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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 Roseville (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 Roseville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Roseville 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 Roseville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Roseville:

  • Bedford County     (The home county of Roseville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roseville, with the one closest to Roseville listed first.
    • Cortner
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Cortner is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
    • Normandy
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Haley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Haley is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
    • Willow Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
    • Cascade Hollow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
    • Raus
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Raus is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
    • Wartrace
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bell Buckle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Shelbyville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
    • Vannatta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Vannatta is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
      • Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
    • Longview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Longview is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Cannon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roseville, with the one closest to Roseville listed first.
    • Hollow Springs
      (18 miles [29 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
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Bradyville is located in Cannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
    • Burgen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Burgen is located in Cannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
    • Burt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Burt is located in Cannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
    • Manus Town ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Manus Town is located in Cannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
    • Bluewing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bluewing is located in Cannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
    • Woodbury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Thomas Town ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
  • Coffee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roseville, with the one closest to Roseville listed first.
    • Homaway Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
    • Tullahoma
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Busy Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
    • Southgate Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
    • Belmont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Belmont is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Royal Oaks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
    • Manchester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Beechgrove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • New Union
      (13 miles [20.9 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
    • Teal ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Teal is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
    • Forest Mill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
    • Gossburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Gossburg is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roseville, with the one closest to Roseville listed first.
    • Estill Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Winchester Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
    • Garner Ford
      (18 miles [29 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
    • Lexie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Lexie is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
    • Decherd
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Winchester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenhaw
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
    • Liberty
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Liberty is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
    • Cowan
      (26 miles [41.8 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>
    • Beans Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
    • Sewanee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Huntland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roseville, with the one closest to Roseville listed first.
    • Pelham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Monteagle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roseville, with the one closest to Roseville listed first.
    • Booneville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Booneville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
    • Gattistown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
    • Belleville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Belleville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
    • Petersburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Elk Mill Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
    • Fayetteville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarks Ferry
      (26 miles [41.8 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
    • Corder Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
    • Hughey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hughey is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
    • Flintville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Flintville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
    • Harms
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Harms is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
    • Howell Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roseville, with the one closest to Roseville listed first.
    • Belfast
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Belfast is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
    • Talley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Talley is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
    • 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
    • Chapel Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Anes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Anes is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
    • Verona
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Verona is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
    • Holts Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
    • Delina
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Delina is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
    • Lewisburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Caney Spring
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
    • Cochran
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Cochran is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
  • Moore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roseville, with the one closest to Roseville listed first.
    • Countyline
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Countyline is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
    • Lynchburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Ridgeville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Ridgeville is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
  • Rutherford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roseville, with the one closest to Roseville listed first.
    • Plainview
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Plainview is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Midland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Midland is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
    • Rucker
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Rucker is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
    • Burns Place
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
    • Dillton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Dillton is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
    • Concord
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Kittrell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
    • Readyville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Murfreesboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Eagleville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Snell ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Snell is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
    • Allisona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Allisona is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roseville, with the one closest to Roseville listed first.
    • Morrison
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Viola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Trousdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Trousdale is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
    • Centertown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Centertown is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Williamson County

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

Cemeteries Near Roseville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roseville.

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

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

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

  • Nutt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Maupin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Vance Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Troxler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Maupin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Shofner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Landis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Daniel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • George Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cortner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Russell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Holt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Continue List   (1720 more) ...
    • Hooser Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Three Forks Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hailey Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)

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 Roseville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Roseville.

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

  • Cortner
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cortner is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
  • Haley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Haley is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
  • Normandy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Singleton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Singleton is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton
  • Wartrace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Flat Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Flat Creek is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
  • Fairfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Fairfield is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Tullahoma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Countyline
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Countyline is located in Moore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
  • Bell Buckle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Shelbyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Noah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Noah is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Belmont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Belmont is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Hawthorne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hawthorne is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
    • Lynchburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Roseville ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roseville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roseville, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roseville.

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 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 Roseville:

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 Roseville, 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- Roseville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.