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 Pine Ridge (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 Pine Ridge. 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.
Name Variations for Pine Ridge ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pine Ridge: Pine Rdg. (or less commonly used: Pine Rdge. or Pine Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pine Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine Ridge.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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 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.
Pine Ridge 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 Pine Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Ridge:
- DeKalb County (The home county of Pine Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Chavies
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Bootsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bootsville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootsville
- Luna ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Luna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Fort Payne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Douglas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Rainsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Guest
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Guest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guest
- Shiloh
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Sylvania
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- Dog Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Adamsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Clyde ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clyde is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Fyffe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Blanche
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Taft
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Sand Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Broomtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Grover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- New Moon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Ringgold
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Anderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gaylesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cedar Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Keener
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Yancy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Hale ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hale is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Duck Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Turkeytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Wilsonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Whitesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Ballplay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Coat's Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Sardis City
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Anderson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Anderson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Rock City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Dutton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Section
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Central
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Central is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Pisgah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gray ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Langston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Scottsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Hollywood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Peters ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Mid ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Hustleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Columbus City Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Columbus City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Albertville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boaz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- North ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Rayburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Rabbit Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Wyeth City
(29 miles [46.7 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 Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Cloudland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Menlo
(17 miles [27.4 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Lyerly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Berryton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Summerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Pennville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Trion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Rising Fawn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Floyd County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Coosa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oreburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Bronco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bronco is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Estimated population in 2019: 367 people
- Martindale
(29 miles [46.7 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Pine Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Pine Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Ridge.
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 Pine Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mountain View Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hammack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lankford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Town Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Husky Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Broadway Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (476 more) ...
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
While we didn't find Pine Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Chavies
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Luna ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Luna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Fort Payne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lydia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lydia is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Blake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Blake is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Collbran
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Collbran is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collbran
- Musgrove ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Musgrove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musgrove
- Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Mahan ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mahan is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan
- Luttrell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Floy ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Portersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Portersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Loveless
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Loveless is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless
- Wills ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Pine Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Pine Ridge ...
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 Pine Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Ridge, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Ridge.
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 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 Pine Ridge:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to DeKalb County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Marshall County
- Chattooga County
- Dade County
- Floyd 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 Pine Ridge, 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' (or 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- Pine Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |