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 West Brow (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 West Brow. 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 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.
West Brow 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 West Brow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Brow:
- Dade County (The home county of West Brow)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Brow, with the one closest to West Brow listed first.
- Wildwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Morganville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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 southwest)
- Cole City
(8 miles [12.9 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Rising Fawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Catoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Brow, with the one closest to West Brow listed first.
- Fort Oglethorpe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Lakeview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Newnan Springs
(10 miles [16.1 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Boynton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Dafron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dafron is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
- Ellie Spring
(14 miles [22.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Graysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Poplar Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Ringgold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chattooga County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Brow, with the one closest to West Brow listed first.
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cloudland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pennville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Menlo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Summerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Brow, with the one closest to West Brow listed first.
- Chattanooga Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
- Moons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Moons is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Flintstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lookout Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Durham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Durham is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,257 people
- Thompsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,528 people
- Fantasy Hills
(5 miles [8 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
(5 miles [8 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
- Rock City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Lytle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lytle is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 37,115 people
- Chickamauga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Brow, with the one closest to West Brow listed first.
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Trickum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Crow ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Tunnel Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rocky Face
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Varnell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Waring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Cohutta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Parrett Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Plainview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
- Dalton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Crown Mill Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
- DeKalb County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Brow, with the one closest to West Brow listed first.
- Cartersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Ider
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beaty Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Kaolin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Mentone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bankhead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Hammondville
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Henagar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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 West Brow, with the one closest to West Brow listed first.
- Eliza
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Higdon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Long Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Bridgeport
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Flat Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Haynes Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- New Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Stevenson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Central
(27 miles [43.5 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 West Brow, with the one closest to West Brow listed first.
- Mineral Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- McDonald
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County (TN)
- Anderson
(27 miles [43.5 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 West Brow, with the one closest to West Brow listed first.
- White City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Grundy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Lankford Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Tracy City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Brow, with the one closest to West Brow listed first.
- Lookout Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tiftonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tiftonia is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiftonia
- Saint Elmo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Lake Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Valley Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
- Milbro Heights
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Chattanooga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- East Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Knob
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Midvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Midvale is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Ridgeside
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Marion County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Brow, with the one closest to West Brow listed first.
- Whiteside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Vulcan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- New Hope
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Jasper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kimball
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Pittsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- 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
- Richard City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Whitwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Orme
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 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 West Brow, with the one closest to West Brow 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Daus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Brow, see our County-by-County Page for West Brow.
Cemeteries Near West Brow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Brow.
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 West Brow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Brow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Brow, with the one closest to West Brow listed first.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Paynes Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chattanooga Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Deakins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lookout Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haswell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (578 more) ...
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lake Hills Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Payne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 West Brow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Brow.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Brow, with the one closest to West Brow listed first.
- Wildwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gerber ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gerber is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerber
- Morganville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Morganville is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- New England
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New England is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
- Eagle Cliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eagle Cliff is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
- Moons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Moons is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Hooker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hooker is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- High Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- High Point is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Flintstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ascalon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ascalon is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ascalon
- Wauhatchie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wauhatchie is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauhatchie
- Trenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Henrys ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Henrys is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys
- Lookout Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Brow. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Brow.
Newspapers Published in West Brow ...
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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Brow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Brow, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Brow.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 West Brow:
- 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
- Bradley 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> | 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 West Brow, 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- West Brow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |