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 Shackle Island (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 Shackle Island. 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 Shackle Island ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Shackle Island: Shackle Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 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.
Shackle Island is located in Sumner 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 Sumner County: Allen (KY), Simpson (KY), Davidson, Macon, Robertson, Trousdale & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Shackle Island. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shackle Island:
- Sumner County (The home county of Shackle Island)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shackle Island, with the one closest to Shackle Island listed first.
- Ocana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ocana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocana
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,086 people
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Hendersonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goodlettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Millersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Cottontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Driftwood Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Driftwood Park is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,908 people
- Johnsons Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- Gallatin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hall Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- New Deal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Deal is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
- Population from the 2010 Census: 368 people
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shackle Island, with the one closest to Shackle Island listed first.
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Bearwallow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Marrowbone
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Pleasant View
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sycamore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Lillamay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Ashland City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Lockertsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Pegram
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Cheap Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shackle Island, with the one closest to Shackle Island listed first.
- Old Hickory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rayon City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Lakewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Ridgetop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Madison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Marvel is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
- Hermitage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Maplewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- East Nashville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Nashville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nashville
- Donelson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Joelton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shackle Island, with the one closest to Shackle Island listed first.
- Green Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Siloam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shackle Island, with the one closest to Shackle Island listed first.
- White House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Calistia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Hygeia Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Jernigan Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Greenbrier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Mulloy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Cross Plains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Crunk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Orlinda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mitchell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Springfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shackle Island, with the one closest to Shackle Island listed first.
- Morrow
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- La Vergne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Murphree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- Jefferson Pike
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
- Smyrna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Trousdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shackle Island, with the one closest to Shackle Island listed first.
- Hartsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Johntown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shackle Island, with the one closest to Shackle Island listed first.
- Wildwood Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Estates is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,098 people
- Brentwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nolensville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood Downs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lynnwood Downs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood Downs
- Estimated population in 2014: 282 people
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shackle Island, with the one closest to Shackle Island listed first.
- Laguardo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Mount Juliet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn Christie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Beckwith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Belinda City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Leeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Possum Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Rural Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Gladeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Greenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Allen County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shackle Island, with the one closest to Shackle Island listed first.
- Adolphus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Aerial
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Petroleum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Logan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shackle Island, with the one closest to Shackle Island listed first.
- Adairville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Schochoh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Keysburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Simpson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shackle Island, with the one closest to Shackle Island listed first.
- Black Jack
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Prices Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Neosheo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gold City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Salmons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shackle Island, see our County-by-County Page for Shackle Island.
Cemeteries Near Shackle Island ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shackle Island.
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 Shackle Island - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shackle Island covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shackle Island, with the one closest to Shackle Island listed first.
- Old Beech Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- McMurtry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Watkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bentle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Honeycutt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Craig - Hudson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Douglas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McMurtry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Latimer - Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Upchurch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (989 more) ...
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Murphy - Bush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dorris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Shackle Island in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shackle Island.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shackle Island, with the one closest to Shackle Island listed first.
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Hendersonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saundersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saundersville is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saundersville
- White Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Hill is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
- Goodlettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lohman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lohman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohman
- Old Hickory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- White House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cottontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bakers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bakers is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers
- Ridgetop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Union Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Union Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Madison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gallatin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Baggettsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baggettsville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baggettsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shackle Island. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shackle Island.
Newspapers Published in Shackle Island ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shackle Island.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shackle Island, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shackle Island.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Shackle Island:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sumner County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Macon County
- Robertson County
- Rutherford County
- Trousdale County
- Williamson County
- Wilson County
- Allen County
- Logan County
- Simpson 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> | 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 Shackle Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shackle Island) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |