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 Prosperity (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 Prosperity. 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 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.
Prosperity is located in Wilson 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 Wilson County: Cannon, Davidson, DeKalb, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner & Trousdale.
Below are the counties that are near Prosperity. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prosperity:
- Wilson County (The home county of Prosperity)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prosperity, with the one closest to Prosperity listed first.
- Cottage Home
(Less than 2 miles 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
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Statesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Watertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cainsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Commerce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Saulsbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
- Doaks Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Linwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Greenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Lebanon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prosperity, with the one closest to Prosperity listed first.
- Auburntown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Gassaway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Woodbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Woods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Bluewing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Burt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Bradyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Burgen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Hollow Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prosperity, with the one closest to Prosperity listed first.
- Gossburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Naola ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Beechgrove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Teal ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- New Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prosperity, with the one closest to Prosperity listed first.
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Dowelltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alexandria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Temperance Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Smithville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Philippi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Young Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Johnsons Chapel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Jackson County
- Nameless
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prosperity, with the one closest to Prosperity listed first.
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
- Burton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Boma
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Lafayette
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayette is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
- Boiling Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Baxter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ditty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Burgess
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Huntland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prosperity, with the one closest to Prosperity listed first.
- Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Readyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kittrell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Compton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Fairfield Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 131 people
- Walterhill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Walter Hill Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Walter Hill Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Hill Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 401 people
- Dillton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Murfreesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
- Burns Place
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Leanna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prosperity, with the one closest to Prosperity listed first.
- Brush Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Shaver Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Hickman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Gordonsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- South Carthage
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Rock City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Carthage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Mound
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Monoville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Defeated
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Dixon Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Trousdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prosperity, with the one closest to Prosperity listed first.
- Johntown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Hartsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Van Buren County
- Bone Cave
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prosperity, with the one closest to Prosperity listed first.
- Lucky
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Dibrell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Centertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Daylight
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Gath
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Trousdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Fall City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- McMinnville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Morrison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prosperity, with the one closest to Prosperity listed first.
- Peeled Chestnut
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Drop ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Fanchers Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Darkey Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Macedonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Quebeck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Prosperity, see our County-by-County Page for Prosperity.
Cemeteries Near Prosperity ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prosperity.
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 Prosperity - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Prosperity covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prosperity, with the one closest to Prosperity listed first.
- Kennedy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hatley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Duggin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Odom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Campground Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Donnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Milligan Alexander Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brandon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (1023 more) ...
- Vandatta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Talley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jennings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Prosperity in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Prosperity.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Prosperity, with the one closest to Prosperity listed first.
- Cottage Home
(Less than 2 miles 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
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Gassaway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Haleville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Haleville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleville
- Statesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Dowelltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alexandria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Greenvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenvale is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Porterfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Porterfield is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Talome ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Talome is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talome
- Watertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Prosperity. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prosperity.
Newspapers Published in Prosperity ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prosperity.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prosperity, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prosperity.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Prosperity:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Wilson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Putnam County
- Rutherford County
- Smith County
- Trousdale County
- Van Buren County
- Warren County
- White 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 Prosperity, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Prosperity) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |