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 Taylor Ford (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 Taylor Ford. 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.
Taylor Ford 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 Taylor Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Taylor Ford:
- DeKalb County (The home county of Taylor Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Ford, with the one closest to Taylor Ford listed first.
- Bankhead
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Mentone
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kaolin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Valley Head
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hammondville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Alpine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Beaty Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Ider
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Henagar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cartersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Ford, with the one closest to Taylor Ford listed first.
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Grover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- New Moon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Blanche
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Broomtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Ringgold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Taft
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Gaylesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Lawrence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Ford, with the one closest to Taylor Ford listed first.
- Central
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Central is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Flat Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Higdon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Eliza
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Gray ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Dutton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Rock City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Bryant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fackler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fackler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
- Catoosa County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Ford, with the one closest to Taylor Ford 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chattooga County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Ford, with the one closest to Taylor Ford listed first.
- Cloudland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Menlo
(8 miles [12.9 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
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Berryton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Pennville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Trion
(14 miles [22.5 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>
- Summerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lyerly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chattoogaville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Zula ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Ford, with the one closest to Taylor Ford listed first.
- Rising Fawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stewart Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Trenton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Morganville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Cole City
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Wildwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Floyd County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Ford, with the one closest to Taylor Ford listed first.
- Armuchee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coosa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Central Grove ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Central Grove is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
- Oreburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Glenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Mount Berry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Ford, with the one closest to Taylor Ford listed first.
- Bronco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bronco is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Estimated population in 2019: 367 people
- Martindale
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Cassandra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Kensington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- LaFayette
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Durham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Durham is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,257 people
- Thompsonville
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Rock Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chickamauga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chattanooga Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
- Moons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moons is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Whitfield County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Ford, with the one closest to Taylor Ford listed first.
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Trickum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Hamilton County (TN)
- Lookout Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marion County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Ford, with the one closest to Taylor Ford listed first.
- Whiteside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- New Hope
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- Vulcan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- South Pittsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Taylor Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Taylor Ford.
Cemeteries Near Taylor Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Taylor Ford.
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 Taylor Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Taylor Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Taylor Ford, with the one closest to Taylor Ford listed first.
- Little River Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little River Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Mentone.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192674 <3>
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bankhead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ellison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Head Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holly Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beene Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Davenport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Head Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (485 more) ...
- Mountain Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cordell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Whitehall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Taylor Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Taylor Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Taylor Ford, with the one closest to Taylor Ford listed first.
- Mentone
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bankhead
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Valley Head
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kaolin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Sulphur Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Menlo
(8 miles [12.9 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>
- Chelsea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chelsea is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Chesterfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Alpine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Ider
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Cedar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Henagar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Taylor Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Taylor Ford.
Newspapers Published in Taylor Ford ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Taylor Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Taylor Ford, 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 Taylor Ford.
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 Taylor Ford:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to DeKalb County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Jackson County
- Catoosa County
- Chattooga County
- Dade County
- Floyd County
- Walker County
- Whitfield 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Taylor Ford) 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 Taylor Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |