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 Dingler (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 Dingler. 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 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.
Dingler is located in Randolph County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Randolph County: Chambers, Clay, Cleburne, Tallapoosa, Carroll (GA), Heard (GA) & Troup (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Dingler. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dingler:
- Randolph County (The home county of Dingler)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dingler, with the one closest to Dingler listed first.
- Ofelia
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Christiana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Milner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Wedowee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rockdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Malone Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Cambridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Morrison Crossroad
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Corbin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Almond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Forester Chapel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- West
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Newell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dingler, with the one closest to Dingler listed first.
- Friendship
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- De Armanville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- De Armanville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Armanville
- Chinnabee ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chinnabee is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinnabee
- Oxford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Choccolocco
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Choccolocco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choccolocco
- Iron City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Iron City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Hobson City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hobson City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Anniston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb Town is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Oxanna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oxanna is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxanna
- Fort McClellan ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fort McClellan is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McClellan
- Blue Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Mountain is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Bynum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bynum is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Bynum has also been known as:
- Bynum's
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dingler, with the one closest to Dingler listed first.
- Abanda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Red Level
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Clackville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Milltown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Doublehead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Penton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Chapel Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Stroud
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Five Points
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Standing Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Evansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Fredonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dingler, with the one closest to Dingler listed first.
- Barfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Cragford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lineville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Delta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes Crossroad
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Elder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Mellow Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Ashland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Motley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Harkins Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Erin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Millerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Chambers Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dingler, with the one closest to Dingler listed first.
- Micaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Hollis Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Abel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Hightower
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Heflin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ranburne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ai
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Hopewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Edwardsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Fruithurst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Coosa County
- Goodwater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dingler, with the one closest to Dingler listed first.
- Kentuck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Ironaton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
- McElderry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Chandler Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
- Silver Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Grant Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Munford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Waldo
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Coldwater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Talladega
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Abihka ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Abihka is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abihka
- Rendalia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dingler, with the one closest to Dingler listed first.
- Truett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Emuckfaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Daviston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Goldville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Frog Eye
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- New Site
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Cowpens
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Matilda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Hackneyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
- Dudleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Carroll County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dingler, with the one closest to Dingler listed first.
- Tyus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Bowdon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Roopville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Heard County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dingler, with the one closest to Dingler listed first.
- Ephesus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Frolona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Frolona is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Yates Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- O'Neals Crossroad
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Roosterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Glenn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centralhatchee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Houston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Houston is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Riverside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Troup County (GA)
- Evansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dingler, see our County-by-County Page for Dingler.
Cemeteries Near Dingler ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dingler.
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 Dingler - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dingler covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dingler, with the one closest to Dingler listed first.
- Dinglers Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McCollum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sweetwater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Black Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Barfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cragford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jehovah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (374 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fowler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fowler Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northwest of Wedowee.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22867 <3>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dingler had a population of 48 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dingler, with the one closest to Dingler listed first.
- Ofelia
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Christiana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Lineville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Milner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Delta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wedowee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Malone Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Rockdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Cambridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Ashland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Gibsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gibsonville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
- Mellow Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Almond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Forester Chapel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Cornhouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cornhouse is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornhouse
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dingler. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dingler.
Newspapers Published in Dingler ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dingler.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dingler, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dingler.
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 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 Dingler:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Chambers County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Coosa County
- Talladega County
- Tallapoosa County
- Carroll County
- Heard County
- Troup County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Dingler) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Dingler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |