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 Raintree Forest (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 Raintree Forest. 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.
Name Variations for Raintree Forest ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Raintree Forest: Raintree Frst.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Raintree Forest is located in Williamson 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 Williamson County: Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Marshall, Maury & Rutherford.
Below are the counties that are near Raintree Forest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Raintree Forest:
- Williamson County (The home county of Raintree Forest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raintree Forest, with the one closest to Raintree Forest listed first.
- Brentwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Nolensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clovercroft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- McEwen ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McEwen is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,699 people
- Lynnwood Downs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lynnwood Downs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood Downs
- Estimated population in 2014: 282 people
- Wildwood Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wildwood Estates is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,098 people
- Arrington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Berrys Chapel Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Berrys Chapel Heights is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys Chapel Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 551 people
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Parry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Old Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Peytonsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raintree Forest, with the one closest to Raintree Forest listed first.
- Unionville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Longview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Vannatta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raintree Forest, with the one closest to Raintree Forest listed first.
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Pegram
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Kingston Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Marrowbone
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Lillamay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Bearwallow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Bell Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Ashland City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Sycamore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raintree Forest, with the one closest to Raintree Forest listed first.
- Wrencoe
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Whispering Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Antioch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paragon Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Rural Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
- Oak Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
- Nashboro Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Berry Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Berry Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Priest Lake Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Forest Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
- Green Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,618 people
- Belle Meade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Meade is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,788 people
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raintree Forest, with the one closest to Raintree Forest listed first.
- White Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Spencers Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raintree Forest, with the one closest to Raintree Forest listed first.
- Holts Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Chapel Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Caney Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Anes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raintree Forest, with the one closest to Raintree Forest listed first.
- New Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Jameson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Theta
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Carters Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- New Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
- Fly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Hill Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
- New Flys Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Flys Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
- Santa Fe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leftwich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raintree Forest, with the one closest to Raintree Forest listed first.
- Hygeia Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Greenbrier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Crunk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raintree Forest, with the one closest to Raintree Forest listed first.
- La Vergne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Morrow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- Jefferson Pike
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
- Smyrna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Patterson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Murphree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- Snell ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Colonial Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Leanna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Jamestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
- Allisona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Eagleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Walter Hill Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Walter Hill Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Hill Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 401 people
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raintree Forest, with the one closest to Raintree Forest listed first.
- Driftwood Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Driftwood Park is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,908 people
- Hendersonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Goodlettsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Shackle Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
- Millersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ocana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ocana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocana
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,086 people
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Gallatin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raintree Forest, with the one closest to Raintree Forest listed first.
- Rural Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Lynn Christie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Belinda City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Mount Juliet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gladeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Beckwith
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Leeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Laguardo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Cainsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Doaks Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Lebanon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Possum Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Greenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Raintree Forest, see our County-by-County Page for Raintree Forest.
Cemeteries Near Raintree Forest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Raintree Forest.
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 Raintree Forest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Raintree Forest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Raintree Forest, with the one closest to Raintree Forest listed first.
- Hamor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Butt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Daniel Carmack Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Primm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Waller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
- The Crockett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Andrew Crockett Cemetery
- Continue List (1408 more) ...
- Owen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- The Owen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jabez Owen Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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 Raintree Forest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Raintree Forest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Raintree Forest, with the one closest to Raintree Forest listed first.
- Wrencoe
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Oglesby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oglesby is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
- Carpenters ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenters is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters
- Brentwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Nolensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Callender ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Callender is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
- Wilkerson ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wilkerson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson
- Paragon Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Clovercroft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Kimbro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kimbro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbro
- Brooklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklin is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mount View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount View is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View
- Una
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Una is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
- Glencliff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Glencliff is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencliff
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Raintree Forest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Raintree Forest.
Newspapers Published in Raintree Forest ...
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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Raintree Forest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Raintree Forest, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Raintree Forest.
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 Raintree Forest:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Williamson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Robertson County
- Rutherford County
- Sumner 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> | 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 Raintree Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Raintree Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |