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 White Ford (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 White Ford. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
White Ford is located in Bedford 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 Bedford County: Coffee, Lincoln, Marshall, Moore & Rutherford.
Below are the counties that are near White Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to White Ford:
- Bedford County (The home county of White Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Ford, with the one closest to White Ford listed first.
- Palmetto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Unionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Whitaker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Longview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Vannatta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Shelbyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bell Buckle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wartrace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Haley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Raus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Cortner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Willow Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Ford, with the one closest to White Ford listed first.
- Bradyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Hollow Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Ford, with the one closest to White Ford listed first.
- Beechgrove
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gossburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Homaway Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Busy Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Tullahoma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Southgate Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Belmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Teal ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Ford, with the one closest to White Ford listed first.
- Trigg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Lynnville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bufords
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Frankewing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Olivet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Pisgah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Powell Chapel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Ford, with the one closest to White Ford listed first.
- Petersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Belleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Booneville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Boonshill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Hughey
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Elk Mill Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Harms
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Gattistown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
- Pearl City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Clarks Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Molino
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Ford, with the one closest to White Ford listed first.
- Chapel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Oak Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Verona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Caney Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Belfast
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Orrs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Holts Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Lewisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- South Berlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Cochran
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Talley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Ford, with the one closest to White Ford listed first.
- Leftwich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Philadelphia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Scribner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Culleoka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Columbia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Carters Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Graymere Manor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Graymere Manor is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 people
- Jameson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- New Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
- Broadview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Southport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Ford, with the one closest to White Ford listed first.
- Countyline
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Lynchburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Ford, with the one closest to White Ford listed first.
- Midland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Eagleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Allisona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Patterson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Plainview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Rucker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Snell ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Burns Place
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Dillton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Murfreesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Fairfield Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 131 people
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Ford, with the one closest to White Ford listed first.
- College Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Duplex
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Harpeth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Peytonsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Spring Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arrington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Thompson's Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <1>
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Clovercroft
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Burwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Parry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Nolensville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to White Ford, see our County-by-County Page for White Ford.
Cemeteries Near White Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of White Ford.
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 White Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for White Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from White Ford, with the one closest to White Ford listed first.
- Glasscock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Darnell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stallings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Darnell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harms Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Card Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lentz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Crowell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tucker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Continue List (2018 more) ...
- Shearin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Daniels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
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.<2>
While we didn't find White Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of White Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from White Ford, with the one closest to White Ford listed first.
- Poplins Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Poplins Crossroads is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplins Crossroads
- Rich Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rich Creek is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Palmetto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Wheel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wheel is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheel
- Farmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Fall Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fall Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Unionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bedford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bedford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Chapel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Verona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Longview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Rover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rover is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Caney Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Lillard Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lillard Mill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillard Mill
- Belfast
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around White Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around White Ford.
Newspapers Published in White Ford ...
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 White Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of White Ford, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for White Ford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 White Ford:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Bedford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Giles County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Moore County
- Rutherford 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> | 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 White Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- White Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |