petway listed first.
- Fairview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Loriland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Loriland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,735 people
- Fernvale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Old Town ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Forest Home
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Wildwood Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood Estates is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,098 people
- Berrys Chapel Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berrys Chapel Heights is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys Chapel Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 551 people
- Leipers Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood Downs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnwood Downs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood Downs
- Estimated population in 2014: 282 people
- Brentwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- McEwen ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- McEwen is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,699 people
- Southall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Todd County (KY)
- Guthrie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Petway, see our County-by-County Page for Petway.
Cemeteries Near Petway ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Petway.
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 Petway - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Petway covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Petway, with the one closest to Petway listed first.
- Nosegay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gibbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Daniels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Petty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bell Town Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turner - Pardue Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Southerland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (950 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Bluff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hutton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Petway had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Petway, with the one closest to Petway listed first.
- Bellsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- Lillamay
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Ashland City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- White Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dull is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dull
- Craggie Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Craggie Hope is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craggie Hope
- Cheap Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Marrowbone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Neptune
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Kingston Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pegram
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Sycamore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lockertsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Charlotte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rest ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rest is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Petway. See our List of 1890's Communities around Petway.
Newspapers Published in Petway ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Petway.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Petway, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Petway.
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 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 Petway:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Cheatham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Hickman County
- Houston County
- Humphreys County
- Maury County
- Montgomery County
- Robertson County
- Stewart County
- Sumner County
- Williamson County
- Todd 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 Petway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Petway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |