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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 Whiteside (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 Whiteside. 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 hospitals 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.

Whiteside is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Jackson (AL), Dade (GA), Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton & Sequatchie.

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

  • Marion County     (The home county of Whiteside)
  • Bradley County
  • Franklin County
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whiteside, with the one closest to Whiteside listed first.
    • White City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • White City is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Lankford Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
    • Tracy City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Palmer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Monteagle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sartain Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
      • Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
    • Gruetli - Laager
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Gruetli
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Gruetli is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
    • Coalmont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Coalmont is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
    • Pelham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hamilton County
  • Sequatchie County
  • DeKalb County (AL)
  • Jackson County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whiteside, with the one closest to Whiteside listed first.
    • Bryant
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Long Island
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Eliza
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Higdon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bridgeport
      (12 miles [19.3 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
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Copenhagen was located in Jackson County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
    • Browns Valley ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Browns Valley was located in Jackson County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
    • Flat Rock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Haynes Crossing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • New Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • New Town is located in Jackson County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Stevenson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rash
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Central
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Catoosa County (GA)
  • Chattooga County (GA)
    • Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Euthtilloga was located in Chattooga County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
  • Dade County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whiteside, with the one closest to Whiteside listed first.
    • Wildwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Morganville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
    • Cole City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
    • Trenton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Stewart Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
    • Rising Fawn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Walker County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whiteside, with the one closest to Whiteside listed first.
    • Lookout Mountain
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Rock City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Rock City is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Chattanooga Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
    • Fantasy Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
    • Flintstone
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Durham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Durham is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,257 people
    • Moons
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Happy Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Happy Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
      • Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
    • Thompsonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Thompsonville is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,528 people
    • Rossville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Fairview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • John Ross Estates
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Orchard Hills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Orchard Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 232 people
  • Whitfield County (GA)

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

Cemeteries Near Whiteside ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whiteside.

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

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

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

  • Price Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Ray Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Kennedy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Aetna Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Murphy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Haswell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Summit Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cabe Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Myers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (607 more) ...
    • Hales Chapel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hale Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ladds Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)

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 Whiteside had a population of 533 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Vulcan
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Vulcan is also located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
  • Hooker
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hooker is located in Dade County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
  • Cole City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
  • Morganville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
  • Wildwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • New England
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • New England is located in Dade County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
  • Shellmound ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Shellmound was located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
  • Wauhatchie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Wauhatchie is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauhatchie
  • Trenton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Inman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Inman is also located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
  • Gerber ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gerber was located in Walker County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerber
  • Lookout Mountain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Whiteside ...

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 Whiteside.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whiteside, 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 Whiteside.

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 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 Whiteside:

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 Whiteside, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whiteside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.