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 Plainview (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 Plainview. 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 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.
Plainview is located in Rutherford 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 Rutherford County: Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Davidson, Marshall, Williamson & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Plainview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Plainview:
- Rutherford County (The home county of Plainview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- Burns Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Rucker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Dillton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Midland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Murfreesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kittrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fairfield Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 131 people
- Readyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Compton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Snell ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Colonial Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Eagleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- Bell Buckle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Vannatta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Wartrace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Longview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Haley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Unionville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Shelbyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cortner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Normandy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cascade Hollow
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Willow Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Raus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- Bradyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Burgen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Burt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Hollow Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Woodbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Bluewing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Auburntown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Woods
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Gassaway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- Gossburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Beechgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Busy Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Naola ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Teal ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- New Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Forest Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Manchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Homaway Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Royal Oaks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Belmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Tullahoma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Southgate Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- Wrencoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Rural Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- Booneville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Petersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- Holts Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Chapel Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Anes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Caney Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Oak Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Verona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Belfast
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Orrs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Lewisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Talley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Maury County
- Leftwich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- Countyline
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Lynchburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- Trousdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Centertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Morrison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Daylight
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Lucky
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Viola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- College Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Arrington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Nolensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peytonsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Duplex
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Clovercroft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Harpeth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- Cainsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Statesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Cottage Home
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
- Round Top
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Doaks Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Gladeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rural Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Watertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Plainview, see our County-by-County Page for Plainview.
Cemeteries Near Plainview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plainview.
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 Plainview - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Plainview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- Jameson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wood - Adcock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McNeil Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Millersburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Howland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pearson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Manor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pruett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Delbridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hoover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McKee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Prater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (1630 more) ...
- Isaac Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Christiana Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Plainview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Plainview.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- Fosterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fosterville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Rucker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Crescent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Midland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Bell Buckle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beechgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gossburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Donnell Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Donnell Chapel is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnell Chapel
- Dillton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Floraton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Floraton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floraton
- Vannatta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Link
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Link is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Murfreesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bradyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Plainview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Plainview.
Newspapers Published in Plainview ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Plainview.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Plainview, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Plainview.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Plainview:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Rutherford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Davidson County
- DeKalb County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Moore County
- Warren County
- Williamson County
- Wilson 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> | 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 Plainview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Plainview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |