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 Wilson Hill (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 Wilson Hill. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Wilson Hill is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Bedford, Giles, Lincoln, Maury, Rutherford & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Wilson Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wilson Hill:
- Marshall County (The home county of Wilson Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Hill, with the one closest to Wilson Hill listed first.
- Globe
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Cochran
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Cornersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Lewisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- South Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Orrs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Berlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Belfast
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Oak Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Verona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Talley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Hill, with the one closest to Wilson Hill listed first.
- Palmetto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Whitaker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Unionville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shelbyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Longview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Vannatta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Raus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Wartrace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Hill, with the one closest to Wilson Hill listed first.
- Trigg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Lynnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bufords
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Olivet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Powell Chapel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Frankewing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Campbellsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Pisgah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Wales
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Aymett Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Gordon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Pulaski
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Hill, with the one closest to Wilson Hill listed first.
- Webber City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- New Prospect
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Ethridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fall River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Lawrenceburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flatwoods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Henryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Park Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Hill, with the one closest to Wilson Hill listed first.
- Petersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boonshill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Hughey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Belleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Dellrose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Harms
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Pearl City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Molino
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Coldwater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Booneville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Elk Mill Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Camargo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Hill, with the one closest to Wilson Hill listed first.
- Scribner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Culleoka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leftwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Philadelphia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Southport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Broadview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Columbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scotts Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Scotts Mill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 983 people
- Screamer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Graymere Manor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Graymere Manor is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 people
- Enterprise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Ashwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Frierson Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Hill, with the one closest to Wilson Hill listed first.
- Countyline
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Lynchburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Hill, with the one closest to Wilson Hill listed first.
- Allisona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Eagleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Midland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Hill, with the one closest to Wilson Hill listed first.
- Duplex
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Spring Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Harpeth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Thompson's Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <1>
- College Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Burwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Peytonsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Hill, with the one closest to Wilson Hill listed first.
- Ardmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Pettusville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wilson Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Wilson Hill.
Cemeteries Near Wilson Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilson Hill.
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 Wilson Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wilson Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wilson Hill, with the one closest to Wilson Hill listed first.
- Powell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Marsh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fowler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Edwards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Purdon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gipson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Houston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- London Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tillmon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pickens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Colvett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McCorkle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (1804 more) ...
- McAteer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- London Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
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 Wilson Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wilson Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wilson Hill, with the one closest to Wilson Hill listed first.
- Globe
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Cornersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cochran
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Mooresville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Lewisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bivens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bivens is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivens
- Yell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Silver Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Silver Creek is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Bryant Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bryant Station is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Station
- South Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Ostella
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ostella is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostella
- Lynnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Archer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Archer is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Berlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Pleasant Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wilson Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wilson Hill.
Newspapers Published in Wilson Hill ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilson Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wilson Hill, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wilson Hill.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Wilson Hill:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Giles County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Maury County
- Moore County
- Rutherford County
- Williamson County
- Limestone 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 Wilson Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilson Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |