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 Reeders Crossing (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 Reeders Crossing. 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 Reeders Crossing ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Reeders Crossing: Reeders Xing.
- While the name of this community is Reeders Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Reeders Crossing may originally have been Reeder's Crossing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Reeders Crossing might be written as Reeder Crossing.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Reeders Crossing is located in Dickson 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 Dickson County: Cheatham, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Reeders Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reeders Crossing:
- Dickson County (The home county of Reeders Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeders Crossing, with the one closest to Reeders Crossing listed first.
- Burns
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pomona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Tidwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- White Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Abiff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Spencers Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Dickson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Charlotte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- White Oak Flat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
- Tennessee City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeders Crossing, with the one closest to Reeders Crossing listed first.
- Bell Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Kingston Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pegram
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Lillamay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Ashland City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Cheap Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Marrowbone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Neptune
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Lockertsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Sycamore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Bearwallow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeders Crossing, with the one closest to Reeders Crossing listed first.
- Linton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Bellevue
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tennessee Towne is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Towne
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,347 people
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Watkins is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Belle Meade
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Belle Meade is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,788 people
- Forest Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Green Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,618 people
- Greenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Morny
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morny is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morny
- Oak Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
- Berry Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Berry Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Joelton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeders Crossing, with the one closest to Reeders Crossing listed first.
- Bon Aqua Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bon Aqua Junction is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Aqua Junction
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,230 people
- Lyles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wrigley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Primm Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Graham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Nunnelly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Salt Lick
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Salt Lick is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Estimated population in 2014: 508 people
- Littlelot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Graytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Tottys Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Whitehouse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Centerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeders Crossing, with the one closest to Reeders Crossing listed first.
- Omega ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Erin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeders Crossing, with the one closest to Reeders Crossing listed first.
- Bethpage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
- McEwen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Grandmother Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
- Hurricane Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pigeon Roost
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeders Crossing, with the one closest to Reeders Crossing listed first.
- Fly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- New Flys Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Flys Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
- Hill Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hill Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
- Chartersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chartersville is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
- Theta
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Santa Fe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Greenfield Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
- Williamsport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Jameson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- New Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
- Arkland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Arkland is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeders Crossing, with the one closest to Reeders Crossing listed first.
- McAllisters Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Southside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Louise
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Liverworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Oakridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
- Oak Plains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Fredonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Sango
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeders Crossing, with the one closest to Reeders Crossing listed first.
- Coopertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Stroudville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Sandy Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Stewart County
- Cumberland City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeders Crossing, with the one closest to Reeders Crossing listed first.
- Loriland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Loriland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,735 people
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fernvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Old Town ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Leipers Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Home
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Berrys Chapel Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Berrys Chapel Heights is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys Chapel Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 551 people
- Southall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Wildwood Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wildwood Estates is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,098 people
- Burwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Lynnwood Downs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lynnwood Downs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood Downs
- Estimated population in 2014: 282 people
- Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reeders Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Reeders Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Reeders Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reeders Crossing.
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 Reeders Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reeders Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reeders Crossing, with the one closest to Reeders Crossing listed first.
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ladd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fulgum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Welch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Richardson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Daniel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Adcock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Richardson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (1005 more) ...
- Hogin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Meek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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 Reeders Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Reeders Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Reeders Crossing, with the one closest to Reeders Crossing listed first.
- Burns
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Colesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Colesburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
- Pomona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Tidwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Iron Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Hill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
- White Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Abiff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Spencers Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Dickson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Craggie Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Craggie Hope is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craggie Hope
- Bon Aqua
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Charlotte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Kingston Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dull
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dull is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dull
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reeders Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reeders Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Reeders Crossing ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reeders Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reeders Crossing, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reeders Crossing.
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 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 Reeders Crossing:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Dickson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Hickman County
- Houston County
- Humphreys County
- Maury County
- Montgomery County
- Robertson County
- Stewart County
- Williamson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Reeders Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Reeders Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |