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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 Kyles (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 Kyles. 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.

Kyles is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: DeKalb, Madison, Marshall, Dade (GA), Franklin (TN) & Marion (TN).

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

  • Jackson County     (The home county of Kyles)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kyles, with the one closest to Kyles listed first.
    • Fairfield ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Fairfield is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Mud Creek ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
    • Blackankle
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Maynard Cove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Berrys ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Berrys is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
    • Tupelo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fackler
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Fackler is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
    • Hollywood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Skyline
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Skyline is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
    • Narrows ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Narrows is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
    • Bellefonte ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hytop
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Hytop is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
  • DeKalb County
  • Madison County
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kyles, with the one closest to Kyles listed first.
    • Grant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Mid ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Mid is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
    • Columbus City Ferry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
    • Columbus City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Columbus City is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
    • Peters ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Peters is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
    • North ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • North is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
  • Dade County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kyles, with the one closest to Kyles listed first.
    • Stewart Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
    • Rising Fawn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Cole City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
    • Trenton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Franklin County (TN)
  • Lincoln County (TN)
  • Marion County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kyles, with the one closest to Kyles listed first.
    • Orme
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Orme is located in Marion County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Richard City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
    • South Pittsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ketchall ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Ketchall is located in Marion County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
    • New Hope
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • New Hope is located in Marion County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
    • Kimball
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Comfort
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jasper
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Vulcan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Vulcan is located in Marion County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan

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

Cemeteries Near Kyles ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kyles.

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

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

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

  • Sanders Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Moody Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Renshaw Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Kyles Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hurt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bryant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Inglis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Middleton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Barbee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Elkins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Proctor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (730 more) ...
    • Pauper Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Crow Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dolberry Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Kyles had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Maynard Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mud Creek ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
  • Tupelo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hollywood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fackler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Fackler is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
  • Bellefonte ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wannville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Wannville is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wannville
  • Kirby Creek ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Kirby Creek is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Creek
  • Narrows ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Narrows is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
  • Scottsboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Larkinsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunset is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Greerton ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Greerton is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
    • Pisgah
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stevenson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Kyles ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kyles.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kyles, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kyles.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Kyles:

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 Kyles, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kyles) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.