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 Aska (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 Aska. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Aska is located in Fannin 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 Fannin County: Dawson, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murray, Union, Cherokee (NC) & Polk (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Aska. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Aska:
- Fannin County (The home county of Aska)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aska, with the one closest to Aska listed first.
- Newport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Greens Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Margret
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Margret is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margret
- Morganton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Craytonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Craytonia is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
- Blue Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hemp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hemp is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
- Mineral Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cutcane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cutcane is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
- Chestnut Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Epworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pierceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aska, with the one closest to Aska listed first.
- Worley Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Worley Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Crossroads
- Ball Ground
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ophir
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Dawson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aska, with the one closest to Aska listed first.
- Dawsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Barrettsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Lumpkin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aska, with the one closest to Aska listed first.
- Cherry Log
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tickanetley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Rolston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rolston is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
- Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
- White Path
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Northcutt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Northcutt is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
- Santaluca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- East Ellijay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ellijay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Yukon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Whitestone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- Tails Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- 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
- Oakman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aska, with the one closest to Aska listed first.
- Dahlonega
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willow ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willow is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Garland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Grace ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aska, with the one closest to Aska listed first.
- Carters
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Crandall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Eton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cisco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Chatsworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wells ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Tennga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Temple Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aska, with the one closest to Aska listed first.
- Big Canoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Talking Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marble Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jasper
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Cagle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Nelson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Ludville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Talmadge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Talmadge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
- Towns County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aska, with the one closest to Aska listed first.
- Jacksonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
- Young Harris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aska, with the one closest to Aska listed first.
- Youngcane ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Youngcane is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
- Suches
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Canal Lake
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Owltown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Owltown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
- Blairsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Choestoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Choestoe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
- Hood ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hood is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aska, with the one closest to Aska listed first.
- Robertstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Robertstown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertstown
- Cleveland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Helen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Yonah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Yonah is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonah
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aska, with the one closest to Aska listed first.
- Culberson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Hothouse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Burger Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Postell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Vests
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Murphy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grape Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Hiwassee Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Pleasant Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Ogreeta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Unaka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Clay County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aska, with the one closest to Aska listed first.
- Pine Log Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Log Village is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
- Brasstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Warne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Polk County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aska, with the one closest to Aska listed first.
- Copperhill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belltown Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Belltown Hill is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
- Ducktown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chanceytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rymers is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Chable ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chable is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Archville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Archville is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Ball Play
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Aska, see our County-by-County Page for Aska.
Cemeteries Near Aska ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Aska.
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 Aska - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Aska covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Aska, with the one closest to Aska listed first.
- Woody Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Griffith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tatum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Garrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Noontootla Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Van Zandt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tilley Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tilley Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chastain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wilscot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pisgah Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (299 more) ...
- Greenway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stock Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Petty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Aska in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Aska.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Aska, with the one closest to Aska listed first.
- Pisgah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pisgah is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Newport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Blue Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Craytonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Craytonia is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
- Morganton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cherry Log
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tickanetley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- White Path
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Roy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roy is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Hemp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hemp is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
- Santaluca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- Mineral Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hothouse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hothouse is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Cartecay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cartecay is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartecay
- Curtis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Curtis is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Aska. See our List of 1890's Communities around Aska.
Newspapers Published in Aska ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Aska.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Aska, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Aska.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Aska:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Fannin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Dawson County
- Gilmer County
- Gordon County
- Lumpkin County
- Murray County
- Pickens County
- Towns County
- Union County
- White County
- Cherokee County
- Clay County
- Polk 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Aska, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Aska) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |