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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 Grove (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 Grove. 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 Grove ...

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 have occurred.

Another variation: Willowgrove.

  • A typical abbreviation for Willow Grove: Willow Grv.

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 southeast 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 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.

Willow Grove is located in Bedford County.

To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties 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 Willow Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Willow Grove:

  • Bedford County     (The home county of Willow Grove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
    • Cascade Hollow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Normandy
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normandy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
      • Normandy is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normandy <2>
    • Cortner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cortner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
      • Cortner is located in Bedford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cortner
      • From Willow Grove to Cortner
    • Raus
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Haley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
      • Haley is located in Bedford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Haley
      • From Willow Grove to Haley
    • Wartrace
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Shelbyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bell Buckle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Buckle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Buckle
      • Bell Buckle is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell Buckle <2>
    • Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Vannatta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vannatta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
      • Vannatta is located in Bedford County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
    • Whitaker
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Longview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Cannon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
    • Hollow Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
      • Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
    • Bradyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Burgen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burgen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
      • Burgen is located in Cannon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Burgen
      • From Willow Grove to Burgen
    • Burt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Manus Town ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manus Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
      • Manus Town is located in Cannon County
    • Bluewing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Coffee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
    • Homaway Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homaway Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
      • Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
    • Tullahoma
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Southgate Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southgate Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
      • Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
    • Belmont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belmont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Coffee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Belmont
      • From Willow Grove to Belmont
    • Busy Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Royal Oaks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Manchester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Beechgrove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • New Union
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
      • New Union is located in Coffee County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
    • Teal ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
      • Teal is located in Coffee County
    • Forest Mill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gossburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gossburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
      • Gossburg is located in Coffee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gossburg
      • From Willow Grove to Gossburg
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
    • Estill Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estill Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estill Springs
      • Estill Springs is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estill Springs <2>
    • Winchester Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Garner Ford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
      • Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
    • Decherd
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decherd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decherd
      • Decherd is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,372 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decherd <2>
    • Lexie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Winchester
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenhaw
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Liberty
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Franklin County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
    • Cowan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
      • Cowan is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowan <2>
    • Beans Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Huntland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Sewanee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
    • Pelham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Monteagle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monteagle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteagle
      • Monteagle is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,238 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monteagle <2>
    • Altamont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
      • Altamont is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <2>
    • Sartain Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sartain Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
      • Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
    • Booneville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Gattistown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gattistown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
      • Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
    • Belleville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Petersburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Elk Mill Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
      • Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
    • Clarks Ferry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
      • Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
    • Fayetteville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Corder Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Flintville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Hughey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Park City Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
      • Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
    • Park City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
    • Talley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Talley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
      • Talley is located in Marshall County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Talley
      • From Willow Grove to Talley
    • Belfast
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belfast. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
      • Belfast is located in Marshall County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Belfast
      • From Willow Grove to Belfast
    • Oak Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
    • Orrs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
      • Orrs is located in Marshall County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
    • Chapel Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Delina
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lewisburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Verona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Verona is located in Marshall County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Verona
      • From Willow Grove to Verona
    • Cochran
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cochran. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
      • Cochran is located in Marshall County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cochran
      • From Willow Grove to Cochran
    • Yell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
      • Yell is located in Marshall County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Yell
      • From Willow Grove to Yell
    • Caney Spring
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Holts Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Moore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
    • Countyline
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgeville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lynchburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
      • Lynchburg is located in Moore County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <2>
  • Rutherford County
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
    • Morrison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Viola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
      • Viola is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viola <2>
    • Trousdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trousdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
      • Trousdale is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Trousdale
      • From Willow Grove to Trousdale
    • Centertown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jackson County (AL)
    • Francisco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Francisco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
      • Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Francisco
      • From Willow Grove to Francisco

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Willow Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Willow Grove.

Cemeteries Near Willow Grove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Willow Grove.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Willow Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.

  • Anthony Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anthony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anthony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Daniel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daniel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daniel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holt - Mitchell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holt - Mitchell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holt - Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stone Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nutt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nutt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nutt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stone Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vance Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vance Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vance Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Landis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Landis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Landis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Key Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Key Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Key Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hornaday - Proby Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hornaday - Proby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hornaday - Proby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Roberts Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ferguson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferguson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferguson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Parker Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

While we didn't find Willow Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Willow Grove.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.

  • Normandy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normandy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
    • Normandy is located in Bedford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normandy <2>
  • Cortner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cortner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
    • Cortner is located in Bedford County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cortner
    • From Willow Grove to Cortner
  • Haley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
    • Haley is located in Bedford County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Haley
    • From Willow Grove to Haley
  • Singleton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Singleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton
    • Singleton is located in Bedford County
  • Flat Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
    • Flat Creek is located in Bedford County
  • Tullahoma
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wartrace
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Countyline
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Fairfield is located in Bedford County
  • Lynchburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Lynchburg is located in Moore County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <2>
  • Ridgeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Belmont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belmont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Belmont is located in Coffee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Belmont
    • From Willow Grove to Belmont
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    • Shelbyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bell Buckle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Buckle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Buckle
      • Bell Buckle is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell Buckle <2>
    • Awalt ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Awalt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awalt
      • Awalt is located in Franklin County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Willow Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Willow Grove.

Newspapers Published in Willow Grove ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Willow Grove.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Willow Grove, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Willow Grove.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Willow Grove:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Willow Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Willow Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Willow Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4263, Longitude: -86.2931       In this case, the coordinates for Willow Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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