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 Ider (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 Ider. 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 doctors 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.
Ider 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 Ider. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ider:
- DeKalb County (The home county of Ider)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ider, with the one closest to Ider listed first.
- Beaty Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Cartersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Kaolin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Henagar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Hammondville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Valley Head
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mentone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bankhead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Sylvania
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- Alpine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Chavies
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ider, with the one closest to Ider listed first.
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Grover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- New Moon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Blanche
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Broomtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Taft
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Ringgold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Gaylesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ider, with the one closest to Ider listed first.
- Flat Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Central
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Central is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Higdon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pisgah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eliza
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Gray ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Haynes Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- New Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Stevenson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Fackler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fackler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
- Dutton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Catoosa County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ider, with the one closest to Ider listed first.
- Blue Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Fort Oglethorpe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Midway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Lakeview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Newnan Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
- Chattooga County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ider, with the one closest to Ider listed first.
- Cloudland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Menlo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Berryton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Pennville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Summerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Trion
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Lyerly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chattoogaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ider, with the one closest to Ider listed first.
- Rising Fawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Trenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cole City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Morganville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Wildwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ider, with the one closest to Ider listed first.
- Cassandra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Kensington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Durham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Durham is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,257 people
- Bronco
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bronco is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Estimated population in 2019: 367 people
- Thompsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,528 people
- LaFayette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Linwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Linwood is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Martindale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Martindale is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
- Chattanooga Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
- Chickamauga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Flintstone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Moons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Moons is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Fantasy Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
- Whitfield County (GA)
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Franklin County (TN)
- Anderson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Hamilton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ider, with the one closest to Ider listed first.
- Lookout Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Elmo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Tiftonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tiftonia is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiftonia
- Valley Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
- Lake Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Milbro Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Milbro Heights is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milbro Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,834 people
- Marion County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ider, with the one closest to Ider listed first.
- New Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Richard City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- South Pittsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Orme
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Orme is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Vulcan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Whiteside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Kimball
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Jasper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Comfort
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Comfort is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ider, see our County-by-County Page for Ider.
Cemeteries Near Ider ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ider.
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 Ider - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ider covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ider, with the one closest to Ider listed first.
- Fuller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Biddle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Biddle Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Beaty Crossroads.
- The Biddle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friendship Church Cemetery
- Friendship Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21620 <3>
- Pannell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pritchett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pea Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mountain Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beulah Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Chapel Cemetery
- The Beulah Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beulah Chapel MB Church Cemetery
- Beulahs Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Head Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (494 more) ...
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Steele Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nelson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 in 1895, Ider had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Ider had a population of 737 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ider, with the one closest to Ider listed first.
- Sulphur Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Rosalie
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rosalie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalie
- Henagar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Kaolin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Rising Fawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Head
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mentone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fabius
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fabius is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
- Higdon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pisgah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bankhead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Index ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Index is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
- Mahan ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mahan is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ider. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ider.
Newspapers Published in Ider ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ider.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ider, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ider.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Ider:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to DeKalb County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Jackson County
- Catoosa County
- Chattooga County
- Dade County
- Walker County
- Whitfield County
- Franklin County
- Hamilton County
- Marion 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ider) 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 Ider, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |