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 Wilder Chapel (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 Wilder Chapel. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Wilder Chapel is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Jackson (AL), Madison (AL), Coffee, Grundy, Lincoln, Marion & Moore.
Below are the counties that are near Wilder Chapel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wilder Chapel:
- Franklin County (The home county of Wilder Chapel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilder Chapel, with the one closest to Wilder Chapel listed first.
- Greenhaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Sewanee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sand Switch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Saint Marys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Decherd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cowan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Estill Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Winchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Sal City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Anderson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Garner Ford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilder Chapel, with the one closest to Wilder Chapel listed first.
- Cascade Hollow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Normandy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Cortner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Raus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Haley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Wartrace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Buckle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon County
- Hollow Springs
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilder Chapel, with the one closest to Wilder Chapel listed first.
- Ruthledge Ford
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
- Stephenson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Hillsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Winton Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Belmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Royal Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Southgate Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Manchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tullahoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Forest Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Homaway Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- New Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Busy Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilder Chapel, with the one closest to Wilder Chapel listed first.
- Pelham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Monteagle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sartain Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Lankford Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Tracy City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coalmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- White City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Altamont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gruetli
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Gruetli - Laager
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Beersheba Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Palmer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilder Chapel, with the one closest to Wilder Chapel listed first.
- Gattistown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
- Booneville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Flintville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilder Chapel, with the one closest to Wilder Chapel listed first.
- Comfort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Greentown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Orme
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Orme is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Kimball
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jasper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Richard City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Richard City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- South Pittsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whitwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Condra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Powells Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilder Chapel, with the one closest to Wilder Chapel listed first.
- Ridgeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Countyline
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Lynchburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilder Chapel, with the one closest to Wilder Chapel listed first.
- Cartwright
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Daus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilder Chapel, with the one closest to Wilder Chapel listed first.
- Viola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Morrison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Trousdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Smyrna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- Centertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- McMinnville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shellsford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilder Chapel, with the one closest to Wilder Chapel listed first.
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
- Narrows ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Narrows is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Francisco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Hytop
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hytop is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Bridgeport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <1>
- Long Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Haynes Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- Rash
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rash is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rash
- Stevenson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Estillfork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
- Bryant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wilder Chapel, see our County-by-County Page for Wilder Chapel.
Cemeteries Near Wilder Chapel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilder Chapel.
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 Wilder Chapel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wilder Chapel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wilder Chapel, with the one closest to Wilder Chapel listed first.
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Alto Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gipson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Henley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Floyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Watson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Garner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- B.F. Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B.F. Morris Cemetery
- The B.F. Morris Cemetery has also been known as:
- Benjamin Franklin Morris Cemetery
- Ikard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rowe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (956 more) ...
- Henley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pearson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
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 Wilder Chapel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wilder Chapel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wilder Chapel, with the one closest to Wilder Chapel listed first.
- Alto
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Alto is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Prairie Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Prairie Plains is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Plains
- Pelham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sewanee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Monteagle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Decherd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Estill Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cowan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Winchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tracy City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Belmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Manchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tullahoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sherwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wilder Chapel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wilder Chapel.
Newspapers Published in Wilder Chapel ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilder Chapel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wilder Chapel, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wilder Chapel.
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 either 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 Wilder Chapel:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Grundy County
- Lincoln County
- Marion County
- Moore County
- Sequatchie County
- Warren County
- Jackson 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 Wilder Chapel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilder Chapel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |