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 Vannatta (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 Vannatta. 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.
Vannatta is located in Bedford 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 Bedford County: Coffee, Lincoln, Marshall, Moore & Rutherford.
Below are the counties that are near Vannatta. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vannatta:
- Bedford County (The home county of Vannatta)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vannatta, with the one closest to Vannatta listed first.
- Longview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bell Buckle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shelbyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wartrace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Haley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Palmetto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Whitaker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Cortner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Normandy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Cascade Hollow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vannatta, with the one closest to Vannatta listed first.
- Bradyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Hollow Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Burgen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Burt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Woodbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bluewing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vannatta, with the one closest to Vannatta listed first.
- Beechgrove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gossburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Busy Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Homaway Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Teal ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- New Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Tullahoma
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Belmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Royal Oaks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Southgate Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Forest Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Naola ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Davidson County
- Wrencoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Franklin County
- Winchester Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Giles County
- Trigg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vannatta, with the one closest to Vannatta listed first.
- Petersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Booneville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Belleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Gattistown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
- Hughey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vannatta, with the one closest to Vannatta listed first.
- Chapel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Holts Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Anes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Caney Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Oak Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Verona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Belfast
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Orrs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Lewisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Talley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- South Berlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Cochran
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vannatta, with the one closest to Vannatta listed first.
- Leftwich
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Philadelphia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- New Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Scribner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Carters Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Culleoka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vannatta, with the one closest to Vannatta listed first.
- Countyline
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Lynchburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vannatta, with the one closest to Vannatta listed first.
- Midland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Plainview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rucker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Burns Place
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Eagleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dillton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Allisona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Patterson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Murfreesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Snell ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Kittrell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Fairfield Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fairfield Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 131 people
- Warren County
- Trousdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vannatta, with the one closest to Vannatta listed first.
- College Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arrington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Duplex
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Peytonsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Harpeth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Nolensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clovercroft
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Thompson's Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Spring Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Parry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- McEwen ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- McEwen is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,699 people
- Wilson County
- Cainsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vannatta, see our County-by-County Page for Vannatta.
Cemeteries Near Vannatta ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vannatta.
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 Vannatta - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vannatta covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vannatta, with the one closest to Vannatta listed first.
- Springer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cooper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Webb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Adcock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Steele Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Steele Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tarpley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wheelhouse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Burton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (1955 more) ...
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McLean Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ransom 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Vannatta had a post office and no railroad service. In 2014, Vannatta had a population of 398 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vannatta, with the one closest to Vannatta listed first.
- Midland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Longview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Fall Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fall Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Fosterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fosterville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Poplins Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poplins Crossroads is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplins Crossroads
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Link
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Link is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Bell Buckle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rover is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
- Shelbyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Versailles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Versailles is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Crescent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Crescent is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rockvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wartrace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rucker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vannatta. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vannatta.
Newspapers Published in Vannatta ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vannatta.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vannatta, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vannatta.
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 Vannatta:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Bedford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Davidson County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Moore County
- Rutherford County
- Warren County
- Williamson 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 Vannatta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Vannatta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |