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 Strauss Mill (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 Strauss Mill. 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 Strauss Mill ...
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 Strauss Mill: Strauss Ml. (or less commonly used: Strauss Mll.)
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 and doctors 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.
Strauss Mill is located in Coffee 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 Coffee County: Bedford, Cannon, Franklin, Grundy, Moore, Rutherford & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Strauss Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Strauss Mill:
- Coffee County (The home county of Strauss Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Strauss Mill, with the one closest to Strauss Mill listed first.
- Teal ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Busy Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- New Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Manchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Forest Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Naola ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Beechgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Gossburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Belmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Winton Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Homaway Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strauss Mill, with the one closest to Strauss Mill listed first.
- Cascade Hollow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Cortner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Normandy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Haley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Wartrace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Willow Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Bell Buckle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Raus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Shelbyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Vannatta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Longview
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Unionville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strauss Mill, with the one closest to Strauss Mill listed first.
- Hollow Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Burgen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Bradyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Burt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Bluewing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Woodbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Woods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Auburntown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Gassaway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strauss Mill, with the one closest to Strauss Mill listed first.
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strauss Mill, with the one closest to Strauss Mill listed first.
- Estill Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Winchester Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Decherd
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Greenhaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Winchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Garner Ford
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Sand Switch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Sewanee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cowan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Marys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Lexie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strauss Mill, with the one closest to Strauss Mill listed first.
- Pelham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Beersheba Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Coalmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Monteagle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sartain Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Gruetli
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Tracy City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gruetli - Laager
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lankford Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strauss Mill, with the one closest to Strauss Mill listed first.
- Booneville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Gattistown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strauss Mill, with the one closest to Strauss Mill listed first.
- Countyline
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Ridgeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Lynchburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strauss Mill, with the one closest to Strauss Mill listed first.
- Plainview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Readyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Burns Place
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Kittrell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Rucker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Dillton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Midland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Murfreesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Milton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Compton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Fairfield Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 131 people
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Snell ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strauss Mill, with the one closest to Strauss Mill listed first.
- Morrison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Trousdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Viola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Centertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Daylight
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- McMinnville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lucky
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Smyrna
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- Shellsford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Gath
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Dibrell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strauss Mill, with the one closest to Strauss Mill listed first.
- Cainsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Cottage Home
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Strauss Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Strauss Mill.
Cemeteries Near Strauss Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Strauss Mill.
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 Strauss Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Strauss Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Strauss Mill, with the one closest to Strauss Mill listed first.
- Trail Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Duncan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hurricane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Welker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ogles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wisers Bluff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Keele Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Farrar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cummingham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1436 more) ...
- Granny Hickerson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cypress Garden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Strauss Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Strauss Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Strauss Mill, with the one closest to Strauss Mill listed first.
- Teal ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Holly ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holly is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Noah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Noah is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Manchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Summitville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Summitville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Naola ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Hollow Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Beechgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gossburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Belmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairfield is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Cortner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Normandy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wartrace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Haley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Strauss Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Strauss Mill.
Newspapers Published in Strauss Mill ...
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 Strauss Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Strauss Mill, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Strauss Mill.
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 either 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 Strauss Mill:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Coffee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cannon County
- DeKalb County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Lincoln County
- Moore County
- Rutherford County
- Warren County
- Wilson 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Strauss Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Strauss Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |