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 Singleton (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 Singleton. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 west 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.
Singleton is located in Bedford 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 Bedford County: Coffee, Lincoln, Marshall, Moore & Rutherford.
Below are the counties that are near Singleton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Singleton:
- Bedford County (The home county of Singleton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Singleton, with the one closest to Singleton listed first.
- Raus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Willow Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Haley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Cascade Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Normandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cortner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Shelbyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wartrace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bell Buckle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Vannatta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Whitaker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Singleton, with the one closest to Singleton listed first.
- Hollow Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Bradyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Burgen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Burt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Singleton, with the one closest to Singleton listed first.
- Homaway Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Tullahoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Southgate Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Busy Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Belmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Beechgrove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Manchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Royal Oaks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- New Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Gossburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Teal ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Forest Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Singleton, with the one closest to Singleton listed first.
- Garner Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Winchester Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Estill Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lexie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Decherd
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenhaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Beans Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Huntland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cowan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Marys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Giles County
- Trigg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Grundy County
- Pelham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Singleton, with the one closest to Singleton listed first.
- Booneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Belleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Gattistown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
- Petersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Mill Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Clarks Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Fayetteville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hughey
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Corder Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Harms
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Flintville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Boonshill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Singleton, with the one closest to Singleton listed first.
- Belfast
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Talley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Oak Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Orrs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Chapel Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Delina
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Anes
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Lewisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Verona
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Yell
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Cochran
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Caney Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Maury County
- Leftwich
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Singleton, with the one closest to Singleton listed first.
- Countyline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Lynchburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Singleton, with the one closest to Singleton listed first.
- Midland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Plainview
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Rucker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Burns Place
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Concord
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dillton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Eagleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kittrell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Allisona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Murfreesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Readyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Patterson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Singleton, with the one closest to Singleton listed first.
- Morrison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Viola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Trousdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Williamson County
- College Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Singleton, see our County-by-County Page for Singleton.
Cemeteries Near Singleton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Singleton.
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 Singleton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Singleton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Singleton, with the one closest to Singleton listed first.
- Edmonson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Terry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Elkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kimzey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Young Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hornaday - Miles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jenkins Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hix Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hornaday - Proby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (1781 more) ...
- Ferguson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Key Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Singleton had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Singleton, with the one closest to Singleton listed first.
- Flat Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Haley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Normandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cortner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Shelbyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Countyline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Wartrace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hawthorne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hawthorne is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Pleasant Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Lynchburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tullahoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Chestnut Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Booneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Ridgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Singleton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Singleton.
Newspapers Published in Singleton ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Singleton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Singleton, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Singleton.
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 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 Singleton:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Bedford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Grundy County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Moore County
- Rutherford County
- Warren County
- Williamson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Singleton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Singleton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |