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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Washington Hall. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Washington Hall to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Washington Hall, please Contact Us.
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 Washington Hall (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 Washington Hall. 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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Washington Hall is historic, it would have been located within present day Robertson 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 Robertson County: Logan (KY), Simpson (KY), Todd (KY), Cheatham, Davidson, Montgomery & Sumner.
Below are the counties that are near Washington Hall. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Washington Hall:
- Robertson County (The home county of Washington Hall)
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Hall, with the one closest to Washington Hall listed first.
- Cedar Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Flewellyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Adams
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stroudville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Barren Plain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Coopertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Crunk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Greenbrier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Hygeia Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Hall, with the one closest to Washington Hall listed first.
- Pleasant View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sycamore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Henrietta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Lockertsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Bearwallow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Cheap Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Neptune
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Ashland City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Marrowbone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Lillamay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Pegram
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Hall, with the one closest to Washington Hall listed first.
- Addie ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Addie is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Estimated population in 2014: 650 people
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Ridgetop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Greenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Joelton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morny
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Morny is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morny
- Madison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Rayon City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Watkins is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- East Nashville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Nashville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nashville
- Old Hickory
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marvel is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Hall, with the one closest to Washington Hall listed first.
- Bellsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- Stayton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- White Oak Flat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Dunn Chapel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Woods Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- White Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Charlotte
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Slayden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Hall, with the one closest to Washington Hall listed first.
- Port Royal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Oak Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Sango
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Fredonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Swan Lake Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Saint Bethlehem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wingate West
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wingate West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
- Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
- Liverworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Southside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- McAllisters Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Louise Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Hall, with the one closest to Washington Hall listed first.
- Millersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Goodlettsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsons Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- Shackle Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
- Hall Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- New Deal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Deal is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
- Population from the 2010 Census: 368 people
- Cottontown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mitchellville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Ocana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ocana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocana
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,086 people
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Hendersonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Driftwood Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Driftwood Park is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,908 people
- Christian County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Hall, with the one closest to Washington Hall listed first.
- Pembroke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Logan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Hall, with the one closest to Washington Hall listed first.
- Keysburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Adairville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Olmstead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Ferguson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Schochoh
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Cave Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Gordonsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Russellville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Justice
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Justice is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Auburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Hall, with the one closest to Washington Hall listed first.
- Prices Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Neosheo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Black Jack
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Salmons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Todd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Hall, with the one closest to Washington Hall listed first.
- Guthrie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hadensville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Allensville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Allensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Anderson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Trenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
- Allegre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allegre is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Washington Hall, see our County-by-County Page for Washington Hall.
Cemeteries Near Washington Hall ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Washington Hall.
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 Washington Hall - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Washington Hall covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Washington Hall, with the one closest to Washington Hall listed first.
- Carr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Batts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Washington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Winn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- William W. Batts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Batts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Darden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sherrod Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Alley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baxter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (785 more) ...
- Draughan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Restlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
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.
While we didn't find Washington Hall in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Washington Hall.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Washington Hall, with the one closest to Washington Hall listed first.
- Turnersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Turnersville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Cedar Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kinneys
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kinneys is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinneys
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Forts ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forts is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forts
- Coopertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Barren Plain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Port Royal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Pleasant View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Keysburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Crunk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Thomasville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thomasville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Hubertville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hubertville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubertville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Washington Hall. See our List of 1890's Communities around Washington Hall.
Newspapers Published in Washington Hall ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Washington Hall.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Washington Hall, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Washington Hall.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Washington Hall:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Robertson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Montgomery County
- Sumner County
- Christian County
- Logan County
- Simpson County
- Todd County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Washington Hall, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Washington Hall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |