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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 Dyke (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 Dyke. 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.

Dyke is located in Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa County: Chambers, Clay, Coosa, Elmore, Lee, Macon & Randolph.

Below are the counties that are near Dyke. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dyke:

  • Tallapoosa County     (The home county of Dyke)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dyke, with the one closest to Dyke listed first.
    • Our Town
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
    • Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
    • Benson ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Benson is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
    • Alexander City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Susannah ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
    • Jacksons' Gap
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dadeville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Agricola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
    • Church Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
    • Reeltown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
    • Slaughters ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
    • Camp Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Autauga County
  • Chambers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dyke, with the one closest to Dyke listed first.
    • Waverly
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Waverly is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Blackman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Blackman is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
  • Chilton County
    • Mountain Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dyke, with the one closest to Dyke listed first.
    • Hollins
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Hollins is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
    • Millerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Millerville is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
    • Motley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Motley is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
    • Mellow Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
    • Harkins Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
  • Coosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dyke, with the one closest to Dyke listed first.
    • Fishpond
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Fishpond is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
    • Ray
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ray is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
    • Equality
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Equality is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
    • Nixburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Nixburg is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
    • Cottage Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
    • Kellyton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Kellyton is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Hissop
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hissop is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
    • Pentonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Pentonville is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
    • Rockford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Goodwater
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Mount Olive
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Stewartville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Stewartville is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
  • Elmore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dyke, with the one closest to Dyke listed first.
    • Irma ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Irma is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
    • Jordan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jordan is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Seman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Seman is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seman
    • Central
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Central is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
    • Eclectic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Kent
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Claud
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Claud is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
    • Tallassee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Titus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Wetumpka
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Adkin Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
      • Adkin Hill has also been known as:
      • Atkins Hill
    • Holtville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Holtville is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
      • Holtville has also been known as:
      • Slapout
  • Hale County
    • Erie ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Erie is located in Hale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dyke, with the one closest to Dyke listed first.
    • Roxana
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Roxana is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
    • Loachapoka
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bottle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • The Bottle is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
    • Ridgewood Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dyke, with the one closest to Dyke listed first.
    • Liberty City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Liberty City is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
    • Hornady
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Hornady is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
    • Notasulga
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Franklin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Shorter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Tysonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Tysonville is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
    • Calebee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Calebee is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
    • La Place
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • La Place is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
    • Tuskegee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dyke, with the one closest to Dyke listed first.
    • Madison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Madison is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Waugh
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Waugh is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
  • Talladega County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dyke, with the one closest to Dyke listed first.
    • Gantts Quarry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Gantts Quarry is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantts Quarry
    • Sylacauga
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Dyke ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dyke.

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 Dyke - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Friendship Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mask Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Benson - Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • County Line Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (357 more) ...
    • Fishpond Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lovejoy Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Benson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Benson Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southwest of Dadeville.

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 Dyke in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dyke.

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

  • Kowaliga
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Kowaliga is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kowaliga
  • Irma ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Irma is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
  • Island Home
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Island Home is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Home
  • Jordan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jordan is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Equality
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Equality is located in Coosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
  • Susannah ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
  • Alexander City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Nixburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Nixburg is located in Coosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
  • Central
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Central is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Eclectic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jacksons' Gap
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kellyton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Kellyton is located in Coosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Kent
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Dadeville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Hissop
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hissop is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop

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

Newspapers Published in Dyke ...

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 Dyke.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dyke, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dyke.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Dyke:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dyke) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Dyke, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.