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 Ansley Forest (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 Ansley Forest. 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.
Ansley Forest is located in 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 Cherokee County: Bartow, Cobb, Dawson, Forsyth, Fulton, Gordon & Pickens.
Below are the counties that are near Ansley Forest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ansley Forest:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Ansley Forest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ansley Forest, with the one closest to Ansley Forest listed first.
- Woodstock
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Skyridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Skyridge is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 273 people
- Breeze Hill Estates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Breeze Hill Estates is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeze Hill Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,638 people
- Colemans Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Colemans Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Landing
- Lebanon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kingridge West
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kingridge West is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingridge West
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,777 people
- Motes Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Motes Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motes Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 14,211 people
- Hardman Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hardman Place is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Place
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,930 people
- Holly Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tyson Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tyson Estates is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 737 people
- Hickory Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Allatoona Pass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Allatoona Pass is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona Pass
- Gibson Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gibson Acres is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 631 people
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ansley Forest, with the one closest to Ansley Forest listed first.
- Indian Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Indian Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Allatoona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Allatoona is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona
- Corbin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Corbin is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Estimated population in 2019: 10,521 people
- Bartow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bartow is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartow
- Emerson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cartersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista
(18 miles [29 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
- Interchange Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Interchange Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interchange Village
- McCallie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- McCallie is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,204 people
- White
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rodgers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rodgers is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
- Rydal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Log ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Log is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ansley Forest, with the one closest to Ansley Forest listed first.
- Noonday
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Noonday is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
- Holly Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holly Oaks is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,442 people
- Cobb Place Manor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cobb Place Manor is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Place Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 357 people
- Sturbridge Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sturbridge Village is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
- Kennesaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chattahoochee Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chattahoochee Heights is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattahoochee Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 3,207 people
- Mount Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Bethel is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bethel
- Kennesaw Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kennesaw Acres is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,077 people
- Shiloh West
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh West is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh West
- Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
- Acworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Logan Trace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Logan Trace is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Trace
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,880 people
- Mitchell Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mitchell Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
- Dawson County
- Barrettsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ansley Forest, with the one closest to Ansley Forest listed first.
- Dunwoody West
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dunwoody West is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody West
- Estimated population in 2015: 48,733 people
- Dunwoody
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Peachtree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peachtree is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree
- Brookhaven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Chamblee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Doraville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Atlanta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Atlanta is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Atlanta
- Northwoods
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Northwoods is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwoods
- La Vista
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- La Vista is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vista
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,200 people
- North Druid Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Druid Hills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Druid Hills
- Druid Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Emory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Emory is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 393 people
- Tucker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ansley Forest, with the one closest to Ansley Forest listed first.
- Lithia Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeland Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
- Flowers Estates
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Blair Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
- Douglasville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Springwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- Windwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
- White City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ansley Forest, with the one closest to Ansley Forest listed first.
- Cumming
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ansley Forest, with the one closest to Ansley Forest listed first.
- Mountain Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mountain Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Litchfield Hundred
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Litchfield Hundred is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Hundred
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,491 people
- Roswell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fields Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fields Crossroads is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
- Alpharetta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Milton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Union Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Union Hill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Union Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 4,839 people
- Preston Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Preston Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ridge
- Sandy Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Montwicke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Montwicke is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montwicke
- Population from the 2010 Census: 886 people
- Ocee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ocee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocee
- Johns Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Buckhead
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Buckhead is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
- Gordon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ansley Forest, with the one closest to Ansley Forest listed first.
- Fairmount
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Igo ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Igo is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
- Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
- Sonoraville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ansley Forest, with the one closest to Ansley Forest listed first.
- Elmside Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elmside Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmside Village
- Peachtree Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berkeley Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Norcross
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Duluth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Danbury Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Danbury Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury Village
- Berkeley Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berkeley Hills is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,147 people
- Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Suwanee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Berkshire ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Berkshire is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Estimated population in 2019: 554 people
- Lilburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Regency Woods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Regency Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
- Luxomni
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Luxomni is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxomni
- Estimated population in 2019: 514 people
- Hall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ansley Forest, with the one closest to Ansley Forest listed first.
- Gaines Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gaines Ferry is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry
- Gay Lan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gay Lan is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Lan
- Estimated population in 2019: 81 people
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ansley Forest, with the one closest to Ansley Forest listed first.
- Country Acres
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Hiram
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forrister
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forrister is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
- Indian Rose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
- Dallas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Home Place Acres
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Hanlin
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Braswell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ansley Forest, with the one closest to Ansley Forest listed first.
- Cagle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Nelson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Talmadge
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Talmadge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
- Tate
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jerusalem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Marble Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jasper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Ludville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Big Canoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Talking Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ansley Forest, see our County-by-County Page for Ansley Forest.
Cemeteries Near Ansley Forest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ansley Forest.
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 Ansley Forest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ansley Forest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ansley Forest, with the one closest to Ansley Forest listed first.
- Sunlight Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fowler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Latimer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Noonday Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dawson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kemp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Enon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gresham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Noonday Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Home Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (535 more) ...
- Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hinton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin - Hamilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Ansley Forest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ansley Forest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ansley Forest, with the one closest to Ansley Forest listed first.
- Woodstock
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lebanon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blackwells
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blackwells is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
- Hickory Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Kennesaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elizabeth is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Batesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Batesville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Marietta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Acworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alpharetta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sutallee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sutallee is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutallee
- Allatoona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Allatoona is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona
- Hammond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hammond is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ansley Forest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ansley Forest.
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 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 Ansley Forest:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Cobb County
- Dawson County
- DeKalb County
- Douglas County
- Forsyth County
- Fulton County
- Gordon County
- Gwinnett County
- Hall County
- Paulding County
- Pickens 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> | 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 Ansley Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |