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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Gerber. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gerber to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gerber, please Contact Us.
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 Gerber (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 Gerber. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Gerber is historic, it would have been located within present day Walker 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 Walker County: DeKalb (AL), Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Whitfield & Hamilton (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Gerber. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gerber:
- Walker County (The home county of Gerber)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gerber, with the one closest to Gerber listed first.
- Chattanooga Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
- Flintstone
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Moons
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Moons is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Fantasy Hills
(2 miles [3.2 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
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Lookout Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rock City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rock City is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Orchard Hills
(4 miles [6.4 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
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Dewberry Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dewberry Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
- John Ross Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- John Ross Estates is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
- Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
- Catoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gerber, with the one closest to Gerber listed first.
- Fort Oglethorpe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Midway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Newnan Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
- Dafron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dafron is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
- Blue Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Boynton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Ellie Spring
(11 miles [17.7 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Graysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Poplar Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Ringgold
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chattooga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gerber, with the one closest to Gerber listed first.
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Trion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cloudland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pennville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Dade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gerber, with the one closest to Gerber listed first.
- Wildwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morganville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Morganville is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Trenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cole City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cole City is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Stewart Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Rising Fawn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gerber, with the one closest to Gerber listed first.
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Trickum
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Tunnel Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Crow ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Rocky Face
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Varnell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cohutta
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Parrett Crossing
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Parrett Crossing is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrett Crossing
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Waring
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Plainview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
- Red Clay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Dalton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- DeKalb County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gerber, with the one closest to Gerber listed first.
- Cartersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Beaty Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Ider
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kaolin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Bankhead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Mentone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hammondville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Valley Head
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henagar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gerber, with the one closest to Gerber listed first.
- Bryant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Eliza
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Higdon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Long Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Bridgeport
(20 miles [32.2 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 <2>
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Flat Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Haynes Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- New Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Stevenson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Central
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Central is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Bradley County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gerber, with the one closest to Gerber listed first.
- Mineral Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- McDonald
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bent Tree Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Wildwood Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- Franklin County (TN)
- Anderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Grundy County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gerber, with the one closest to Gerber listed first.
- White City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Grundy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Lankford Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Hamilton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gerber, with the one closest to Gerber listed first.
- Lookout Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Elmo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Tiftonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tiftonia is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiftonia
- Milbro Heights
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Valley Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
- Lake Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Chattanooga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Knob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Ridgedale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Ridgeside
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Hillsboro Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro Heights is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 450 people
- Marion County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gerber, with the one closest to Gerber listed first.
- Whiteside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Vulcan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Jasper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Powells Crossroads
(18 miles [29 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
- Kimball
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- South Pittsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Whitwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Richard City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Condra
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Condra is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Comfort
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Comfort is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Sequatchie County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gerber, with the one closest to Gerber listed first.
- Cartwright
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Center Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Daus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Dunlap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dunlap is located in Sequatchie County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,237 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunlap <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gerber, see our County-by-County Page for Gerber.
Cemeteries Near Gerber ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gerber.
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 Gerber - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gerber covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gerber, with the one closest to Gerber listed first.
- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Paynes Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chattanooga Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ellis Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Humphrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Deakins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lookout Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Magill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tennessee - Georgia Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (573 more) ...
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood Memory Gardens West
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Lookout Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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.
Gerber itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gerber, with the one closest to Gerber listed first.
- Eagle Cliff
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Eagle Cliff is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
- Moons
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Moons is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Flintstone
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wildwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Elmo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Lookout Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hooker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Wauhatchie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wauhatchie is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauhatchie
- Morganville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Morganville is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- High Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- High Point is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Rossville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New England
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New England is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Chickamauga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ascalon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ascalon is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ascalon
- Henrys ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Henrys is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gerber. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gerber.
Newspapers Published in Gerber ...
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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gerber.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gerber, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gerber.
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 Gerber:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Walker County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Catoosa County
- Chattooga County
- Dade County
- Whitfield County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Bradley County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Hamilton County
- Marion County
- Sequatchie County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Gerber, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gerber) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |