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 Georgia (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 Georgia. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Georgia is located in Morgan County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Morgan County: Cullman, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Georgia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Georgia:
- Morgan County (The home county of Georgia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgia, with the one closest to Georgia listed first.
- Hartselle
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Burningtree Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Leesdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Priceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Flint City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Falkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Somerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Cedar Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Russell Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Lacon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Austinville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Simpson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgia, with the one closest to Georgia listed first.
- Birdie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Mountain Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Grove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Colbert County
- Garner ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgia, with the one closest to Georgia listed first.
- West Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- South Vinemont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Vinemont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Central
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Jones' Chapel
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Cullman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Simcoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Chances Crossroad
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Chances Crossroad is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Crossroad
- East Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Berlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Logan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Baileyton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lauderdale County
- Dells Vista Shores
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgia, with the one closest to Georgia listed first.
- Oakville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Chalybeate Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Hillsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moulton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wren
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wren is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Mountain Home
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Muck City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Courtland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Courtland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Hatton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgia, with the one closest to Georgia listed first.
- Westlake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Mooresville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Swancott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Belle Mina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Harris Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Orrville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Tanner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Country Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Capshaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Ripley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Athens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fairmount
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Poplar Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgia, with the one closest to Georgia listed first.
- Triana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Madison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- English Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Chelsea
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Rideout Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Huntsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monrovia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Greenwycke Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Lincoln
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Jeff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Big Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgia, with the one closest to Georgia listed first.
- Hog Jaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Ruth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Pine Lake Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Arab
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Friendship
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Union Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Grassy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Scant City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Askea Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgia, with the one closest to Georgia listed first.
- Upshaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Addison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Ellaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Houston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Georgia, see our County-by-County Page for Georgia.
Cemeteries Near Georgia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Georgia.
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 Georgia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Georgia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Georgia, with the one closest to Georgia listed first.
- Hartselle Memory Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Reeves Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Tabor Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the east of Hartselle.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24749 <3>
- Slayton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rountree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burning Tree Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (806 more) ...
- New Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shoal Creek 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.<4>
While we didn't find Georgia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Georgia.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Georgia, with the one closest to Georgia listed first.
- Hartselle
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Leesdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Falkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Priceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Massey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Massey is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey
- Cedar Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Somerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Neel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Neel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Simpson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Stringer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stringer is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer
- Battleground
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Battleground is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleground
- Decatur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <1>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wilhites
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wilhites is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhites
- Decatur Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Decatur Junction is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Junction
- Eva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Georgia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Georgia.
Newspapers Published in Georgia ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Georgia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Georgia, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Georgia.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Georgia:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Colbert County
- Cullman County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Winston County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
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> | 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- Georgia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Georgia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |