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 Fyffe (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 Fyffe. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Fyffe is located in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County: Cherokee, Etowah, Jackson, Marshall, Chattooga (GA), Dade (GA) & Walker (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Fyffe. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fyffe:
- DeKalb County (The home county of Fyffe)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fyffe, with the one closest to Fyffe listed first.
- Shiloh
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Luttrell
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Guest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Guest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guest
- Gibson Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Hix ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Luna ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Luna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Rainsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Floy ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Bootsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bootsville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootsville
- Chavies
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Powell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fyffe, with the one closest to Fyffe listed first.
- Sand Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Blanche
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Taft
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Anderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Leesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ringgold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Broomtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Grover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- New Moon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Cedar Bluff
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gaylesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fyffe, with the one closest to Fyffe listed first.
- Yancy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Keener
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Duck Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Whitesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Sardis City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Crudup
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
- Turkeytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Wilsonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Mountainboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Coat's Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Carlisle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fyffe, with the one closest to Fyffe listed first.
- Rock City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Section
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dutton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Langston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gray ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Pisgah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Central
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Central is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Scottsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Madison County
- New Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fyffe, with the one closest to Fyffe listed first.
- Peters ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Mid ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Hustleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Columbus City Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Columbus City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Grant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Albertville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- North ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Rayburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Boaz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wyeth City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Chattooga County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fyffe, with the one closest to Fyffe listed first.
- Cloudland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Menlo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Menlo is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <1>
- Chattoogaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Lyerly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Berryton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Dade County (GA)
- Rising Fawn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fyffe, see our County-by-County Page for Fyffe.
Cemeteries Near Fyffe ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fyffe.
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 Fyffe - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fyffe covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fyffe, with the one closest to Fyffe listed first.
- Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Corinth Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Fyffe Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Greens Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Broadway Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Sardis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Town Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Downer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain View Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Haigwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (508 more) ...
- Warren Stewart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Fyffe in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fyffe.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fyffe, with the one closest to Fyffe listed first.
- Luttrell
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Lydia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lydia is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Floy ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Luna ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Luna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Ten Broeck
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ten Broeck is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Broeck
- Chavies
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Musgrove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Musgrove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musgrove
- Talley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Talley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Thirtynine ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thirtynine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtynine
- Wills ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Geraldine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Collbran
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Collbran is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collbran
- Grove Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Skirum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Skirum is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skirum
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fyffe. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fyffe.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Fyffe ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fyffe.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Fyffe. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Fyffe and those printed in the larger area surrounding Fyffe.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> of Fyffe.
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 Fyffe:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to DeKalb County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Chattooga County
- Dade 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fyffe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fyffe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |