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 Willow Bend (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 Willow Bend. 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.
Name Variations for Willow Bend ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Willowbend.
- A typical abbreviation for Willow Bend: Willow Bnd.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Willow Bend. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Willow Bend.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 hospitals 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.
Willow Bend is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Christian (KY), Todd (KY), Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Robertson & Stewart.
Below are the counties that are near Willow Bend. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Willow Bend:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Willow Bend)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Bend, with the one closest to Willow Bend listed first.
- Wingate West
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wingate West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
- Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
- Clarksville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Swan Lake Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Saint Bethlehem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Louise Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
- Sango
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Fredonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Stryker Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stryker Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker Village
- Liverworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Dotsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Port Royal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Woodlawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Bend, with the one closest to Willow Bend listed first.
- Henrietta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Neptune
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Cheap Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Lockertsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Pleasant View
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Ashland City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Bearwallow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Lillamay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Marrowbone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Bell Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Bend, with the one closest to Willow Bend listed first.
- Addie ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Addie is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Estimated population in 2014: 650 people
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Greenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Joelton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morny
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morny is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morny
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Bend, with the one closest to Willow Bend listed first.
- Dunn Chapel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Woods Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Stayton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Slayden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Bellsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- Vanleer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- White Oak Flat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Charlotte
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- White Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Bend, with the one closest to Willow Bend listed first.
- Omega ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Brownsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
- Erin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tennessee Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Bend, with the one closest to Willow Bend listed first.
- Stroudville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Adams
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sandy Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Flewellyn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Coopertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Barren Plain
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Springfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Crunk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Greenbrier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Hygeia Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Bend, with the one closest to Willow Bend listed first.
- Throckmorton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Cumberland City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Mound
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Legate
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Bumpus Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
- Christian County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Bend, with the one closest to Willow Bend listed first.
- Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garrettsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garrettsburg is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- Pembroke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Howel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Howel is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
- Bennettstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bennettstown is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
- Herndon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Herndon is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- LaFayette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Church Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Hopkinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Newstead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newstead is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
- Gracey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gracey is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- Logan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Bend, with the one closest to Willow Bend listed first.
- Keysburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Olmstead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Ferguson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Adairville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cave Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Gordonsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Justice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Justice is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Todd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Bend, with the one closest to Willow Bend listed first.
- Guthrie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Anderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Hadensville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Allensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Allensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Elkton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allegre
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Allegre is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
- Sharon Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
- Trigg County (KY)
- Caledonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Willow Bend, see our County-by-County Page for Willow Bend.
Cemeteries Near Willow Bend ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Willow Bend.
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 Willow Bend - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Willow Bend covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Willow Bend, with the one closest to Willow Bend listed first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riverview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lyle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Keesee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Norris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Martha's Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brame Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Davidson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bearden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (663 more) ...
- Wall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Albright Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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 Willow Bend in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Willow Bend.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Willow Bend, with the one closest to Willow Bend listed first.
- Clarksville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Saint Bethlehem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Providence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Providence is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Peachers Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peachers Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachers Mill
- Rossview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rossview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossview
- Orgains Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Orgains Crossroads is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgains Crossroads
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grantville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Sango
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Ringgold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ringgold is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Hampton Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Station
- Hematite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hematite is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- Fredonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Birchwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Birchwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Dotsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Willow Bend. See our List of 1890's Communities around Willow Bend.
Newspapers Published in Willow Bend ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Willow Bend.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Willow Bend, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Willow Bend.
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 Willow Bend:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Houston County
- Robertson County
- Stewart County
- Christian County
- Logan County
- Todd County
- Trigg 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 Willow Bend, 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- Willow Bend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |