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 Amicalola (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 Amicalola. 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.
Amicalola is located in Dawson 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 Dawson County: Cherokee, Fannin, Forsyth, Gilmer, Hall, Lumpkin, Pickens & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Amicalola. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Amicalola:
- Dawson County (The home county of Amicalola)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amicalola, with the one closest to Amicalola listed first.
- Dawsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barrettsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Lumpkin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amicalola, with the one closest to Amicalola listed first.
- Bolivar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bolivar is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Funkhouser
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Funkhouser is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Estimated population in 2019: 450 people
- Rydal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amicalola, with the one closest to Amicalola listed first.
- Ophir
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Ball Ground
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Worley Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Worley Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Crossroads
- Free Home
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Orange
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Orange is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Harmony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- White City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Buffington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Buffington is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Salacoa
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Salacoa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salacoa
- Estimated population in 2019: 344 people
- Waleska
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Canton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Flat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hickory Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amicalola, with the one closest to Amicalola listed first.
- Newport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Margret
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Margret is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margret
- Craytonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Craytonia is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
- Greens Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Blue Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Morganton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hemp
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hemp is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
- Mineral Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Cutcane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cutcane is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
- Epworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pierceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amicalola, with the one closest to Amicalola listed first.
- Silver City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Chestatee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Cumming
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amicalola, with the one closest to Amicalola listed first.
- Milton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fields Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fields Crossroads is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amicalola, with the one closest to Amicalola listed first.
- Tickanetley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Rolston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rolston is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
- Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
- Yukon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Whitestone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- East Ellijay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Northcutt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Northcutt is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
- Ellijay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Path
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Cherry Log
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Santaluca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- Tails Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- Gordon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amicalola, with the one closest to Amicalola listed first.
- Oakman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fairmount
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Igo ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Igo is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
- Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
- Ranger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Buff ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Buff is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
- Hall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amicalola, with the one closest to Amicalola listed first.
- Murrayville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Price
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Price is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Sardis Shores
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis Shores is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Shores
- Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
- Whelchel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whelchel is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelchel
- Summer Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Summer Point is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Point
- Estimated population in 2019: 158 people
- Land ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Land is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
- The Bluffs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bluffs is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bluffs
- Estimated population in 2019: 92 people
- Brookton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Brookton is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton
- Clermont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- Hargrove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hargrove is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,371 people
- White Sands
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Sands is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sands
- Estimated population in 2019: 611 people
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amicalola, with the one closest to Amicalola listed first.
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Dahlonega
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Garland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Willow ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Willow is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
- Grace ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amicalola, with the one closest to Amicalola listed first.
- Carters
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Ball Ground
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Wells ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amicalola, with the one closest to Amicalola listed first.
- Big Canoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marble Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Talking Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cagle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Hinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Jerusalem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Talmadge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Talmadge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
- Ludville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amicalola, with the one closest to Amicalola listed first.
- Suches
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Youngcane ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Youngcane is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
- Owltown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Owltown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
- Bethlehem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Choestoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Choestoe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
- Blairsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Canal Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Canal Lake is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
- Hood ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hood is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amicalola, with the one closest to Amicalola listed first.
- Cleveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Yonah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Yonah is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonah
- Leo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Leo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Leo has also been known as:
- Meldean
- Robertstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Robertstown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertstown
- Cherokee County (NC)
- Culberson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Amicalola, see our County-by-County Page for Amicalola.
Cemeteries Near Amicalola ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Amicalola.
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 Amicalola - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Amicalola covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Amicalola, with the one closest to Amicalola listed first.
- High Shoals Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Spriggs Summerour Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nimblewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tickanetley Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery #2
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jesus Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Flats Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- River Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- Cartecay UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Norton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah Church of Christ Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Amicalola had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Amicalola, with the one closest to Amicalola listed first.
- Johntown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Johntown is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Emma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Emma is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Juno
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Juno is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
- Tickanetley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Roy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roy is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Cartecay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cartecay is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartecay
- Marble Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jay ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jay is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Dawsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Pisgah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Jasper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Tate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mica is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Amicalola. See our List of 1890's Communities around Amicalola.
Newspapers Published in Amicalola ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Amicalola.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Amicalola, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Amicalola.
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 websites either 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 Amicalola:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Dawson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Cherokee County
- Fannin County
- Forsyth County
- Fulton County
- Gilmer County
- Gordon County
- Hall County
- Lumpkin County
- Murray County
- Pickens County
- Union County
- White County
- Cherokee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Amicalola) 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 Amicalola, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |