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 Tidings (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 Tidings. 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.
Tidings is located in Chattooga 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 Chattooga County: Cherokee (AL), DeKalb (AL), Floyd & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Tidings. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tidings:
- Chattooga County (The home county of Tidings)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tidings, with the one closest to Tidings listed first.
- Zula ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Summerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Trion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Berryton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Lyerly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Chattoogaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Menlo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cloudland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tidings, with the one closest to Tidings listed first.
- Adairsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kingston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ligon ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ligon is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
- Cassville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Country Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Country Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Euharlee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rodgers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rodgers is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
- McCallie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- McCallie is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,204 people
- Pine Log ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Log is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
- Interchange Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Interchange Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interchange Village
- Shellman ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shellman is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellman
- Estimated population in 2019: 933 people
- Stilesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stilesboro is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilesboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 518 people
- Dade County
- Rising Fawn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tidings, with the one closest to Tidings listed first.
- Armuchee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Central Grove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Central Grove is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
- Glenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Mount Berry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shannon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oreburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Summerville Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Hermitage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Rome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coosa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Robealou Acres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
- Gordon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tidings, with the one closest to Tidings listed first.
- Plainville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sugar Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
- Calhoun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hill City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hill City is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Damascus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- New Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Resaca Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
- Resaca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Soapstick
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Soapstick is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
- Sonoraville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Buff ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buff is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tidings, with the one closest to Tidings listed first.
- Seney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Seney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Cedartown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Aragon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Etna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Etna is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Grady ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Rockmart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tidings, with the one closest to Tidings listed first.
- Martindale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Martindale is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
- Bronco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bronco is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Estimated population in 2019: 367 people
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Villanow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- LaFayette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Linwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Linwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Kensington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cassandra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Rock Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Whitfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tidings, with the one closest to Tidings listed first.
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Trickum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Crown Mill Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
- Crow ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Dalton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Face
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Point is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people
- Cherokee County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tidings, with the one closest to Tidings listed first.
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Grover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- New Moon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Broomtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Ringgold
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Gaylesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kirk's Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Lawrence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Blanche
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- DeKalb County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tidings, with the one closest to Tidings listed first.
- Bankhead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Alpine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Mentone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Kaolin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Valley Head
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hammondville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Adamsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Fort Payne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lickskillet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Sigsbee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Douglas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Dog Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tidings, see our County-by-County Page for Tidings.
Cemeteries Near Tidings ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tidings.
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 Tidings - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tidings covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tidings, with the one closest to Tidings listed first.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Armuchee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Farmersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Armuchee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Midway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Floyd Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Floyd Springs Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mountain Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (460 more) ...
- Mills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summerville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 in 1895, Tidings had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tidings, with the one closest to Tidings listed first.
- Crystal Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Crystal Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Kartah
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kartah is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kartah
- Silver Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Hill is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Orsman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Orsman is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orsman
- Gore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gore is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Armuchee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zula ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Fouche
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fouche is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouche
- Floyd Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Haywood ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Haywood is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Summerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Holland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holland is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Trion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Everett Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Everett Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tidings. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tidings.
Newspapers Published in Tidings ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tidings.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tidings, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tidings.
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 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 Tidings:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Chattooga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Dade County
- Floyd County
- Gordon County
- Polk County
- Walker County
- Whitfield County
- Cherokee County
- DeKalb 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 Tidings, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tidings) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |