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 Tyus (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 Tyus. 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 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.
Tyus is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Cleburne (AL), Randolph (AL), Coweta, Douglas, Fulton, Haralson, Heard & Paulding.
Below are the counties that are near Tyus. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tyus:
- Carroll County (The home county of Tyus)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tyus, with the one closest to Tyus listed first.
- Roopville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bowdon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Fairlawn Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Lowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Carrollton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bowers Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Mount Zion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jake is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Bowdon Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Temple
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coweta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tyus, with the one closest to Tyus listed first.
- Sargent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Newnan
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Smokey Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- East Newnan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Grantville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moreland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smith City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smith City is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
- Bexton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bexton is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tyus, with the one closest to Tyus listed first.
- Hannah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Tyree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- Villa Rica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
- Winston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- White City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tyus, with the one closest to Tyus listed first.
- Chattahoochee Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rico
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rico is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Estimated population in 2019: 88 people
- Rivertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rivertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
- Carlton Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carlton Woods is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 260 people
- Haralson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tyus, with the one closest to Tyus listed first.
- Waco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bremen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Budapest
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Tallapoosa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Morgan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Morgan is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Tabernacle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Buchanan
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Felton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Heard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tyus, with the one closest to Tyus listed first.
- Roosterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Ephesus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Yates Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Centralhatchee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Frolona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Riverside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- O'Neals Crossroad
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Glenn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Houston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Houston is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Corinth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Meriwether County
- Lone Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Troup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tyus, with the one closest to Tyus listed first.
- Graysons Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Graysons Landing is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
- Brays Lakeview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- Asta Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Hogansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Sunny Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
- Sassafrass Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Vernon is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Abbottsford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- Louise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Louise is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
- Whitfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitfield is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Calhoun County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tyus, with the one closest to Tyus listed first.
- Iron City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Abernathy is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Chambers County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tyus, with the one closest to Tyus listed first.
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Standing Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Evansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Doublehead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Stroud
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Clackville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Red Level
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Clay County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tyus, with the one closest to Tyus listed first.
- Delta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cragford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Barfield is located in Clay County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Haynes Crossroad
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Cleburne County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tyus, with the one closest to Tyus listed first.
- Ranburne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hightower
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Hopewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Ai
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Micaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Muscadine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Fruithurst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Edwardsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Heflin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Abel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Oak Level
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Randolph County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tyus, with the one closest to Tyus listed first.
- Graham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Sewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Woodland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Newell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Cambridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Corbin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Morrison Crossroad
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Rockdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- High Shoals
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Wedowee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Milner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Milner is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tyus, see our County-by-County Page for Tyus.
Cemeteries Near Tyus ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tyus.
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 Tyus - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tyus covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tyus, with the one closest to Tyus listed first.
- Tyus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Veal Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lummie Layton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- The Bethesda Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethesda Baptist Church Cemetery
- Bethesda MB Church Cemetery
- Buchanan Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Unity Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (477 more) ...
- Roopville City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bonner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Tyus in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tyus.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tyus, with the one closest to Tyus listed first.
- Mabry ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mabry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabry
- Joel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Joel is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
- Victory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Victory is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Roopville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bowdon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockalo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rockalo is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockalo
- Graham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Burwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Burwell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwell
- Glenloch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glenloch is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenloch
- Sewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Simpson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Simpson is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Plowshare ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Plowshare is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowshare
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Waldrep
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waldrep is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrep
- Frolona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Yellow Dirt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Yellow Dirt is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Dirt
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tyus. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tyus.
Newspapers Published in Tyus ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tyus.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tyus, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tyus.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Tyus:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coweta County
- Douglas County
- Fulton County
- Haralson County
- Heard County
- Meriwether County
- Troup County
- Calhoun County
- Chambers County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Randolph 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Tyus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Tyus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |