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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 Abbottsford (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 Abbottsford. 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.

Name Variations for Abbottsford ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Another variation: Abbotsford.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 doctors 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.

Abbottsford is located in Troup 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 Troup County: Chambers (AL), Randolph (AL), Coweta, Harris, Heard & Meriwether.

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

  • Troup County     (The home county of Abbottsford)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abbottsford, with the one closest to Abbottsford listed first.
    • Vernon ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Vernon is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Evansville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • West Lake Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • West Lake Village is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
    • Rockwell Estates
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
    • Sunny Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunny Point is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
    • LaGrange
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Sassafrass Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
    • North West Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Graysons Landing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Graysons Landing is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
    • West Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Asta Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Asta Village is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
    • Brays Lakeview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pioneer Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Pioneer Village is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abbottsford, with the one closest to Abbottsford listed first.
    • Bowers Ferry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
    • Roopville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Lowell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Tyus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Tyus is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
  • Coweta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abbottsford, with the one closest to Abbottsford listed first.
    • Grantville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Moreland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Smith City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Smith City is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
    • Bexton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bexton is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
    • Smokey Acres
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
  • Harris County
  • Heard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abbottsford, with the one closest to Abbottsford listed first.
    • Glenn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Houston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Houston is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
    • O'Neals Crossroad
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Franklin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Riverside
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Riverside is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Corinth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Corinth is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Frolona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Centralhatchee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
    • Yates Crossroads
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
    • Roosterville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Roosterville is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
    • Ephesus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Meriwether County
  • Chambers County (AL)
  • Clay County (AL)
    • Motley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Motley is located in Clay County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
  • Lee County (AL)
  • Randolph County (AL)
  • Tallapoosa County (AL)

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

Cemeteries Near Abbottsford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Abbottsford.

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

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

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

  • Harmony Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Wehadkee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Freeman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Whatley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Loyd Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tatum Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Standing Rock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rocky Mount Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Swint - Hammack Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Cane Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Beulah Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (485 more) ...
    • Moody Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Garrett Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<2>

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

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

  • Vernon ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Vernon is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Crowder ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Crowder is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
  • Evansville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Finley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Finley is located in Chambers County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
  • Long Cane
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Long Cane is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cane
  • Glenn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fredonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gabbettville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Gabbettville is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabbettville
  • LaGrange
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Houston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Houston is located in Heard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
  • Stroud
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Rock Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Five Points
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Five Points is located in Chambers County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • West Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Owensbyville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Owensbyville is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensbyville

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

Newspapers Published in Abbottsford ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Abbottsford.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Abbottsford, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Abbottsford.

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 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 Abbottsford:

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 Abbottsford, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Abbottsford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.