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 Tilden (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 Tilden. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Tilden is located in Dallas 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 Dallas County: Autauga, Chilton, Lowndes, Marengo, Perry & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Tilden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tilden:
- Dallas County (The home county of Tilden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilden, with the one closest to Tilden listed first.
- Carlowville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carlowville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlowville
- Richmond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Minter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Minter is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
- Belknap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belknap is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Kings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kings is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Crumptonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crumptonia is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumptonia
- Pleasant Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Cahawba ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cahawba is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahawba
- Orrville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sardis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Safford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Autauga County
- Jones Bluff Dam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Bluff Dam is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bluff Dam
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilden, with the one closest to Tilden listed first.
- Forest Home
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shacklesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
- Conecuh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilden, with the one closest to Tilden listed first.
- Mixonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mixonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixonville
- Commerce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Commerce is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilden, with the one closest to Tilden listed first.
- Bragg's
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bragg's is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg's
- Collirene
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Collirene is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collirene
- Petronia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Petronia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronia
- Gordonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Benton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Mosses
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- White Hall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- White Hall is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilden, with the one closest to Tilden listed first.
- Flatwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Flatwood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Consul
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Consul is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consul
- Vineland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vineland is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilden, with the one closest to Tilden listed first.
- Buena Vista
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Vredenburgh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Hybart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hybart is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart
- Pineville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pineville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Beatrice
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
- Natchez
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Pine Orchard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Orchard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Tunnel Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tunnel Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Springs
- Former name for Tunnel Springs:
- Kempsville
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilden, with the one closest to Tilden listed first.
- Augustin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Augustin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustin
- Freetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Freetown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilden, with the one closest to Tilden listed first.
- Ackerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ackerville is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerville
- Estelle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Estelle is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- McBrydes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McBrydes is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrydes
- Boykin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Boykin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Snow Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Camden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Furman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Furman is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
- Caledonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Caledonia is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Rockwest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rockwest is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwest
- Millers Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Millers Ferry is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
- Prairie Bluff ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Prairie Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Bluff
- Prairie Bluff has also been known as:
- Dale
- Daletown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tilden, see our County-by-County Page for Tilden.
Cemeteries Near Tilden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tilden.
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 Tilden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tilden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tilden, with the one closest to Tilden listed first.
- Butler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Campbell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Older Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Society Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boykin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McConico Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carlowville Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bridges Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Turner Field Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McMillan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (258 more) ...
- Molette Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hotel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Tilden had a population of 48 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tilden, with the one closest to Tilden listed first.
- Portland ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Portland is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Carlowville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carlowville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlowville
- Richmond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Rosebud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rosebud is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- McBrydes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McBrydes is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrydes
- Minter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Minter is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
- Camden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Dawson's
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dawson's is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson's
- Tasso
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tasso is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasso
- Allenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allenton is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Pleasant Hill Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Furman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Furman is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
- Fatama
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fatama is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fatama
- Caledonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Caledonia is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tilden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tilden.
Newspapers Published in Tilden ...
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 Tilden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tilden, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tilden.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Tilden:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Dallas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Butler County
- Conecuh County
- Lowndes County
- Marengo County
- Monroe County
- Perry County
- Wilcox 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> | 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 Tilden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Tilden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |