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 Two Chestnut (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 Two Chestnut. 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 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.
Two Chestnut is located in Sumner 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 Sumner County: Allen (KY), Simpson (KY), Davidson, Macon, Robertson, Trousdale & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Two Chestnut. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Two Chestnut:
- Sumner County (The home county of Two Chestnut)
- The following are listed by their distance from Two Chestnut, with the one closest to Two Chestnut listed first.
- Walnut Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Johnsons Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- Cottontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hall Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- New Deal
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Deal is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
- Population from the 2010 Census: 368 people
- Shackle Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
- Ocana
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ocana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocana
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,086 people
- Millersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Tunnel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Fountain Head
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Hendersonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Goodlettsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Two Chestnut, with the one closest to Two Chestnut listed first.
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Bearwallow
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Pleasant View
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Marrowbone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Sycamore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Ashland City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Lillamay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Lockertsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Cheap Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Two Chestnut, with the one closest to Two Chestnut listed first.
- Ridgetop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Rayon City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Old Hickory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lakewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Marvel is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Maplewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Joelton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Addie ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Addie is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Estimated population in 2014: 650 people
- Hermitage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- East Nashville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- East Nashville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nashville
- Greenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Two Chestnut, with the one closest to Two Chestnut listed first.
- Siloam
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Green Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Two Chestnut, with the one closest to Two Chestnut listed first.
- Oak Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Port Royal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Two Chestnut, with the one closest to Two Chestnut listed first.
- White House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Calistia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Jernigan Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Mulloy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Cross Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hygeia Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Greenbrier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Orlinda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Black Jack
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Crunk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Springfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Two Chestnut, with the one closest to Two Chestnut listed first.
- Morrow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- La Vergne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Murphree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- Jefferson Pike
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
- Trousdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Two Chestnut, with the one closest to Two Chestnut listed first.
- Hartsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Johntown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Williamson County
- Wildwood Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Estates is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,098 people
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Two Chestnut, with the one closest to Two Chestnut listed first.
- Laguardo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Mount Juliet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Beckwith
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Lynn Christie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Possum Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Belinda City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Leeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Rural Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Lebanon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Gladeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Allen County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Two Chestnut, with the one closest to Two Chestnut listed first.
- Adolphus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Aerial
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Petroleum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Pope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pope is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Red Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Trammel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trammel is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Halfway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Logan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Two Chestnut, with the one closest to Two Chestnut listed first.
- Adairville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Schochoh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Keysburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Auburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- South Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cave Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Ferguson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Olmstead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Simpson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Two Chestnut, with the one closest to Two Chestnut listed first.
- Black Jack
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Prices Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Neosheo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Salmons
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Gold City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Warren County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Two Chestnut, with the one closest to Two Chestnut listed first.
- Woodburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Drake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Drake is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Two Chestnut, see our County-by-County Page for Two Chestnut.
Cemeteries Near Two Chestnut ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Two Chestnut.
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 Two Chestnut - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Two Chestnut covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Two Chestnut, with the one closest to Two Chestnut listed first.
- Palmer Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Upchurch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Latimer - Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Honeycutt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ponds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Garrison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Parm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Zarecor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brinkley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Continue List (881 more) ...
- Shaw Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bigbee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Two Chestnut in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Two Chestnut.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Two Chestnut, with the one closest to Two Chestnut listed first.
- White House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Hill is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Cottontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Calistia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Baggettsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Baggettsville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baggettsville
- Lohman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lohman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohman
- Mulloy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Saundersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saundersville is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saundersville
- South Tunnel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Cross Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hygeia Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ridgetop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Bakers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bakers is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers
- Goodlettsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Two Chestnut. See our List of 1890's Communities around Two Chestnut.
Newspapers Published in Two Chestnut ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Two Chestnut.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Two Chestnut, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Two Chestnut.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Two Chestnut:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sumner County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Macon County
- Montgomery County
- Robertson County
- Rutherford County
- Trousdale County
- Williamson County
- Wilson County
- Allen County
- Logan County
- Simpson County
- Warren 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> | 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 Two Chestnut, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Two Chestnut) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |