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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Westeria. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Westeria to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Westeria, 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 Westeria (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 Westeria. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Westeria is historic, it would have been located within present day Cheatham 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 Cheatham County: Davidson, Dickson, Montgomery, Robertson & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Westeria. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Westeria:
- Cheatham County (The home county of Westeria)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westeria, with the one closest to Westeria listed first.
- Bearwallow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Sycamore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Pleasant View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Marrowbone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Lillamay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Lockertsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Cheap Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Neptune
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Henrietta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Pegram
(16 miles [25.7 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 Westeria, with the one closest to Westeria listed first.
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Addie ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Addie is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Estimated population in 2014: 650 people
- Greenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Morny
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morny is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morny
- Joelton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ridgetop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Madison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Watkins is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Maplewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- East Nashville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Nashville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nashville
- Nashville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville - Davidson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville - Davidson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville - Davidson
- Estimated population in 2019: 670,820 people
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westeria, with the one closest to Westeria listed first.
- Bellsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- White Oak Flat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- White Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stayton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Charlotte
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn Chapel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Woods Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Burns
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spencers Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Vanleer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Slayden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Dickson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westeria, with the one closest to Westeria listed first.
- Oak Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Fredonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Port Royal
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Sango
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Southside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Liverworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- McAllisters Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Swan Lake Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Wingate West
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wingate West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
- Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
- Louise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Clarksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westeria, with the one closest to Westeria listed first.
- Coopertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Crunk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Sandy Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Flewellyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Greenbrier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Hygeia Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Stroudville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Cedar Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Adams
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westeria, with the one closest to Westeria listed first.
- La Vergne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morrow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westeria, with the one closest to Westeria listed first.
- Goodlettsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Millersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Driftwood Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Driftwood Park is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,908 people
- Hendersonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shackle Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
- Ocana
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Walnut Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Johnsons Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- Cottontown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hall Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- New Deal is located in Sumner County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 368 people
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westeria, with the one closest to Westeria listed first.
- Wildwood Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Estates is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,098 people
- Old Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Berrys Chapel Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Berrys Chapel Heights is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys Chapel Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 551 people
- Brentwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Forest Home
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Lynnwood Downs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood Downs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood Downs
- Estimated population in 2014: 282 people
- Fairview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Loriland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Loriland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,735 people
- Fernvale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- McEwen ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- McEwen is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,699 people
- Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clovercroft
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westeria, with the one closest to Westeria listed first.
- Lynn Christie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Mount Juliet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Laguardo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Belinda City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Rural Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Beckwith
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Leeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Logan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westeria, with the one closest to Westeria listed first.
- Keysburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Adairville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Schochoh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Olmstead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Simpson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westeria, with the one closest to Westeria listed first.
- Prices Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Black Jack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Neosheo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Todd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westeria, with the one closest to Westeria listed first.
- Guthrie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hadensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Allensville
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Westeria, see our County-by-County Page for Westeria.
Cemeteries Near Westeria ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westeria.
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 Westeria - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Westeria covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Westeria, with the one closest to Westeria listed first.
- Gupton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greenville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Joelton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Webb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Martins Chapel UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Blue Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Battle Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Reeder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (1026 more) ...
- Anthony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hallums Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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.
Westeria itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Westeria, with the one closest to Westeria listed first.
- Pinnacle
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pinnacle is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle
- Rest ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rest is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Morny
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morny is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morny
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Hoffasville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hoffasville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffasville
- Joelton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coopertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Sycamore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Ashland City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Marrowbone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Whites Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lickton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lickton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Crunk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Pleasant View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lillamay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Westeria. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westeria.
Newspapers Published in Westeria ...
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 361 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westeria.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Westeria, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Westeria.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Westeria:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Cheatham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Montgomery County
- Robertson County
- Rutherford County
- Sumner County
- Williamson County
- Wilson 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 Westeria, 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> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Westeria) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |