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 Providence (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 Providence. 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 hospitals and 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.
Providence is located in Sumner 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 Sumner County: Allen (KY), Simpson (KY), Davidson, Macon, Robertson, Trousdale & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Providence. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Providence:
- Sumner County (The home county of Providence)
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Fairfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Sugar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Westmoreland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bledsoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Bransford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bransford is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
- Rock Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Corinth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Bethpage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sengtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sengtown is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sengtown
- Chipman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chipman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
- Rogana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Fountain Head
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Portland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Jenkins Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Hermitage Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Ridgetop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Old Hickory
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rayon City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Lakewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Siloam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Green Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Lafayette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Meadorville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Frog Pond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Gibbs Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Mill Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Red Boiling Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Walnut Shade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Black Jack
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Mitchell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Mulloy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- White House
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Calistia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Cross Plains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jernigan Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Orlinda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hygeia Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Greenbrier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Dixon Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Pleasant Shade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Difficult
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Monoville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Defeated
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Carthage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trousdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Hartsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Johntown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Centerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Laguardo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Possum Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Lebanon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Beckwith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Leeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Mount Juliet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belinda City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Greenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Linwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Saulsbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
- Allen County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Adolphus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Petroleum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Red Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Pope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pope is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Mount Aerial
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Trammel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Trammel is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Scottsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Halfway is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Oak Forest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Holland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holland is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Halifax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Halifax is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Yesse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Yesse is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Cedar Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Barren County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Austin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Austin is located in Barren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Lucas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Etoile
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Etoile is located in Barren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Haywood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haywood is located in Barren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Logan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- South Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Schochoh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Auburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adairville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Monroe County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Akersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Fountain Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gamaliel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Simpson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Gold City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Black Jack
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Franklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salmons
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Neosheo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Prices Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Warren County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Drake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Drake is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Alvaton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Woodburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Claypool
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Claypool is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Martinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Gotts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gotts is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Rockfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Bowling Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
- Springhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Springhill is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Plum Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Providence, see our County-by-County Page for Providence.
Cemeteries Near Providence ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Providence.
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 Providence - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Providence covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Free Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Butt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- The New Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Hope Methodist Cemetery
- Roberts Tabernacle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brown Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Westmoreland.
- The Brown Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crash Brown Family Cemetery
- John Timothy Brown Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2319035 <2>
- Continue List (678 more) ...
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Providence in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Providence.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Pondville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pondville is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Sugar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Westmoreland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brackentown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brackentown is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackentown
- Bledsoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Adolphus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphura
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphura is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphura
- Rock Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Bransford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bransford is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
- New Roe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Roe is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Roe
- Alonzo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alonzo is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Bethpage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Barefoot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barefoot is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot
- Petroleum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Eulia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eulia is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Providence. See our List of 1890's Communities around Providence.
Newspapers Published in Providence ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Providence.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Providence, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Providence.
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 Providence:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sumner County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Davidson County
- Macon County
- Robertson County
- Smith County
- Trousdale County
- Wilson County
- Allen County
- Barren County
- Logan County
- Monroe County
- Simpson County
- Warren 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Providence) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Providence, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |