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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 Raysville (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 Raysville. 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 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.

Raysville is located in Moore 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 Moore County: Bedford, Coffee, Franklin & Lincoln.

Below are the counties that are near Raysville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Raysville:

  • Moore County     (The home county of Raysville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Raysville, with the one closest to Raysville listed first.
    • Countyline
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Countyline is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
    • Ridgeville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Ridgeville is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
    • Lynchburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bedford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Raysville, with the one closest to Raysville listed first.
    • Raus
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Raus is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
    • Willow Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
    • Cascade Hollow
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
    • Cortner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Cortner is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
    • Normandy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Haley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Haley is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
    • Wartrace
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Shelbyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bell Buckle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
    • Whitaker
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Whitaker is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
    • Vannatta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Vannatta is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
      • Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
  • Cannon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Raysville, with the one closest to Raysville listed first.
    • Hollow Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
      • Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
    • Bradyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Bradyville is located in Cannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
    • Burgen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Burgen is located in Cannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
  • Coffee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Raysville, with the one closest to Raysville listed first.
    • Southgate Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
    • Tullahoma
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Homaway Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
    • Belmont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Belmont is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Royal Oaks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
    • Busy Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
    • Manchester
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • New Union
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • New Union is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
    • Hillsboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Beechgrove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Forest Mill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
    • Teal ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Teal is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Raysville, with the one closest to Raysville listed first.
    • Garner Ford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
      • Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
    • Winchester Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
    • Estill Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lexie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Lexie is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
    • Decherd
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Winchester
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Beans Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
    • Greenhaw
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
    • Liberty
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Liberty is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
    • Huntland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Cowan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Cowan is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowan <1>
    • Saint Marys
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Marys is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
      • Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
  • Giles County
    • Trigg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Trigg is located in Giles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
      • Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Raysville, with the one closest to Raysville listed first.
    • Pelham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Monteagle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Sartain Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
      • Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Raysville, with the one closest to Raysville listed first.
    • Booneville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Booneville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
    • Gattistown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
    • Belleville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Belleville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
    • Clarks Ferry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
    • Elk Mill Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
    • Fayetteville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Petersburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Flintville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Flintville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
    • Corder Crossroads
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
    • Howell Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
    • Harms
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Harms is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
    • Hughey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Hughey is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Raysville, with the one closest to Raysville listed first.
    • Talley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Talley is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
    • Belfast
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Belfast is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
    • Oak Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Orrs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Orrs is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
      • Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
    • Delina
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Delina is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
    • Yell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Yell is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
    • Lewisburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Cochran
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Cochran is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
    • Anes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Anes is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
    • Chapel Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cornersville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • New Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • New Town is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
  • Rutherford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Raysville, with the one closest to Raysville listed first.
    • Midland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Midland is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
    • Plainview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Plainview is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Rucker
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Rucker is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
    • Burns Place
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Raysville, with the one closest to Raysville listed first.
    • Morrison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Viola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jackson County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Raysville, with the one closest to Raysville listed first.
    • Francisco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
    • Estillfork
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Estillfork is located in Jackson County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
    • Greerton ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Greerton is located in Jackson County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
  • Madison County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Raysville, with the one closest to Raysville listed first.
    • Hillsboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Hillsboro is located in Madison County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
    • New Market
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Key's Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Key's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Raysville, see our County-by-County Page for Raysville.

Cemeteries Near Raysville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Raysville.

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 Raysville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Raysville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Raysville, with the one closest to Raysville listed first.

  • Raysville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hurricane Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hoover Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Bobo Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Dance Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Adams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Turkey Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Russell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Gore Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (1581 more) ...
    • County Line Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Gore Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Raysville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Raysville.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Raysville, with the one closest to Raysville listed first.

  • Countyline
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Countyline is located in Moore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
  • Ridgeville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Ridgeville is located in Moore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
  • Lynchburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Awalt ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Awalt is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awalt
  • Tullahoma
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Flat Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Flat Creek is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
  • Singleton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Singleton is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton
  • Booneville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Booneville is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
  • Normandy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Cortner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Cortner is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
  • Haley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Haley is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
  • Hawthorne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hawthorne is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mulberry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Estill Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lexie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Lexie is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Raysville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Raysville.

Newspapers Published in Raysville ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Raysville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Raysville, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Raysville.

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 Raysville:

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 Raysville, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Raysville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.