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 Saulsbury (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 Saulsbury. 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 hospitals 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.
Saulsbury is located in Wilson 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 Wilson County: Cannon, Davidson, DeKalb, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner & Trousdale.
Below are the counties that are near Saulsbury. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saulsbury:
- Wilson County (The home county of Saulsbury)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saulsbury, with the one closest to Saulsbury listed first.
- Commerce
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Linwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Watertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Doaks Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Lebanon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Statesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Round Top
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Possum Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Cottage Home
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
- Cainsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saulsbury, with the one closest to Saulsbury listed first.
- Auburntown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Gassaway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Woodbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Woods
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Bluewing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Burt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Bradyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Burgen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Clay County
- Jenkins Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saulsbury, with the one closest to Saulsbury listed first.
- Hermitage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Priest Lake Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Lakewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Nashboro Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Old Hickory
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rural Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
- Donelson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marvel is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
- Rayon City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saulsbury, with the one closest to Saulsbury listed first.
- Alexandria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Temperance Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Dowelltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Smithville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Philippi
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Johnsons Chapel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Young Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saulsbury, with the one closest to Saulsbury listed first.
- Nameless
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Rough Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Haydenburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- North Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Gainesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saulsbury, with the one closest to Saulsbury listed first.
- Green Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Meadorville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Gibbs Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Lafayette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mill Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Siloam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Frog Pond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Red Boiling Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saulsbury, with the one closest to Saulsbury listed first.
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
- Lafayette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lafayette is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
- Boma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Baxter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Burton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Boiling Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Ditty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saulsbury, with the one closest to Saulsbury listed first.
- Milton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Walter Hill Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walter Hill Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Hill Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 401 people
- Walterhill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Compton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Murphree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- Readyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 131 people
- Jamestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
- Leanna
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Colonial Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Kittrell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Jefferson Pike
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saulsbury, with the one closest to Saulsbury listed first.
- Shaver Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Brush Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Rock City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Bluff Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Gordonsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hickman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- South Carthage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Carthage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monoville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Dixon Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Chestnut Mound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Defeated
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saulsbury, with the one closest to Saulsbury listed first.
- Castalian Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Chipman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chipman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
- Trousdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Rogana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Bethpage
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gallatin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bledsoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Bransford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bransford is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
- Westmoreland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rock Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Ocana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ocana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocana
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,086 people
- Hendersonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Trousdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saulsbury, with the one closest to Saulsbury listed first.
- Johntown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Hartsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Warren County
- Lucky
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saulsbury, with the one closest to Saulsbury listed first.
- Peeled Chestnut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Fanchers Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saulsbury, see our County-by-County Page for Saulsbury.
Cemeteries Near Saulsbury ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saulsbury.
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 Saulsbury - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saulsbury covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saulsbury, with the one closest to Saulsbury listed first.
- Commerce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- House Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tuggle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rollins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Enoch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (947 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Williams Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Watertown.
- The Williams Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Williams Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484770 <3>
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Saulsbury in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saulsbury.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saulsbury, with the one closest to Saulsbury listed first.
- Commerce
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Jennings ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jennings is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Linwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Grant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grant is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Tuckers Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckers Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroads
- Watertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shop Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shop Springs is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Springs
- Bellwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bellwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Cherry Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Valley is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Spring Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Brush Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Middleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Middleton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Middleton
- Rome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Alexandria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saulsbury. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saulsbury.
Newspapers Published in Saulsbury ...
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 Saulsbury.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saulsbury, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saulsbury.
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 Saulsbury:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Wilson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cannon County
- Clay County
- Davidson County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Macon County
- Putnam County
- Rutherford County
- Smith County
- Sumner County
- Trousdale County
- Warren County
- White 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saulsbury) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Saulsbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |