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 Taylorsville (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 Taylorsville. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Taylorsville 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 Taylorsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Taylorsville:
- Maury County (The home county of Taylorsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville, with the one closest to Taylorsville listed first.
- Chapel Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
- Hampshire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenfield Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
- Williamsport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Arkland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Arkland is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
- Sawdust
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sawdust is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
- Armour Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Armour Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
- Chartersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chartersville is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
- Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zion is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ben ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Ashwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesboro is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
- Davidson County
- Linton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville, with the one closest to Taylorsville listed first.
- Abiff
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Spencers Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Tidwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Pomona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Burns
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville, with the one closest to Taylorsville listed first.
- Liberty Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Campbellsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Lynnville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bufords
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Weakley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Olivet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Bodenham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Wales
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville, with the one closest to Taylorsville listed first.
- Duck River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Littlelot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Swan Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Tottys Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Primm Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Graytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Aetna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hornertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hornertown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornertown
- Estimated population in 2014: 412 people
- Wrigley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Nunnelly
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Lyles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Graham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Humphreys County
- Grandmother Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville, with the one closest to Taylorsville listed first.
- Henryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Webber City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Ethridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Flatwoods
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Park Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Lawrenceburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New Prospect
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville, with the one closest to Taylorsville listed first.
- Kimmins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Hohenwald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Voorhies
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville, with the one closest to Taylorsville listed first.
- Berlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- South Berlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Globe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Caney Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Anes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Verona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Cochran
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Cornersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville, with the one closest to Taylorsville listed first.
- Beardstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Lobelville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville, with the one closest to Taylorsville listed first.
- Ashland Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
- Slickrock Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville, with the one closest to Taylorsville listed first.
- Burwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Spring Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Leipers Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson's Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Fernvale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Duplex
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Loriland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Loriland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,735 people
- Harpeth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Southall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Parry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Forest Home
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Taylorsville, see our County-by-County Page for Taylorsville.
Cemeteries Near Taylorsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Taylorsville.
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 Taylorsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Taylorsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Taylorsville, with the one closest to Taylorsville listed first.
- Old Cathey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cathey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cathey Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Hampshire.
- The Cathey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Catheys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10301 <3>
- Worley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Worley Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the north of Hampshire.
- The Worley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Whiteside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20226 <3>
- Kittrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jones Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jones Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the north of Hampshire.
- The Jones Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jones Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14146 <3>
- South Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Point Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the South Point Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Williamsport.
- The South Point Cemetery has also been known as:
- Edwards Cemetery
- South Point Edwards Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18789 <3>
- Baxter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Booker Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Booker Ridge Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Hampshire.
- The Booker Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Booker Ridge Original Church Cemetery
- Booker Ridge Original Church of God
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2361989 <3>
- Blair - Love Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair - Love Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blair - Love Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Williamsport.
- The Blair - Love Cemetery has also been known as:
- Love Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14877 <3>
- Love Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pleasant Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kittrell Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kittrell Family Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west of Columbia.
- The Kittrell Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kittrell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2281998 <3>
- Continue List (1242 more) ...
- Kittrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Delk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Conner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
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 Taylorsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Taylorsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Taylorsville, with the one closest to Taylorsville listed first.
- Hampshire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kettle Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kettle Mills is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Mills
- Williamsport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Canaan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Duck River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bluffpoint ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bluffpoint is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffpoint
- Ashwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Ben ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Water Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Water Valley is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Jones Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jones Valley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
- Frierson Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sunrise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sunrise is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Palestine ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Palestine is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Littlelot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Taylorsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Taylorsville.
Newspapers Published in Taylorsville ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Taylorsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Taylorsville, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Taylorsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Taylorsville:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Maury County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Giles County
- Hickman County
- Humphreys County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Marshall County
- Perry County
- Wayne 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 '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- Taylorsville) 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 Taylorsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |