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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 Tyler 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 Tyler 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 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.
Tyler Ford is located in Coosa 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 Coosa County: Chilton, Clay, Elmore, Shelby, Talladega & Tallapoosa.
Below are the counties that are near Tyler Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tyler Ford:
- Coosa County (The home county of Tyler Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tyler Ford, with the one closest to Tyler Ford listed first.
- Rockford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hissop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Weogufka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Pentonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Dollar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Cottage Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Stewartville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Nixburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Mount Olive
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Ray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Equality
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Fishpond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fishpond is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tyler Ford, with the one closest to Tyler Ford listed first.
- Marbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Level
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Level is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- White City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Millbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Billingsley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Chilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tyler Ford, with the one closest to Tyler Ford listed first.
- Mountain Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Verbena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Jumbo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Clanton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Thorsby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jemison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tyler Ford, with the one closest to Tyler Ford listed first.
- Hollins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Millerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Chambers Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tyler Ford, with the one closest to Tyler Ford listed first.
- Titus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Seman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Seman is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seman
- Lightwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lightwood is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
- Holtville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Holtville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- Central
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Adkin Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
- Adkin Hill has also been known as:
- Atkins Hill
- Jordan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Deatsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Eclectic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Irma ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Irma is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Elmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wetumpka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Claud
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Claud is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
- Hale County
- Erie ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Erie is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tyler Ford, with the one closest to Tyler Ford listed first.
- Pine Grove Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Merrell Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
- Shelby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Columbiana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calera
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tyler Ford, with the one closest to Tyler Ford listed first.
- Gantts Quarry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gantts Quarry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantts Quarry
- Fayetteville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Talladega Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Mignon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mignon is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
- Sylacauga
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Comerdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Comerdale is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comerdale
- Oldfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Oldfield is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Zubers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
- Sycamore
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Bon Air
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bon Air is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Childersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Abihka ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Abihka is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abihka
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tyler Ford, with the one closest to Tyler Ford listed first.
- Our Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
- Alexander City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
- Hackneyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
- Benson ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Benson is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Jacksons' Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cowpens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
- Dadeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Site
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tyler Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Tyler Ford.
Cemeteries Near Tyler Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tyler 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 Tyler Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tyler Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tyler Ford, with the one closest to Tyler Ford listed first.
- Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Rockford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockford Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Miller - Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McEwen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (404 more) ...
- McEwen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bell Rattle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- O J Mooney Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Tyler Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tyler Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tyler Ford, with the one closest to Tyler Ford listed first.
- Bentleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bentleyville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Moriah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Moriah is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
- Rockford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Travelers Rest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Travelers Rest is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travelers Rest
- Weogufka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Pentonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Hissop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Hanover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Dollar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Crewsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crewsville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewsville
- Gold Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Branch is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Branch
- Speed
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Speed is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Quinsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Quinsey is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinsey
- Nixburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Stewartville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tyler Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tyler Ford.
Newspapers Published in Tyler 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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tyler Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tyler Ford, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tyler Ford.
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 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 Tyler Ford:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Coosa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Chilton County
- Clay County
- Elmore County
- Hale County
- Shelby County
- Talladega County
- Tallapoosa 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 Tyler Ford, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tyler Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |