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 Vesta (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 Vesta. 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 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.
Vesta is located in Wilson 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 Wilson County: Cannon, Davidson, DeKalb, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner & Trousdale.
Below are the counties that are near Vesta. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vesta:
- Wilson County (The home county of Vesta)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vesta, with the one closest to Vesta listed first.
- Gladeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rural Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Leeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Belinda City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Doaks Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Beckwith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Lynn Christie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Cainsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Lebanon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Juliet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Possum Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Linwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Bedford County
- Longview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vesta, with the one closest to Vesta listed first.
- Auburntown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Gassaway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Burt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Woodbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bradyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Burgen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Bluewing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Coffee County
- Gossburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vesta, with the one closest to Vesta listed first.
- Priest Lake Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Rural Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
- Nashboro Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Hermitage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Donelson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Mudtavern
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Wrencoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Lakewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Paragon Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Whispering Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Marvel is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vesta, with the one closest to Vesta listed first.
- Alexandria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Dowelltown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Temperance Hall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Macon County
- Green Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Marshall County
- Holts Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Robertson County
- White House
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vesta, with the one closest to Vesta listed first.
- Murphree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- Walter Hill Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Walter Hill Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Hill Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 401 people
- Jamestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
- Leanna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Walterhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Jefferson Pike
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
- Smyrna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morrow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- Colonial Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- La Vergne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 131 people
- Compton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Murfreesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vesta, with the one closest to Vesta listed first.
- Brush Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Shaver Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Rock City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Hickman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Gordonsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bluff Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Dixon Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- South Carthage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Carthage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monoville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vesta, with the one closest to Vesta listed first.
- Driftwood Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Driftwood Park is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,908 people
- Hendersonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gallatin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Trousdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Castalian Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ocana
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ocana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocana
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,086 people
- Shackle Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Goodlettsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rogana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Chipman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chipman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
- Cottontown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Millersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trousdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vesta, with the one closest to Vesta listed first.
- Hartsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Johntown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vesta, with the one closest to Vesta listed first.
- Nolensville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brentwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Arrington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clovercroft
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- College Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wildwood Estates is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,098 people
- Lynnwood Downs
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- McEwen is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,699 people
- Peytonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Berrys Chapel Heights
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Forest Home
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Old Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vesta, see our County-by-County Page for Vesta.
Cemeteries Near Vesta ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vesta.
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 Vesta - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vesta covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vesta, with the one closest to Vesta listed first.
- Lannom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Barber Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Browns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Welch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sneed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Russell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Garrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McPeak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Swain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (1277 more) ...
- EAdes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Charleton Ford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Short Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Vesta had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vesta, with the one closest to Vesta listed first.
- Bairds Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bairds Mill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairds Mill
- Oak Point ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Point is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
- Holloway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holloway is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Rural Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Smyrna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walterhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Leeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Tuckers Gap ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tuckers Gap is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Gap
- Dodoburg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dodoburg is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodoburg
- Couchville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Couchville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couchville
- La Vergne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Silver Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Silver Springs is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Beckwith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Cainsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Kimbro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kimbro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbro
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vesta. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vesta.
Newspapers Published in Vesta ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vesta.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vesta, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vesta.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Vesta:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Wilson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Davidson County
- DeKalb County
- Macon County
- Marshall County
- Robertson County
- Rutherford County
- Smith County
- Sumner County
- Trousdale 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> | 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 Vesta, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Vesta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |