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 Settlers Point (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 Settlers Point. 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 Settlers Point ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Settlers Point: Settlers Pt.
- While the name of this community is Settlers Point, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Settlers Point may originally have been Settler's Point.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Settlers Point might be written as Settler Point.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Settlers Point is located in Williamson 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 Williamson County: Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Marshall, Maury & Rutherford.
Below are the counties that are near Settlers Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Settlers Point:
- Williamson County (The home county of Settlers Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Settlers Point, with the one closest to Settlers Point listed first.
- Forest Home
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Old Town ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Berrys Chapel Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Berrys Chapel Heights is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys Chapel Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 551 people
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Southall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Leipers Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lynnwood Downs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lynnwood Downs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood Downs
- Estimated population in 2014: 282 people
- McEwen ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McEwen is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,699 people
- Parry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Fernvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Wildwood Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood Estates is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,098 people
- Brentwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bedford County
- Unionville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Settlers Point, with the one closest to Settlers Point listed first.
- Kingston Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pegram
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Bell Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Lillamay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Marrowbone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Ashland City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Bearwallow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Sycamore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Cheap Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Lockertsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Settlers Point, with the one closest to Settlers Point listed first.
- Linton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Bellevue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Forest Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
- Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tennessee Towne is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Towne
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,347 people
- Belle Meade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Meade is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,788 people
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Watkins is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Green Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,618 people
- Oak Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
- Wrencoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Whispering Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Berry Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Berry Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Paragon Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Settlers Point, with the one closest to Settlers Point listed first.
- White Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spencers Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Abiff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Burns
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tidwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Pomona
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- White Oak Flat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Bellsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- Dickson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Charlotte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
- Pond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Settlers Point, with the one closest to Settlers Point listed first.
- Primm Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Bon Aqua Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wrigley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Littlelot
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Duck River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Tottys Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Graytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Graham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Nunnelly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Settlers Point, with the one closest to Settlers Point listed first.
- Holts Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Caney Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Chapel Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Anes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Verona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Settlers Point, with the one closest to Settlers Point listed first.
- Theta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Jameson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- New Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Carters Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Fly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Hill Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
- New Flys Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Flys Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
- New Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- Santa Fe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chartersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chartersville is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
- Arkland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Arkland is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Settlers Point, with the one closest to Settlers Point listed first.
- Allisona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Patterson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- La Vergne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Eagleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morrow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- Jefferson Pike
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
- Snell ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Smyrna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Murphree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- Leanna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Settlers Point, with the one closest to Settlers Point listed first.
- Driftwood Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Driftwood Park is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,908 people
- Goodlettsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Settlers Point, with the one closest to Settlers Point listed first.
- Rural Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Lynn Christie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Belinda City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Mount Juliet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Settlers Point, see our County-by-County Page for Settlers Point.
Cemeteries Near Settlers Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Settlers Point.
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 Settlers Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Settlers Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Settlers Point, with the one closest to Settlers Point listed first.
- Slave Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slave Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Slave Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Franklin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18596 <4>
- Short Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tucker - Garrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hughes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Moss Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Boyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Boyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Glass Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Slave Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Continue List (1414 more) ...
- Perkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Short - Poynor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Settlers Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Settlers Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Settlers Point, with the one closest to Settlers Point listed first.
- Bingham
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bingham is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Forest Home
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Leipers Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Southall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grassland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grassland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Linton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- West Harpeth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harpeth
- Beachville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beachville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachville
- Fernvale Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fernvale Springs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale Springs
- Fernvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boston is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Callender ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Callender is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
- Carpenters ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Carpenters is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters
- Brentwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Settlers Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Settlers Point.
Newspapers Published in Settlers Point ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Settlers Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Settlers Point, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Settlers Point.
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 helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Settlers Point:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Williamson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Hickman County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Rutherford County
- Sumner County
- Wilson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Settlers Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Settlers Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |