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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Sailors Rest. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Sailors Rest to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sailors Rest, please Contact Us.

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 Sailors Rest (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 Sailors Rest. 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 Sailors Rest ...

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 have occurred.

While the name of this community is Sailors Rest, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Sailors Rest may originally have been Sailor's Rest.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Sailors Rest might be written as Sailor Rest.

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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Sailors Rest is historic, it would have been located within present day Montgomery County.

To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Montgomery County: Christian (KY), Todd (KY), Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Robertson & Stewart.

Below are the counties that are near Sailors Rest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sailors Rest:

  • Montgomery County     (The home county of Sailors Rest)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sailors Rest, with the one closest to Sailors Rest listed first.
    • Oakridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
      • Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
    • Louise
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
      • Louise is located in Montgomery County
    • Dotsonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
      • Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
    • McAllisters Crossroads
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAllisters Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllisters Crossroads
      • McAllisters Crossroads is located in Montgomery County
    • Liverworth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
      • Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
    • Southside
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Oakwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
    • Clarksville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Louise Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louise Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
      • Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
    • Wingate West
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingate West have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
      • Wingate West is located in Montgomery County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
    • Fredonia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
    • Swan Lake Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
      • Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sailors Rest, with the one closest to Sailors Rest listed first.
    • Faxon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
      • Faxon is located in Benton County
    • Brevards Ferry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brevards Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
      • Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
  • Cheatham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sailors Rest, with the one closest to Sailors Rest listed first.
    • Neptune
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
      • Neptune is located in Cheatham County
    • Henrietta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrietta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
      • Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
    • Cheap Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheap Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
      • Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
    • Lockertsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
      • Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
    • Ashland City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
      • Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
    • Sycamore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
    • Bell Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
      • Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
    • Lillamay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
      • Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
    • Pleasant View
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Bearwallow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
      • Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
    • Marrowbone
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marrowbone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
      • Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
    • Kingston Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Springs
      • Kingston Springs is located in Cheatham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston Springs <4>
  • Dickson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sailors Rest, with the one closest to Sailors Rest listed first.
    • Slayden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
      • Slayden is located in Dickson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Woods Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
      • Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
    • Dunn Chapel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunn Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
      • Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
    • Vanleer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Stayton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
      • Stayton is located in Dickson County
    • Charlotte
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pond
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
      • Pond is located in Dickson County
    • Tennessee City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennessee City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
      • Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
    • White Oak Flat
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
      • White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
    • Bellsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
      • Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
    • Dickson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Water Valley ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
      • Water Valley is located in Dickson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
  • Hickman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sailors Rest, with the one closest to Sailors Rest listed first.
    • Salt Lick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
      • Salt Lick is located in Hickman County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 508 people
    • Whitehouse
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
      • Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sailors Rest, with the one closest to Sailors Rest listed first.
    • Erin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
      • Erin is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erin <4>
    • Brownsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Houston County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
    • Tennessee Ridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Magnolia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Magnolia is located in Houston County
    • McKinnon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKinnon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
      • McKinnon is located in Houston County
  • Humphreys County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sailors Rest, with the one closest to Sailors Rest listed first.
    • McEwen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
      • McEwen is located in Humphreys County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McEwen <4>
    • Halls Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
      • Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
    • Trinity
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
      • Trinity is located in Humphreys County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
    • Bethpage
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethpage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
      • Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
    • Pigeon Roost
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Roost have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
      • Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
    • Waverly
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hurricane Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Plant
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
      • Plant is located in Humphreys County
  • Robertson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sailors Rest, with the one closest to Sailors Rest listed first.
    • Stroudville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
      • Stroudville is located in Robertson County
    • Sandy Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
      • Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
  • Stewart County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sailors Rest, with the one closest to Sailors Rest listed first.
    • Cumberland City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Throckmorton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
      • Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
    • Indian Mound
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Legate
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Legate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
      • Legate is located in Stewart County
    • Dover
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Stewart County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
      • Former name for Dover:
      • Monroe
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
    • Parker Town ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
      • Parker Town is located in Stewart County
    • Bumpus Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Tobaccoport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tobaccoport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobaccoport
      • Tobaccoport is located in Stewart County
  • Christian County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sailors Rest, with the one closest to Sailors Rest listed first.
    • LaFayette
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaFayette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
      • LaFayette is located in Christian County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFayette <4>
    • Oak Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Christian County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,369 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <4>
    • Bennettstown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
      • Bennettstown is located in Christian County (KY)
    • Howel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
      • Howel is located in Christian County (KY)
    • Herndon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
      • Herndon is located in Christian County (KY)
  • Todd County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sailors Rest, with the one closest to Sailors Rest listed first.
    • Guthrie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guthrie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
      • Guthrie is located in Todd County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,426 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guthrie <4>
    • Trenton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
      • Trenton is located in Todd County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <4>

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

Newspapers Published in Sailors Rest ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sailors Rest.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sailors Rest, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sailors Rest.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Sailors Rest:

Cemeteries Near Sailors Rest ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sailors Rest.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Lyle Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyle Cemetery
  • Ellis Mills Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Mills Cemetery
  • Shelton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelton Cemetery
  • Sullivan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sullivan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sullivan Cemetery
  • Hicks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hicks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicks Cemetery
  • Allen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
  • Adams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Parchman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parchman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parchman Cemetery
  • Schmittou Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Baggett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baggett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baggett Cemetery
  • Continue List   (811 more) ...
    • Cedar Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
    • Lillys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lillys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lillys Cemetery
    • Schmittou Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schmittou Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schmittou Cemetery

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.

Sailors Rest itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Shiloh
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
  • Yellow Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
    • Yellow Creek is located in Houston County
  • Cumberland City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Omega ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omega have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
    • Omega is located in Houston County
  • Woods Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
    • Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
  • Louise
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
    • Louise is located in Montgomery County
  • Palmyra
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
    • Palmyra is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
  • Needmore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
    • Needmore is located in Montgomery County
  • Erin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
    • Erin is located in Houston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erin <4>
  • Vanleer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hematite
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hematite have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
    • Hematite is located in Montgomery County
  • Dotsonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
    • Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bellamy ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellamy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
      • Bellamy is located in Montgomery County
    • McAllisters Crossroads
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAllisters Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllisters Crossroads
      • McAllisters Crossroads is located in Montgomery County
    • Edgewood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
      • Edgewood is located in Dickson County

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montgomerycountytn.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Sailors Rest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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).
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Sailors Rest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sailors Rest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3442, Longitude: -87.5389       In this case, the coordinates for Sailors Rest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.




 

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