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 Ruskin (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 Ruskin. 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.
Ruskin 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 Ruskin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ruskin:
- Dickson County (The home county of Ruskin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ruskin, with the one closest to Ruskin listed first.
- Tennessee City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Vanleer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Charlotte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Slayden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Dickson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
- Dunn Chapel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Woods Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Pomona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Stayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Burns
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tidwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ruskin, with the one closest to Ruskin listed first.
- Brevards Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
- Faxon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ruskin, with the one closest to Ruskin listed first.
- Bell Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Neptune
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Kingston Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cheap Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Henrietta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Lockertsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Ashland City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Lillamay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Pegram
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Sycamore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Marrowbone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Bearwallow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Davidson County
- Linton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ruskin, with the one closest to Ruskin listed first.
- Salt Lick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Salt Lick is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Estimated population in 2014: 508 people
- Whitehouse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Graham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Bon Aqua Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nunnelly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Wrigley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Only
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Graytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Whitfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Whitfield is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Littlelot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Primm Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ruskin, with the one closest to Ruskin listed first.
- Omega ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Erin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
- Tennessee Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- McKinnon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ruskin, with the one closest to Ruskin listed first.
- McEwen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethpage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
- Halls Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
- Pigeon Roost
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Trinity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Trinity is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
- Hurricane Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bakerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Buffalo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Grandmother Ford
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Plant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Hustburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- New Johnsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ruskin, with the one closest to Ruskin listed first.
- Louise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Oakridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
- McAllisters Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liverworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Southside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dotsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Fredonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Oakwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Woodlawn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Plains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Clarksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Louise Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
- Wingate West
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wingate West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
- Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ruskin, with the one closest to Ruskin listed first.
- Cumberland City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Throckmorton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Indian Mound
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Legate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Dover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ruskin, with the one closest to Ruskin listed first.
- Loriland
(24 miles [38.6 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fernvale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ruskin, see our County-by-County Page for Ruskin.
Cemeteries Near Ruskin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ruskin.
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 Ruskin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ruskin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ruskin, with the one closest to Ruskin listed first.
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Long Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dotson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Etheridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Adams - Nesbitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Nesbitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Yates Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (846 more) ...
- Vanhook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hargrove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Balthrop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] 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.<3>
While we didn't find Ruskin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ruskin.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ruskin, with the one closest to Ruskin listed first.
- Edgewood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Edgewood is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Tennessee City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Omega ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Sylvia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sylvia is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvia
- Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Vanleer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McEwen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Yellow Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Dickson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Charlotte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gorman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gorman is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
- Colesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colesburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cumberland Furnace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Woolworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Woolworth is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolworth
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ruskin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ruskin.
Newspapers Published in Ruskin ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ruskin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ruskin, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ruskin.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Ruskin:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Dickson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Hickman County
- Houston County
- Humphreys County
- Montgomery County
- Stewart 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> | 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 Ruskin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ruskin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |