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 Gaylesville (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 Gaylesville. 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 hospitals and 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.
Gaylesville is located in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County: Calhoun, Cleburne, DeKalb, Etowah, Chattooga (GA), Floyd (GA) & Polk (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Gaylesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gaylesville:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Gaylesville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaylesville, with the one closest to Gaylesville listed first.
- Lawrence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Cedar Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ringgold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Broomtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Taft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Howells Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- Blanche
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Kirk's Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- New Moon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Noah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaylesville, with the one closest to Gaylesville listed first.
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Collins ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Dailey
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dailey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Piedmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Colvins Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Nances Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Merrellton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaylesville, with the one closest to Gaylesville listed first.
- Borden Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Palestine
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Grantley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Oak Level
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaylesville, with the one closest to Gaylesville listed first.
- Lickskillet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Sigsbee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Adamsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Dog Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Mount Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Douglas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Fort Payne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Pine Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Collinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Bootsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bootsville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootsville
- Clyde ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Clyde is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaylesville, with the one closest to Gaylesville listed first.
- Hale ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hale is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Ballplay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Banner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Banner is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- Coat's Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Turkeytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Wilsonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Keener
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Anderson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Yancy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Hokes Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edwardsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Duck Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaylesville, with the one closest to Gaylesville listed first.
- Rock City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Central
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Central is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Chattooga County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaylesville, with the one closest to Gaylesville listed first.
- Chattoogaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Lyerly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Menlo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Berryton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Cloudland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Summerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pennville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Trion
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Trion is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trion <1>
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Zula ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Floyd County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaylesville, with the one closest to Gaylesville listed first.
- Coosa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oreburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Cave Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Robealou Acres
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
- Central Grove ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Central Grove is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
- Atlanta Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Mount Berry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Armuchee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Glenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Lindale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rome
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <1>
- Rosemont Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rosemont Park is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park
- Polk County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaylesville, with the one closest to Gaylesville listed first.
- Etna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Cedartown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Esom Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greenway is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Grady ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grady is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Seney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Seney is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaylesville, with the one closest to Gaylesville listed first.
- Martindale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Martindale is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
- Bronco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bronco is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Estimated population in 2019: 367 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gaylesville, see our County-by-County Page for Gaylesville.
Cemeteries Near Gaylesville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gaylesville.
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 Gaylesville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gaylesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gaylesville, with the one closest to Gaylesville listed first.
- Callan Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Randall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McCoy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dixons Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stories Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Bowery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Unity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Bluff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (403 more) ...
- Barnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hardman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Gaylesville had a population of 210 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Gaylesville had a population of 200 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gaylesville, with the one closest to Gaylesville listed first.
- Lawrence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Cedar Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Hurley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hurley is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
- Farill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Farill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farill
- Fullerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fullerton is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Ringgold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Waterhouse
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Waterhouse is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterhouse
- Alexis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alexis is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Early ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Early is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
- Broomtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kirk's Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Round Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Round Mountain is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gaylesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gaylesville.
Newspapers Published in Gaylesville ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gaylesville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gaylesville, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gaylesville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Gaylesville:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Cleburne County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Chattooga County
- Floyd County
- Polk County
- Walker 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 Gaylesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Gaylesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |