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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 Avondale (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 Avondale. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Avondale is located in Hamilton County.

To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hamilton County: Catoosa (GA), Dade (GA), Walker (GA), Whitfield (GA), Bledsoe, Bradley, Marion, Meigs, Rhea & Sequatchie.

Below are the counties that are near Avondale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Avondale:

  • Hamilton County     (The home county of Avondale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
    • Hillsboro Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Hillsboro Heights is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Heights
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 450 people
    • Boyce
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Boyce is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
    • Ridgeside
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Ridgeside is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
    • Orchard Knob
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
    • Kings Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Kings Point is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
    • Ridgedale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
    • Chattanooga
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Colonial Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Colonial Village is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Lupton City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Lupton City is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupton City
    • Midvale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Midvale is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
    • Milbro Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Milbro Heights is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milbro Heights
      • Estimated population in 2014: 7,834 people
    • Brainerd Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Brainerd Hills is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Hills
    • East Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bledsoe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
    • Pailo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
    • Brayton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
  • Bradley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
    • Mineral Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Mineral Park is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
    • McDonald
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bent Tree Acres
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
    • Cleveland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • South Cleveland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
    • Earnest ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Earnest is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
    • East Cleveland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
    • Wildwood Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
    • Countryside Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
    • Hopewell Estates
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
    • Hopewell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hopewell is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Etola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Etola is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
    • Bellefounte
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
    • Palmer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • White City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • White City is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Gruetli - Laager
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lankford Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
    • Whiteside
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Whiteside is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
    • Powells Crossroads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
    • Vulcan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Vulcan is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
    • Whitwell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Condra
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Condra is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
    • Jasper
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • New Hope
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • New Hope is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
    • Kimball
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Ketchall ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Ketchall is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
    • South Pittsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Richard City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Richard City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
    • Greentown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Greentown is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
    • Comfort
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Comfort is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
  • Meigs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
    • East View
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • East View is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
      • Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
    • Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
  • Polk County
    • Oldfort
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Oldfort is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
  • Rhea County
    • Graysville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Graysville is located in Rhea County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
  • Sequatchie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
    • Center Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Cartwright
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
    • Daus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Daus is located in Sequatchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
    • Dunlap
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Dunlap is located in Sequatchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,237 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunlap <1>
  • DeKalb County (AL)
    • Cartersville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cartersville is located in DeKalb County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
  • Jackson County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
    • Bryant
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Eliza
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Eliza is located in Jackson County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
    • Long Island
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
    • Higdon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Copenhagen ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
    • Bridgeport
      (27 miles [43.5 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>
    • Browns Valley ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Browns Valley is located in Jackson County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
  • Catoosa County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
    • Lakeview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Newnan Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
      • Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
    • Midway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Midway is located in Catoosa County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Fort Oglethorpe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Dafron
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Dafron is located in Catoosa County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
    • Graysville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
    • Boynton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Boynton is located in Catoosa County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
    • Ellie Spring
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
    • Blue Spring
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
    • Poplar Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
    • Ringgold
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ringgold is located in Catoosa County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringgold <1>
    • Catoosa Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
  • Dade County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
    • Wildwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Morganville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
    • Trenton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Cole City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
    • Stewart Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
    • Rising Fawn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Murray County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
    • Gregory
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Gregory is located in Murray County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
    • Temple Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Temple Grove is located in Murray County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
    • Sumac
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sumac is located in Murray County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
    • Tennga
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Tennga is located in Murray County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennga
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,123 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tennga <1>
    • Cisco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Walker County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
    • John Ross Estates
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • John Ross Estates is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
      • Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
    • Rossville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Dewberry Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Dewberry Town is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
    • Fairview
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Fairview is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Orchard Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Orchard Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 232 people
    • Park City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Park City is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Lookout Mountain
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Rock City is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Warren Terrace
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Warren Terrace is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Terrace
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,720 people
    • Fantasy Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
    • Happy Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Happy Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
      • Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
    • Chattanooga Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
    • Flintstone
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitfield County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
    • Parrett Crossing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Parrett Crossing is located in Whitfield County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrett Crossing
      • Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
    • Cohutta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Cohutta is located in Whitfield County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohutta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 644 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cohutta <1>
    • Red Clay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
    • Tunnel Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Varnell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Varnell is located in Whitfield County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnell <1>
    • Crow ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Crow is located in Whitfield County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
    • Trickum
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Trickum is located in Whitfield County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
    • Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
    • Plainview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Plainview is located in Whitfield County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
      • Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
    • Rocky Face
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Waring
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Waring is located in Whitfield County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
    • Dalton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Dalton is located in Whitfield County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,368 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <1>
    • Ruralvale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Avondale, see our County-by-County Page for Avondale.

Cemeteries Near Avondale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Avondale.

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 Avondale - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Avondale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.

  • Pleasant Gardens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mission Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Beck Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Chattanooga National Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lakewood East Memory Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lakewood Memory Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Memory Gardens
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakewood Memory Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Chattanooga.
    • The Lakewood Memory Gardens has also been known as:
    • Lakewood Memory Gardens East
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14448 <2>
  • Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Citizens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lomenick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (633 more) ...
    • Kings Point Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chattanooga Memorial Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Beason Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 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.<3>

While we didn't find Avondale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Avondale.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.

  • East Chattanooga
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • East Chattanooga is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Chattanooga
  • Orchard Knob
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
  • Boyce
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Boyce is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
  • Chattanooga
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Ridgedale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
  • Kings Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kings Point is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
  • Jersey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jersey is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey
  • Red Bank
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Elmo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
  • Rossville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Tyner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Tyner is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
  • Lookout Mountain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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    • Hixson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Wauhatchie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Wauhatchie is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauhatchie
    • Harrison
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Avondale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Avondale.

Newspapers Published in Avondale ...

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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Avondale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Avondale, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Avondale.

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 Avondale:

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 Avondale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Avondale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.