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 Versailles (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 Versailles. 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 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.
Versailles is located in Rutherford 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 Rutherford County: Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Davidson, Marshall, Williamson & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Versailles. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Versailles:
- Rutherford County (The home county of Versailles)
- The following are listed by their distance from Versailles, with the one closest to Versailles listed first.
- Concord
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Midland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Eagleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Snell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Patterson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Rucker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Allisona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Burns Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Plainview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Murfreesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dillton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Colonial Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Versailles, with the one closest to Versailles listed first.
- Longview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Unionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Vannatta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Bell Buckle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Palmetto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Shelbyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wartrace
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Whitaker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Haley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Cortner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Normandy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Versailles, with the one closest to Versailles listed first.
- Bradyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Burgen
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Burt
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Hollow Springs
(23 miles [37 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
- Woodbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Auburntown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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 Versailles, with the one closest to Versailles listed first.
- Beechgrove
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gossburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Busy Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Teal ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Naola ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Homaway Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- New Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Manchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Versailles, with the one closest to Versailles listed first.
- Wrencoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Rural Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
- Antioch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Priest Lake Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Whispering Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Nashboro Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Paragon Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Oak Hill
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Forest Hills
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Berry Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berry Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Donelson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Lincoln County
- Petersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Versailles, with the one closest to Versailles listed first.
- Holts Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Chapel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Anes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Verona
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Berlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Oak Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- South Berlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Belfast
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Lewisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Orrs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Cochran
(25 miles [40.2 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 Versailles, with the one closest to Versailles listed first.
- Leftwich
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- New Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Philadelphia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Carters Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Jameson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Scribner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Columbia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Theta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- New Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
- Culleoka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moore County
- Countyline
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Versailles, with the one closest to Versailles listed first.
- College Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arrington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Peytonsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Nolensville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duplex
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Harpeth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Clovercroft
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Thompson's Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Parry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Spring Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Brentwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Versailles, with the one closest to Versailles listed first.
- Cainsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Rural Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Gladeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Belinda City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Lynn Christie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Statesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Versailles, see our County-by-County Page for Versailles.
Cemeteries Near Versailles ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Versailles.
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 Versailles - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Versailles covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Versailles, with the one closest to Versailles listed first.
- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sharber Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ransom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Manning Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lamb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Continue List (1891 more) ...
- Nance Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Smotherman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Spence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Versailles had a population of 24 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Versailles, with the one closest to Versailles listed first.
- Rockvale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Link
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Link is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Rover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rover is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
- Midland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Crescent
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crescent is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Longview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Overall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Overall is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Eagleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Snell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Beasley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beasley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Unionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Patterson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Holts Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Vannatta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Rucker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- 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 Versailles. See our List of 1890's Communities around Versailles.
Newspapers Published in Versailles ...
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 Versailles.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Versailles, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Versailles.
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 Versailles:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Rutherford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Davidson County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Moore 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Versailles) 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 Versailles, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |