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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 Acworth (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 Acworth. 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.

Acworth is primarily located in Cobb County. A portion of Acworth extends into Cherokee 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 Cobb County: Bartow, Cherokee, Douglas, Fulton & Paulding.

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

  • Cobb County     (The home county of Acworth)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Acworth, with the one closest to Acworth listed first.
    • Mitchell Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Mitchell Hill is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Hill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
    • Logan Trace
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Logan Trace is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Trace
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,880 people
    • Calumet Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Calumet Woods is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Woods
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 161 people
    • Mars Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
    • Kennesaw Acres
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Kennesaw Acres is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 34,077 people
    • Shiloh West
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Shiloh West is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh West
      • Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
    • Kennesaw
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cobb Place Manor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Cobb Place Manor is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Place Manor
      • Estimated population in 2019: 357 people
    • Noonday
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Noonday is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
      • Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
    • Marietta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Macland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Holly Oaks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Holly Oaks is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,442 people
    • Fair Oaks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Fair Oaks is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • Bartow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Acworth, with the one closest to Acworth listed first.
    • Indian Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Indian Village is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Allatoona
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bartow
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bartow is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartow
    • Emerson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cartersville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Corbin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Corbin is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
      • Estimated population in 2019: 10,521 people
    • Buena Vista
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Buena Vista is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,053 people
    • Rodgers
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Shellman ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Shellman is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellman
      • Estimated population in 2019: 933 people
    • Interchange Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Interchange Village is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interchange Village
    • Stilesboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Stilesboro is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilesboro
      • Estimated population in 2019: 518 people
    • McCallie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • McCallie is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,204 people
    • Cassville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Acworth, with the one closest to Acworth listed first.
    • Hart Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hart Town is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,437 people
    • Driskolls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Temple
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Acworth, with the one closest to Acworth listed first.
    • Gibson Acres
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Gibson Acres is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 631 people
    • Payne
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Payne is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
    • Motes Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Motes Hill is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motes Hill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 14,211 people
    • Tyson Estates
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Tyson Estates is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 737 people
    • Allatoona Pass
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingridge West
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Kingridge West is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingridge West
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,777 people
    • Breeze Hill Estates
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Breeze Hill Estates is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeze Hill Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,638 people
    • Skyridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Skyridge is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyridge
      • Estimated population in 2019: 273 people
    • Woodstock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lebanon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Holly Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Colemans Landing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Colemans Landing is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Landing
    • Canton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • DeKalb County
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Acworth, with the one closest to Acworth listed first.
    • Lithia Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Lakeland Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
    • Douglasville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Blair Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
      • Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
    • Flowers Estates
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
    • Springwood Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
    • White City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • White City is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Windwood Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
    • Winston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Ephesus Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
      • Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
    • Villa Rica
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Floyd County
  • Fulton County
  • Gordon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Acworth, with the one closest to Acworth listed first.
    • Fairmount
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Sonoraville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
    • Farmville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Igo ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Igo is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
      • Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
    • Ranger
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Gwinnett County
  • Paulding County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Acworth, with the one closest to Acworth listed first.
    • Country Acres
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Country Acres is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
    • New Hope
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • New Hope is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
    • Forrister
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Forrister is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
    • Hiram
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Dallas
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Rose
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
    • Hanlin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hanlin is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
    • Home Place Acres
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
    • Braswell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Pickens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Acworth, with the one closest to Acworth listed first.
    • Talmadge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Talmadge is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
      • Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
    • Jerusalem
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Cagle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Nelson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ludville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Hinton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Hinton is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
    • Tate
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jasper
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Acworth, with the one closest to Acworth listed first.
    • Aragon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Rockmart
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Seney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Seney is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
    • Grady ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Grady is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
      • Estimated population in 2019: 290 people

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

Cemeteries Near Acworth ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Acworth.

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

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

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

  • Grogan - House Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Northcutt - Pyron Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Shady Grove Baptist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Liberty Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Morris Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Morris Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Chastain Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cowan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Peters Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mars Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • McKinney Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (561 more) ...

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 Acworth had a population of 815 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Acworth had a population of 22,726 people.

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

  • Allatoona
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kennesaw
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Crowville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Crowville is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowville
  • Bartow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bartow is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartow
  • Roxana
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Roxana is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
  • Story ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Story is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
  • Etta ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Etta is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
  • Lost Mountain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lost Mountain is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Mountain
  • New Hope
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • New Hope is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
  • Elizabeth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Elizabeth is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Woodstock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Cartersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Acworth ...

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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Acworth.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Acworth:

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 Acworth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.