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 End Heights (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 End Heights. 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 End Heights ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West End Heights: West End Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
West End Heights 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 West End Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West End Heights:
- Wilson County (The home county of West End Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from West End Heights, with the one closest to West End Heights listed first.
- Lebanon
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Possum Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Leeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Beckwith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Laguardo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Doaks Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Linwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Gladeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belinda City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Mount Juliet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from West End Heights, with the one closest to West End Heights listed first.
- Auburntown
(22 miles [35.4 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Woodbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from West End Heights, with the one closest to West End Heights listed first.
- Hermitage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lakewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Priest Lake Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Old Hickory
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Nashboro Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Donelson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Marvel is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
- Rayon City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Rural Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
- Mudtavern
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Antioch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from West End Heights, with the one closest to West End Heights listed first.
- Alexandria
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Temperance Hall
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Dowelltown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from West End Heights, with the one closest to West End Heights listed first.
- Green Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Siloam
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Meadorville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Lafayette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frog Pond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Gibbs Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Mill Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from West End Heights, with the one closest to West End Heights listed first.
- White House
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Calistia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Mulloy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Hygeia Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Jernigan Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Greenbrier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from West End Heights, with the one closest to West End Heights listed first.
- Murphree
(14 miles [22.5 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
(18 miles [29 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
- Walterhill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Morrow
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- Jamestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
- Jefferson Pike
(19 miles [30.6 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
- La Vergne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Smyrna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Leanna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Compton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Fairfield Estates
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from West End Heights, with the one closest to West End Heights listed first.
- Rock City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Shaver Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Brush Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Dixon Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Bluff Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Carthage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Monoville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- South Carthage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Gordonsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hickman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Pleasant Shade
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Defeated
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from West End Heights, with the one closest to West End Heights listed first.
- Castalian Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Trousdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Gallatin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rogana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Chipman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chipman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
- Ocana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ocana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocana
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,086 people
- Driftwood Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Driftwood Park is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,908 people
- Hendersonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bethpage
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Shackle Island
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Bledsoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Trousdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from West End Heights, with the one closest to West End Heights listed first.
- Hartsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Johntown
(17 miles [27.4 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 West End Heights, with the one closest to West End Heights listed first.
- Nolensville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brentwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allen County (KY)
- Adolphus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West End Heights, see our County-by-County Page for West End Heights.
Cemeteries Near West End Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West End Heights.
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 End Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West End Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West End Heights, with the one closest to West End Heights listed first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wilson County Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Eddins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rest Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chapman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ebeneezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hudson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ligon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Van Hook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1065 more) ...
- Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Camper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Laine 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 End Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West End Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West End Heights, with the one closest to West End Heights listed first.
- Lebanon
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tuckers Gap ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tuckers Gap is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Gap
- Leeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Holloway
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holloway is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Spring Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Silver Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Silver Springs is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Bairds Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bairds Mill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairds Mill
- Beckwith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Odum ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Odum is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odum
- Shop Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shop Springs is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Springs
- Linwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tuckers Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tuckers Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroads
- Laguardo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Bellwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bellwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West End Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around West End Heights.
Newspapers Published in West End Heights ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around West End Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West End Heights, 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 End Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 End Heights:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Wilson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cannon County
- Davidson County
- DeKalb County
- Macon County
- Robertson County
- Rutherford County
- Smith County
- Sumner County
- Trousdale County
- Williamson County
- Allen 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 End Heights, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West End Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |