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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 Sowell Ford (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 Sowell Ford. 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 Sowell Ford ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Sowell Ford: Sowell Frd.
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 northwest 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 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.
Sowell Ford is located in Maury 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 Maury County: Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Sowell Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sowell Ford:
- Maury County (The home county of Sowell Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sowell Ford, with the one closest to Sowell Ford listed first.
- Leftwich
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Philadelphia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Scribner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Culleoka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carters Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Graymere Manor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Graymere Manor is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 people
- New Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Jameson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- New Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
- Broadview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Ben ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sowell Ford, with the one closest to Sowell Ford listed first.
- Palmetto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Unionville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Whitaker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Longview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Vannatta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Shelbyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bell Buckle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sowell Ford, with the one closest to Sowell Ford listed first.
- Linton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Wrencoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sowell Ford, with the one closest to Sowell Ford listed first.
- Lynnville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trigg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Bufords
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Olivet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Campbellsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Liberty Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Powell Chapel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Wales
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Frankewing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gordon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Pisgah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Pulaski
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sowell Ford, with the one closest to Sowell Ford listed first.
- Duck River
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Primm Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Littlelot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Tottys Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sowell Ford, with the one closest to Sowell Ford listed first.
- Webber City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Ethridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sowell Ford, with the one closest to Sowell Ford listed first.
- Petersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Boonshill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Belleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Hughey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sowell Ford, with the one closest to Sowell Ford listed first.
- Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Caney Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Anes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- South Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Verona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Chapel Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Globe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Lewisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holts Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Cochran
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Oak Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Orrs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Belfast
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sowell Ford, with the one closest to Sowell Ford listed first.
- Allisona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Eagleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Midland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Snell ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Rucker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sowell Ford, with the one closest to Sowell Ford listed first.
- Duplex
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Spring Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Harpeth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Thompson's Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <1>
- Burwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Peytonsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- College Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Southall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Leipers Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Arrington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sowell Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Sowell Ford.
Cemeteries Near Sowell Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sowell Ford.
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 Sowell Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sowell Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sowell Ford, with the one closest to Sowell Ford listed first.
- Jackson Cemetery #1
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery #1
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jackson Cemetery #1 is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east of Columbia.
- The Jackson Cemetery #1 has also been known as:
- Jackson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13905 <3>
- John Sowell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sowell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the John Sowell Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the east of Columbia.
- The John Sowell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sowell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18795 <3>
- William Sowell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Andrews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Howard Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the southeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13684 <3>
- Gilliam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gilliam Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the southeast of Columbia.
- The Gilliam Cemetery has also been known as:
- Craig Cemetery
- Craig - Rook Cemetery
- Gilliam - Rook Cemetery
- Rook Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12402 <3>
- Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Branch Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the southeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9625 <3>
- Cheek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cheek Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the southeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10436 <3>
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hardison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clymore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sharp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sharp Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18330 <3>
- Continue List (1798 more) ...
- Underwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hardison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Farrar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
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 Sowell Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sowell Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sowell Ford, with the one closest to Sowell Ford listed first.
- Leftwich
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Hardison Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hardison Mill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardison Mill
- Lasea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lasea is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasea
- Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Bryant Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bryant Station is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Station
- Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Lillard Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lillard Mill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillard Mill
- Silver Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Silver Creek is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Caney Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Rally Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rally Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- South Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Verona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kedron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kedron is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
- Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sowell Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sowell Ford.
Newspapers Published in Sowell Ford ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sowell Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sowell Ford, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sowell Ford.
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 Sowell Ford:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Maury County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Davidson County
- Giles County
- Hickman County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Rutherford 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sowell Ford) 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 Sowell Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |