Welcome to Tidings ...

Tidings is located in Chattooga County<1>.

The location of Tidings has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tidings, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Tidings is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Tidings lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Tidings (for example, toward Fort Payne (AL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Telephone area codes for Tidings: (706) and (762)<4>

Communities near Tidings ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tidings.

• Rome
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Rome is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <5>
• Martindale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martindale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
  • Martindale is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
• Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Euthtilloga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
  • Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
• Calhoun
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
  • Calhoun is located in Gordon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <5>
• Calhoun Ferry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
  • Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
• Villanow
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
  • Villanow is located in Walker County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
• LaFayette
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
  • LaFayette is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFayette <5>
• Adairsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adairsville
  • Adairsville is located in Bartow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adairsville <5>
• Summerville Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
  • Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
• Summerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Summerville is located in Chattooga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerville <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Tidings. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tidings.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tidings. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tidings.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tidings. See our Newspapers Page for Tidings.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tidings ...

Looking for more information about Tidings? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Tidings, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tidings.

Adding Tidings to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tidings in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Tidings was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Tidings post office opened in 1887.

We also found Tidings in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tidings.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tidings. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/