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 Walnut Ridge (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 Walnut Ridge. 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.
Name Variations for Walnut Ridge ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Walnut Ridge: Walnut Rdg. (or less commonly used: Walnut Rdge. or Walnut Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Walnut Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Walnut Ridge.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Walnut Ridge 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 Walnut Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walnut Ridge:
- Rutherford County (The home county of Walnut Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Ridge, with the one closest to Walnut Ridge listed first.
- Jefferson Pike
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
- La Vergne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Morrow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- Colonial Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Murphree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- Leanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Snell ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Jamestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
- Patterson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Walter Hill Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Walter Hill Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Hill Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 401 people
- Walterhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Ridge, with the one closest to Walnut Ridge listed first.
- Longview
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Unionville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Vannatta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Bell Buckle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Ridge, with the one closest to Walnut Ridge listed first.
- Auburntown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Bradyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Burt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Ridge, with the one closest to Walnut Ridge listed first.
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Pegram
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Marrowbone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Kingston Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lillamay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Coffee County
- Gossburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Ridge, with the one closest to Walnut Ridge listed first.
- Rural Hill
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Wrencoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Antioch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nashboro Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Priest Lake Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Whispering Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Paragon Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Oak Hill
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Donelson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Berry Hill
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Mudtavern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Ridge, with the one closest to Walnut Ridge listed first.
- Holts Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Chapel Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Caney Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Anes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Ridge, with the one closest to Walnut Ridge listed first.
- New Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Jameson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Carters Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Theta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Ridge, with the one closest to Walnut Ridge listed first.
- Driftwood Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Driftwood Park is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,908 people
- Hendersonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Goodlettsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shackle Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
- Ocana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ocana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocana
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,086 people
- Gallatin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Millersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Trousdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Ridge, with the one closest to Walnut Ridge listed first.
- Nolensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arrington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brentwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clovercroft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- College Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Peytonsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Lynnwood Downs
(14 miles [22.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- McEwen is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,699 people
- Wildwood Estates
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Berrys Chapel Heights
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Parry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Ridge, with the one closest to Walnut Ridge listed first.
- Rural Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Lynn Christie
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Gladeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belinda City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Mount Juliet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beckwith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Leeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Cainsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Doaks Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Laguardo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Greenwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Lebanon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Walnut Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Walnut Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Walnut Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walnut Ridge.
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 Walnut Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Walnut Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Walnut Ridge, with the one closest to Walnut Ridge listed first.
- Brittain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sanford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Waldron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kimbro Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Waldron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Noe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chrisman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gooch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Potts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Potts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Continue List (1454 more) ...
- Ray - Cooke Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Potts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Nevin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles 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.<2>
While we didn't find Walnut Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Walnut Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Walnut Ridge, with the one closest to Walnut Ridge listed first.
- Kimbro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kimbro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbro
- Rocky Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rocky Fork is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
- La Vergne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nolensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smyrna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brooklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brooklin is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Mount View
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount View is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View
- Wrencoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Almaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Almaville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almaville
- Antioch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Una
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Una is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
- Wilkerson ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkerson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Couchville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Couchville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couchville
- Arrington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Triune
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Triune is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triune
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Walnut Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walnut Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Walnut Ridge ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walnut Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walnut Ridge, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walnut Ridge.
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 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 Walnut Ridge:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Rutherford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cannon County
- Cheatham County
- Coffee County
- Davidson County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Sumner 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> | 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 Walnut Ridge, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walnut Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |