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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Wilkerson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wilkerson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wilkerson, 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 Wilkerson (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 Wilkerson. 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 and doctors 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 Wilkerson is historic, it would have been located within present day Davidson 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 Davidson County: Cheatham, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Wilkerson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wilkerson:
- Davidson County (The home county of Wilkerson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilkerson, with the one closest to Wilkerson listed first.
- Antioch
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Nashboro Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Whispering Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Paragon Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Rural Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Priest Lake Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Mudtavern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Wrencoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Donelson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Berry Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Berry Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Oak Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilkerson, with the one closest to Wilkerson listed first.
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Pegram
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Marrowbone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Bearwallow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Lillamay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Kingston Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ashland City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Sycamore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Bell Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Pleasant View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lockertsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Dickson County
- White Bluff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Marshall County
- Holts Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilkerson, with the one closest to Wilkerson listed first.
- New Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Jameson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Theta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Carters Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilkerson, with the one closest to Wilkerson listed first.
- Hygeia Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Greenbrier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- White House
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Crunk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Coopertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Calistia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Jernigan Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilkerson, with the one closest to Wilkerson listed first.
- La Vergne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morrow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- Jefferson Pike
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
- Smyrna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Murphree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- Colonial Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Jamestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
- Leanna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Patterson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Snell ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Walter Hill Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilkerson, with the one closest to Wilkerson listed first.
- Driftwood Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Driftwood Park is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,908 people
- Hendersonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Goodlettsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shackle Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
- Millersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ocana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ocana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocana
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,086 people
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Gallatin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cottontown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Trousdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Johnsons Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- Walnut Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilkerson, with the one closest to Wilkerson listed first.
- Brentwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nolensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wildwood Estates is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,098 people
- Clovercroft
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Lynnwood Downs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lynnwood Downs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood Downs
- Estimated population in 2014: 282 people
- Berrys Chapel Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Berrys Chapel Heights is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys Chapel Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 551 people
- McEwen ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McEwen is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,699 people
- Arrington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Forest Home
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Parry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilkerson, with the one closest to Wilkerson listed first.
- Rural Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Lynn Christie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Belinda City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Mount Juliet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gladeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Beckwith
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Leeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Laguardo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Lebanon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Possum Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Doaks Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Cainsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wilkerson, see our County-by-County Page for Wilkerson.
Cemeteries Near Wilkerson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilkerson.
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 Wilkerson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wilkerson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wilkerson, with the one closest to Wilkerson listed first.
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Barnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Murrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Foster - Owens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rowe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Peal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitsett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (1277 more) ...
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Austin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Painter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.
Wilkerson 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 Wilkerson, with the one closest to Wilkerson listed first.
- Antioch
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Una
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Una is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
- Paragon Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Glencliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glencliff is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencliff
- Oglesby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oglesby is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
- Wrencoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Brooklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklin is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Mount View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount View is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View
- Kimbro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kimbro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbro
- Donelson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Brentwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- La Vergne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Couchville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Couchville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couchville
- Nashville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carpenters ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenters is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wilkerson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wilkerson.
Newspapers Published in Wilkerson ...
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 363 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilkerson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wilkerson, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wilkerson.
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 Wilkerson:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Davidson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Dickson County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Robertson County
- Rutherford County
- Sumner County
- Williamson County
- Wilson 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 Wilkerson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wilkerson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |