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 Philadelphia (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 Philadelphia. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Philadelphia is located in Maury 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 Maury County: Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Philadelphia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Philadelphia:
- Maury County (The home county of Philadelphia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Philadelphia, with the one closest to Philadelphia listed first.
- Leftwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Scribner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Culleoka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Graymere Manor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Graymere Manor is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 people
- Broadview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Carters Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Southport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Ben ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Ashwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Zion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Zion is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- New Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Philadelphia, with the one closest to Philadelphia listed first.
- Palmetto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Whitaker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Unionville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Longview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Vannatta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Shelbyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Philadelphia, with the one closest to Philadelphia listed first.
- Lynnville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bufords
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Trigg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Olivet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Campbellsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Liberty Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Powell Chapel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Wales
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Frankewing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gordon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Bodenham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Philadelphia, with the one closest to Philadelphia listed first.
- Duck River
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Primm Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Littlelot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Tottys Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Swan Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Philadelphia, with the one closest to Philadelphia listed first.
- Webber City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Ethridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flatwoods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Henryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- New Prospect
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Park Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Philadelphia, with the one closest to Philadelphia listed first.
- Petersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boonshill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Hughey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Belleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Philadelphia, with the one closest to Philadelphia listed first.
- Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- South Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Verona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Globe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Anes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Caney Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Lewisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Chapel Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Oak Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Cornersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Philadelphia, with the one closest to Philadelphia listed first.
- Allisona
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Eagleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Midland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Patterson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Snell ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Philadelphia, with the one closest to Philadelphia listed first.
- Duplex
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Spring Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Thompson's Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <1>
- Harpeth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Burwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Peytonsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- College Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Leipers Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Southall
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Arrington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Philadelphia, see our County-by-County Page for Philadelphia.
Cemeteries Near Philadelphia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Philadelphia.
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 Philadelphia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Philadelphia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Philadelphia, with the one closest to Philadelphia listed first.
- Davidson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Davidson Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the southeast of Columbia.
- The Davidson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kirk Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11193 <3>
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Branch Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the southeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9625 <3>
- Watson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Watson Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the southeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19987 <3>
- Gilliam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gilliam Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the southeast of Columbia.
- The Gilliam Cemetery has also been known as:
- Craig Cemetery
- Craig - Rook Cemetery
- Gilliam - Rook Cemetery
- Rook Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12402 <3>
- Howard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Howard Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the southeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13684 <3>
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hill Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the southeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13381 <3>
- Dillehay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillehay Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dillehay Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11359 <3>
- Andrews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cheek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cheek Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the southeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10436 <3>
- Holland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Griffin - Love Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (1761 more) ...
- Pleasant Mount Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mount Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Mount Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the southeast of Columbia.
- The Pleasant Mount Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Mount Cemetery
- Pleasant Mount Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17243 <3>
- Lancaster-Kerr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<4>
While we didn't find Philadelphia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Philadelphia.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Philadelphia, with the one closest to Philadelphia listed first.
- Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Bryant Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant Station is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Station
- Leftwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Silver Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Creek is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Culleoka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Hardison Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hardison Mill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardison Mill
- Lasea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lasea is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasea
- Mooresville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mooresville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Lillard Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lillard Mill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillard Mill
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Globe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Verona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Philadelphia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Philadelphia.
Newspapers Published in Philadelphia ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Philadelphia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Philadelphia, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Philadelphia.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Philadelphia:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Maury County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Giles County
- Hickman County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Rutherford County
- Williamson 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Philadelphia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Philadelphia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |