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 Cole City (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 Cole City. 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 doctors 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.
Cole City 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 Cole City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cole City:
- Dade County (The home county of Cole City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole City, with the one closest to Cole City listed first.
- Morganville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Morganville is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Trenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stewart Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Rising Fawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Catoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole City, with the one closest to Cole City listed first.
- Fort Oglethorpe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lakeview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Midway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- 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
- Blue Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Dafron
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Ellie Spring
(22 miles [35.4 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Poplar Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Ringgold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chattooga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole City, with the one closest to Cole City listed first.
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole City, with the one closest to Cole City listed first.
- Durham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Durham is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,257 people
- Thompsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,528 people
- Chattanooga Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
- Flintstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lookout Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Moons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Moons is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Rock City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Fantasy Hills
(13 miles [20.9 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
- 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
- Orchard Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 232 people
- Warren Terrace
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Cassandra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Whitfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole City, with the one closest to Cole City listed first.
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Trickum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Crow ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Tunnel Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- DeKalb County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole City, with the one closest to Cole City listed first.
- Cartersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Beaty Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Ider
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kaolin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Henagar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hammondville
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Valley Head
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bankhead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Alpine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole City, with the one closest to Cole City listed first.
- Bryant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eliza
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Long Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Higdon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Flat Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Franklin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole City, with the one closest to Cole City listed first.
- Anderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Sand Switch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Saint Marys
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sal City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Cowan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cowan is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowan <1>
- Grundy County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole City, with the one closest to Cole City listed first.
- White City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Grundy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Lankford Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Tracy City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Monteagle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sartain Springs
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Palmer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Coalmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Gruetli - Laager
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gruetli
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Pelham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole City, with the one closest to Cole City listed first.
- Lookout Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tiftonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tiftonia is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiftonia
- Saint Elmo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Lake Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Valley Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
- Chattanooga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Signal Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Signal Hills is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hills
- Milbro Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Ridgedale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Midvale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Midvale is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Signal Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marion County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole City, with the one closest to Cole City listed first.
- Vulcan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Whiteside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- New Hope
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Kimball
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Pittsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Richard City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Orme
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Orme is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Comfort
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Comfort is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Powells Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sequatchie County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole City, with the one closest to Cole City listed first.
- Cartwright
(23 miles [37 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Center Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cole City, see our County-by-County Page for Cole City.
Cemeteries Near Cole City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cole City.
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 Cole City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cole City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cole City, with the one closest to Cole City listed first.
- Reeves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Porter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Murphy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Burnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- State Line Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Graham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Straightway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (600 more) ...
- Potato Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cole City had a population of 750 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2010, Cole City had a population of 127 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cole City, with the one closest to Cole City listed first.
- Shellmound ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shellmound is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Whiteside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Vulcan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- New England
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New England is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
- Trenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morganville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Morganville is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Long Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Higdon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hooker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hooker is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Wildwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kimball
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Pittsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bridgeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Jasper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cole City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cole City.
Newspapers Published in Cole City ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cole City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cole City, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cole City.
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 helpful 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 Cole City:
- 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 Cole City, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cole City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |