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 Avans (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 Avans. 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 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.
Avans is located in Dade County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dade County: DeKalb (AL), Jackson (AL), Walker, Hamilton (TN) & Marion (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Avans. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Avans:
- Dade County (The home county of Avans)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avans, with the one closest to Avans listed first.
- Trenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cole City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cole City is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Stewart Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Morganville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morganville is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Rising Fawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wildwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Catoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avans, with the one closest to Avans listed first.
- Fort Oglethorpe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Lakeview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Blue Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Newnan Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
- Dafron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dafron is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
- Boynton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Ellie Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
- Indian Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Graysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Poplar Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Ringgold
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Catoosa Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
- Chattooga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avans, with the one closest to Avans listed first.
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Cloudland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Trion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Menlo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pennville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Summerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avans, with the one closest to Avans listed first.
- Durham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Durham is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,257 people
- Thompsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thompsonville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,528 people
- Cassandra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Chattanooga Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
- Flintstone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Moons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Moons is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Fantasy Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
- Lookout Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Kensington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Happy Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
- Chickamauga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Warren Terrace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Warren Terrace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,720 people
- Whitfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avans, with the one closest to Avans listed first.
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Trickum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Crow ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Tunnel Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rocky Face
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- DeKalb County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avans, with the one closest to Avans listed first.
- Cartersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Beaty Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Ider
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kaolin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Hammondville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Mentone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Henagar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bankhead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Valley Head
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Alpine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Sylvania
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avans, with the one closest to Avans listed first.
- Higdon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eliza
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Bryant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Long Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Bridgeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <1>
- Flat Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Haynes Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- New Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Stevenson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rash
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rash is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rash
- Central
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Central is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Franklin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avans, with the one closest to Avans listed first.
- Anderson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Sand Switch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Saint Marys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Sewanee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sal City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Grundy County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avans, with the one closest to Avans listed first.
- White City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Grundy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Lankford Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Tracy City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monteagle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sartain Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Hamilton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avans, with the one closest to Avans listed first.
- Lookout Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tiftonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tiftonia is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiftonia
- Saint Elmo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Lake Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Valley Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
- Chattanooga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Milbro Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Milbro Heights is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milbro Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,834 people
- Orchard Knob
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Ridgedale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- East Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Midvale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Midvale is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Ridgeside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeside is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Signal Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Signal Hills is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hills
- Marion County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avans, with the one closest to Avans listed first.
- Whiteside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Vulcan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- New Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- South Pittsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kimball
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Orme
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orme is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Comfort
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Comfort is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Powells Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Whitwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Condra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Condra is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Sequatchie County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avans, with the one closest to Avans listed first.
- Cartwright
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Daus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Avans, see our County-by-County Page for Avans.
Cemeteries Near Avans ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Avans.
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 Avans - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Avans covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Avans, with the one closest to Avans listed first.
- Stephens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Daniel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Trenton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Payne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Hills Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brown Gap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Newman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Whit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wells Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Reeves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Porter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (562 more) ...
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 Avans in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Avans.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Avans, with the one closest to Avans listed first.
- Trenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Higdon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cole City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cole City is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- New England
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New England is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
- Morganville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morganville is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Ascalon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ascalon is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ascalon
- Whiteside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Rising Fawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shellmound ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shellmound is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Hooker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hooker is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Vulcan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Wildwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Long Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Cassandra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Cooper Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cooper Heights is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Heights
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Avans. See our List of 1890's Communities around Avans.
Newspapers Published in Avans ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Avans.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Avans, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Avans.
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 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 Avans:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Dade County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Catoosa County
- Chattooga County
- Walker County
- Whitfield County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Hamilton County
- Marion County
- Sequatchie County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 Avans, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Avans) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |