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 Richmond (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 Richmond. 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 doctors and 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.
Richmond is located in Bedford 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 Bedford County: Coffee, Lincoln, Marshall, Moore & Rutherford.
Below are the counties that are near Richmond. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Richmond:
- Bedford County (The home county of Richmond)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richmond, with the one closest to Richmond listed first.
- Whitaker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Palmetto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Shelbyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Raus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Unionville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Longview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Vannatta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Haley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Wartrace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cortner
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richmond, with the one closest to Richmond listed first.
- Homaway Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Tullahoma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Southgate Park
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Beechgrove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Busy Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Belmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Royal Oaks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Gossburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Manchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Teal ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 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 Richmond, with the one closest to Richmond listed first.
- Garner Ford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Lexie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Winchester Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Estill Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Beans Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Huntland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richmond, with the one closest to Richmond listed first.
- Trigg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Frankewing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Pisgah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Lynnville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Powell Chapel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Wheelerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Aymett Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Bufords
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Olivet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Pulaski
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dickson Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richmond, with the one closest to Richmond listed first.
- Petersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Belleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Booneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Hughey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Boonshill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Elk Mill Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Harms
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Gattistown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
- Clarks Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Pearl City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Molino
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richmond, with the one closest to Richmond listed first.
- Talley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Belfast
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Orrs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Oak Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Delina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Lewisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Yell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Cochran
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- New Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Anes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Verona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Cornersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richmond, with the one closest to Richmond listed first.
- Leftwich
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Philadelphia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Scribner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Culleoka
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Columbia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Broadview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Southport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Graymere Manor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Graymere Manor is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 people
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richmond, with the one closest to Richmond listed first.
- Countyline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Lynchburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richmond, with the one closest to Richmond listed first.
- Midland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Eagleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Plainview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Allisona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Rucker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Burns Place
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Patterson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richmond, with the one closest to Richmond listed first.
- College Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Duplex
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Limestone County (AL)
- Ardmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Madison County (AL)
- Elkwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Richmond, see our County-by-County Page for Richmond.
Cemeteries Near Richmond ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Richmond.
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 Richmond - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Richmond covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Richmond, with the one closest to Richmond listed first.
- Richmond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gibson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ingle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shearin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tallaferro Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Porter - Cortner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Porter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Saniford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sorrells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (1880 more) ...
- McAdam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Nichols Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bledsoe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Richmond in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Richmond.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Richmond, with the one closest to Richmond listed first.
- Branchville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Branchville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Pleasant Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Chestnut Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Talley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Petersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hawthorne
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hawthorne is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Bedford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bedford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Belfast
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Wheel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wheel is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheel
- Belleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Palmetto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Blakeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blakeville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakeville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Archer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Archer is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Howell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Howell is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Booneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Richmond. See our List of 1890's Communities around Richmond.
Newspapers Published in Richmond ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Richmond.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Richmond, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Richmond.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Richmond:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Bedford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Moore County
- Rutherford County
- Williamson County
- Limestone County
- Madison 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> | 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 Richmond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Richmond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |