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 West Dickson (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 West Dickson. 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 West Dickson ...
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 West Dickson: W. Dickson
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 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.
West Dickson is located in Dickson 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 Dickson County: Cheatham, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near West Dickson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Dickson:
- Dickson County (The home county of West Dickson)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Dickson, with the one closest to West Dickson listed first.
- Dickson
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Pomona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
- Burns
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tidwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Tennessee City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Charlotte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Abiff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Vanleer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- White Oak Flat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Spencers Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- White Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Benton County
- Brevards Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Dickson, with the one closest to West Dickson listed first.
- Bell Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Kingston Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pegram
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Neptune
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Ashland City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Cheap Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Lillamay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Henrietta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Lockertsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Marrowbone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Sycamore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Bearwallow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Dickson, with the one closest to West Dickson listed first.
- Linton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Bellevue
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tennessee Towne is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Towne
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,347 people
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Watkins is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Belle Meade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Belle Meade is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,788 people
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Dickson, with the one closest to West Dickson listed first.
- Lyles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bon Aqua Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bon Aqua Junction is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Aqua Junction
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,230 people
- Wrigley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Salt Lick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Salt Lick is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Estimated population in 2014: 508 people
- Graham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Nunnelly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Whitehouse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Primm Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Graytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Littlelot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Tottys Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Centerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Only
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Dickson, with the one closest to West Dickson listed first.
- Omega ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Erin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
- Tennessee Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Dickson, with the one closest to West Dickson listed first.
- Bethpage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
- McEwen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hurricane Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pigeon Roost
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
- Waverly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Grandmother Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
- Halls Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
- Trinity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Trinity is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
- Buffalo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Bakerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Plant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Dickson, with the one closest to West Dickson listed first.
- Fly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- New Flys Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Flys Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
- Hill Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
- Chartersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chartersville is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
- Greenfield Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
- Williamsport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Santa Fe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Theta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Arkland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Arkland is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
- New Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
- Sawdust
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sawdust is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Dickson, with the one closest to West Dickson listed first.
- McAllisters Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Louise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Southside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Oakridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
- Liverworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Fredonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Oak Plains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Dotsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Perry County
- Lobelville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Dickson, with the one closest to West Dickson listed first.
- Cumberland City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Throckmorton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Dickson, with the one closest to West Dickson listed first.
- Fairview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loriland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loriland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,735 people
- Fernvale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Leipers Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Forest Home
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Berrys Chapel Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Berrys Chapel Heights is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys Chapel Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 551 people
- Burwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Southall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Wildwood Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wildwood Estates is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,098 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Dickson, see our County-by-County Page for West Dickson.
Cemeteries Near West Dickson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Dickson.
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 West Dickson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Dickson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Dickson, with the one closest to West Dickson listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Dickson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19607 <2>
- Adcox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- England Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Donegan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Weems Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- England Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (945 more) ...
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- O'Ferrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find West Dickson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Dickson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Dickson, with the one closest to West Dickson listed first.
- Dickson
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Colesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Colesburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
- Pomona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Tidwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Burns
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sylvia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sylvia is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvia
- Tennessee City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Iron Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Hill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
- Charlotte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Abiff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Bon Aqua
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Vanleer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dull
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dull is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dull
- Edgewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Dickson. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Dickson.
Newspapers Published in West Dickson ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Dickson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Dickson, 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 West Dickson.
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 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 West Dickson:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Dickson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Hickman County
- Houston County
- Humphreys County
- Maury County
- Montgomery County
- Perry County
- Stewart 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 West Dickson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Dickson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |