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 Westwood (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 Westwood. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Westwood is located in Coffee 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 Coffee County: Bedford, Cannon, Franklin, Grundy, Moore, Rutherford & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Westwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Westwood:
- Coffee County (The home county of Westwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Manchester
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Royal Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Belmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- New Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Forest Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Teal ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Busy Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Hillsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Homaway Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Tullahoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winton Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Stephenson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Southgate Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Cascade Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Normandy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cortner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Willow Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Haley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Wartrace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Raus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Bell Buckle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shelbyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Vannatta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Longview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Unionville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Hollow Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Burgen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Bradyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Burt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Bluewing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Woodbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Woods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Estill Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Winchester Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Greenhaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Decherd
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Winchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sewanee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cowan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sand Switch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Saint Marys
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Garner Ford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Lexie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Sal City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Pelham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Monteagle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sartain Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Coalmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Beersheba Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Tracy City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gruetli
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Lankford Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Gruetli - Laager
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- White City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Palmer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Booneville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Gattistown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
- Belleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Marion County
- Greentown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Ridgeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Countyline
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Lynchburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Plainview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Burns Place
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Kittrell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Readyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Midland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Rucker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Dillton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Murfreesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Morrison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Viola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Trousdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Centertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Daylight
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- McMinnville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- Shellsford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Lucky
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Gath
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Dibrell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Rowland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Westwood, see our County-by-County Page for Westwood.
Cemeteries Near Westwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westwood.
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 Westwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Westwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Wooten Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Manchester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cypress Garden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Granny Hickerson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hickerson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harmen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lusk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva Lusk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hickerson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Carden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tomes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (1353 more) ...
- Blanton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Neel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Neel Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Westwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Westwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Manchester
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Belmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Teal ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Hillsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Summitville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Summitville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Tullahoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holly ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Holly is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Noah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Noah is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Normandy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cortner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Prairie Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Plains is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Plains
- Naola ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fairfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Haley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Morrison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Westwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westwood.
Newspapers Published in Westwood ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Westwood, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Westwood.
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 Westwood:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Coffee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cannon County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Lincoln County
- Marion County
- Moore County
- Rutherford County
- Warren 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 Westwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Westwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |