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 River Heights (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 River Heights. 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 River Heights ...
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 River Heights: River Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named River Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for River Heights.
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.
River Heights is located in Maury 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 Maury County: Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near River Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to River Heights:
- Maury County (The home county of River Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Heights, with the one closest to River Heights listed first.
- Columbia
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Graymere Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Graymere Manor is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 people
- Ben ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- Carters Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- New Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
- Zion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zion is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Armour Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Armour Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
- Ashwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Jameson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Santa Fe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Heights, with the one closest to River Heights listed first.
- Palmetto
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Unionville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Whitaker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Longview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Heights, with the one closest to River Heights listed first.
- Linton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Bellevue
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Heights, with the one closest to River Heights listed first.
- Spencers Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Abiff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Tidwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Heights, with the one closest to River Heights listed first.
- Lynnville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bufords
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Campbellsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Liberty Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Olivet
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Trigg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Wales
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Weakley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Bodenham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Powell Chapel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Gordon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Pulaski
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Heights, with the one closest to River Heights listed first.
- Duck River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Primm Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Littlelot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Tottys Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Graytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Swan Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Bon Aqua Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Wrigley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Lyles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aetna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Nunnelly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Heights, with the one closest to River Heights listed first.
- Webber City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Ethridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Henryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Flatwoods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Park Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- New Prospect
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Heights, with the one closest to River Heights listed first.
- Kimmins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Hohenwald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Heights, with the one closest to River Heights listed first.
- Berlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- South Berlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Caney Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Anes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Globe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Verona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Lewisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Holts Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Cochran
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Cornersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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 River Heights, with the one closest to River Heights listed first.
- Allisona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Eagleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Patterson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Heights, with the one closest to River Heights listed first.
- Spring Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Burwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Duplex
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Thompson's Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <1>
- Harpeth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Leipers Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Southall
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Parry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Peytonsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Fernvale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- College Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to River Heights, see our County-by-County Page for River Heights.
Cemeteries Near River Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of River Heights.
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 River Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for River Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from River Heights, with the one closest to River Heights listed first.
- Maguire Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ebenezer Alexander Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Alexander Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ebenezer Alexander Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Columbia.
- The Ebenezer Alexander Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alexander Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192796 <2>
- Dickey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dickey Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11343 <2>
- Dooley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17956 <2>
- Rosemount Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosemount Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Columbia.
- The Rosemount Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rose Mont Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17963 <2>
- Daimwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Leftwich Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Porter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Porter Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17339 <2>
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harris Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13013 <2>
- Continue List (1553 more) ...
- Timmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hughes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hughes Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Columbia.
- The Hughes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zellner Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13751 <2>
- Watson 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.<4>
While we didn't find River Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of River Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from River Heights, with the one closest to River Heights listed first.
- Columbia
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Godwin
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Godwin is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwin
- Ben ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- Carters Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Ashwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Lasea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lasea is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasea
- Canaan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Canaan is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Bigbyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bigbyville is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbyville
- Santa Fe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Theta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kedron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kedron is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
- Loco ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Loco is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
- Broadview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around River Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around River Heights.
Newspapers Published in River Heights ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around River Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of River Heights, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for River Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 River Heights:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Maury County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Giles County
- Hickman County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Marshall County
- Rutherford County
- Williamson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- River Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about River Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |