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 Stryker Village (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 Stryker Village. 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 Stryker Village ...
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 Stryker Village: Stryker Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Stryker Village is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Christian (KY), Todd (KY), Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Robertson & Stewart.
Below are the counties that are near Stryker Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stryker Village:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Stryker Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stryker Village, with the one closest to Stryker Village listed first.
- Louise Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
- Woodlawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Bethlehem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Lake Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Wingate West
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wingate West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
- Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
- Oakwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Dotsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Sango
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Oakridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
- Port Royal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Liverworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stryker Village, with the one closest to Stryker Village listed first.
- Henrietta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Neptune
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Cheap Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Lockertsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Pleasant View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stryker Village, with the one closest to Stryker Village listed first.
- Dunn Chapel
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Slayden
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Woods Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Stayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Vanleer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bellsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stryker Village, with the one closest to Stryker Village listed first.
- Brownsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
- Erin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Omega ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Tennessee Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stryker Village, with the one closest to Stryker Village listed first.
- Adams
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Stroudville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Cedar Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sandy Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Flewellyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Barren Plain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Coopertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stryker Village, with the one closest to Stryker Village listed first.
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Legate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Indian Mound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Throckmorton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Cumberland City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bumpus Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
- Snider
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Caldwell County (KY)
- Cobb
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb is located in Caldwell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Christian County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stryker Village, with the one closest to Stryker Village listed first.
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Howel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Howel is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
- Garrettsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Garrettsburg is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- Herndon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Herndon is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Pembroke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bennettstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bennettstown is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
- LaFayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Church Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Hopkinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Newstead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newstead is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
- Fairview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gracey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gracey is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- Fearsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fearsville is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearsville
- Logan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stryker Village, with the one closest to Stryker Village listed first.
- Keysburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Olmstead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Ferguson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Gordonsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Justice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Justice is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Cave Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Todd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stryker Village, with the one closest to Stryker Village listed first.
- Trenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Guthrie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Anderson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Anderson is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Hadensville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Elkton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Allensville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Allensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Allegre
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Allegre is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
- Sharon Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
- Kirkmansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkmansville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
- Clifty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clifty is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Trigg County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stryker Village, with the one closest to Stryker Village listed first.
- Caledonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Cadiz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cerulean
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wallonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wallonia is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
- Canton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Canton is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stryker Village, see our County-by-County Page for Stryker Village.
Cemeteries Near Stryker Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stryker Village.
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 Stryker Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stryker Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stryker Village, with the one closest to Stryker Village listed first.
- Good Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garrott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McKnight Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Howard Major Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Major Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Double Barn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (626 more) ...
- Elliott Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Haynes Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Stryker Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stryker Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stryker Village, with the one closest to Stryker Village listed first.
- Birchwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Birchwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Kennedy
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kennedy is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ringgold
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ringgold is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Peachers Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Peachers Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachers Mill
- Howel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Howel is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
- Garrettsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Garrettsburg is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- Jordan Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Springs
- Woodlawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Providence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Providence is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Clarksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Bethlehem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Beverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Herndon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Herndon is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Oakwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stryker Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stryker Village.
Newspapers Published in Stryker Village ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stryker Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stryker Village, 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 Stryker Village.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Stryker Village:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Dickson County
- Houston County
- Robertson County
- Stewart County
- Caldwell County
- Christian County
- Logan County
- Todd County
- Trigg 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 Stryker Village, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stryker Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |