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 Sunset Acres (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 Sunset Acres. 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 and 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.
Sunset Acres is located in Williamson 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 Williamson County: Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Marshall, Maury & Rutherford.
Below are the counties that are near Sunset Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sunset Acres:
- Williamson County (The home county of Sunset Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Acres, with the one closest to Sunset Acres listed first.
- Nolensville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Clovercroft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Brentwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood Downs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lynnwood Downs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood Downs
- Estimated population in 2014: 282 people
- McEwen ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McEwen is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,699 people
- Wildwood Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood Estates is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,098 people
- Berrys Chapel Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Berrys Chapel Heights is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys Chapel Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 551 people
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Peytonsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- College Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Forest Home
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Acres, with the one closest to Sunset Acres listed first.
- Unionville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Longview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Vannatta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Acres, with the one closest to Sunset Acres listed first.
- Pegram
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Kingston Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Marrowbone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Lillamay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Bell Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Bearwallow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Ashland City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Acres, with the one closest to Sunset Acres listed first.
- Wrencoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Antioch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Whispering Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Rural Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
- Paragon Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Oak Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
- Nashboro Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Priest Lake Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Forest Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
- Berry Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Berry Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Green Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,618 people
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Acres, with the one closest to Sunset Acres listed first.
- White Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Spencers Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Acres, with the one closest to Sunset Acres listed first.
- Holts Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Chapel Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Caney Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Anes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Verona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Acres, with the one closest to Sunset Acres listed first.
- New Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Jameson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Theta
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Carters Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- New Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- Leftwich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Fly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Hill Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
- New Flys Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Flys Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
- Santa Fe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Acres, with the one closest to Sunset Acres listed first.
- La Vergne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morrow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- Jefferson Pike
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
- Smyrna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Patterson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Snell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Colonial Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Murphree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- Leanna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Allisona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Jamestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
- Eagleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Acres, with the one closest to Sunset Acres listed first.
- Driftwood Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Driftwood Park is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,908 people
- Hendersonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Goodlettsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shackle Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
- Millersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ocana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ocana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocana
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,086 people
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Acres, with the one closest to Sunset Acres listed first.
- Rural Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Lynn Christie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Belinda City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Gladeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Juliet
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Beckwith
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Leeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Cainsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Laguardo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Doaks Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Greenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Lebanon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sunset Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Sunset Acres.
Cemeteries Near Sunset Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sunset Acres.
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 Sunset Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sunset Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sunset Acres, with the one closest to Sunset Acres listed first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Butt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Nolensville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Morton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McFarlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hamor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McKnight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (1479 more) ...
- Fly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chrisman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Battle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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 Sunset Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sunset Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sunset Acres, with the one closest to Sunset Acres listed first.
- Nolensville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wrencoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Clovercroft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Brentwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carpenters ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carpenters is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters
- Oglesby
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oglesby is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
- Arrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rocky Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Fork is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
- Kimbro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kimbro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbro
- Antioch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Callender ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Callender is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
- La Vergne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Brooklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklin is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Mount View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount View is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View
- Wilkerson ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wilkerson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sunset Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sunset Acres.
Newspapers Published in Sunset Acres ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunset Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sunset Acres, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sunset Acres.
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 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 Sunset Acres:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Williamson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Rutherford County
- Sumner 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 Sunset Acres, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunset Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |