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 Beasley Gap (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 Beasley Gap. 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 and hospitals 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.
Beasley Gap 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 Beasley Gap. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beasley Gap:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Beasley Gap)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beasley Gap, with the one closest to Beasley Gap listed first.
- Salacoa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Salacoa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salacoa
- Estimated population in 2019: 344 people
- Waleska
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Worley Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Worley Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Crossroads
- Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Ground
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Buffington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buffington is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Harmony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Holly Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- White City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Lebanon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hickory Flat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Orange
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Orange is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beasley Gap, with the one closest to Beasley Gap listed first.
- Funkhouser
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Funkhouser is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Estimated population in 2019: 450 people
- Bolivar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bolivar is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Rydal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Log ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Log is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
- White
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corbin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Corbin is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Estimated population in 2019: 10,521 people
- McCallie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McCallie is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,204 people
- Interchange Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Interchange Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interchange Village
- Buena Vista
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,053 people
- Cartersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beasley Gap, with the one closest to Beasley Gap listed first.
- Logan Trace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Logan Trace is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Trace
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,880 people
- Mitchell Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mitchell Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
- Acworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Noonday
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Noonday is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
- Calumet Woods
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Kennesaw Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kennesaw Acres is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,077 people
- Kennesaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mars Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Cobb Place Manor
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cobb Place Manor is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Place Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 357 people
- Holly Oaks
(23 miles [37 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
- Shiloh West
(23 miles [37 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
- Sturbridge Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sturbridge Village is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
- Dawson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beasley Gap, with the one closest to Beasley Gap listed first.
- Barrettsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Dawsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beasley Gap, with the one closest to Beasley Gap listed first.
- Hermitage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Bass Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Shannon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beasley Gap, with the one closest to Beasley Gap listed first.
- Cumming
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Silver City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- 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 Beasley Gap, with the one closest to Beasley Gap listed first.
- Litchfield Hundred
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Litchfield Hundred is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Hundred
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,491 people
- Mountain Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Fields Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fields Crossroads is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
- Milton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alpharetta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Union Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Roswell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Preston Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Preston Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ridge
- Ocee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ocee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocee
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beasley Gap, with the one closest to Beasley Gap listed first.
- Whitestone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- Yukon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Tails Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- East Ellijay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ellijay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rolston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rolston is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
- Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
- Northcutt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Northcutt is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
- Tickanetley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- White Path
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Gordon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beasley Gap, with the one closest to Beasley Gap listed first.
- Fairmount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Igo ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Igo is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
- Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
- Ranger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sonoraville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Farmville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Oakman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buff ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Buff is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
- New Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Calhoun
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Soapstick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Soapstick is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
- Calhoun Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
- Damascus
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beasley Gap, with the one closest to Beasley Gap listed first.
- Carters
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Ball Ground
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Wells ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beasley Gap, with the one closest to Beasley Gap listed first.
- Country Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
- Forrister
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forrister is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beasley Gap, with the one closest to Beasley Gap listed first.
- Talmadge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Talmadge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
- Jerusalem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Ludville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Cagle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Hinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Jasper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Talking Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Marble Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Big Canoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beasley Gap, see our County-by-County Page for Beasley Gap.
Cemeteries Near Beasley Gap ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beasley Gap.
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 Beasley Gap - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beasley Gap covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beasley Gap, with the one closest to Beasley Gap listed first.
- Hutcherson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Refuge Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Waleska Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mahan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Shoal Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Olivine Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood Hills Community Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Richardson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waleska Church of God Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Faith Tabernacle Full Gospel Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (474 more) ...
- Oak Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairview Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Beasley Gap in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beasley Gap.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beasley Gap, with the one closest to Beasley Gap listed first.
- Waleska
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sharp Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sharp Top is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Top
- Jerusalem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Bolivar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bolivar is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Pine Log ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Log is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
- Stamp Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stamp Creek is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamp Creek
- Sutallee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sutallee is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutallee
- Fairmount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ludville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- White
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keithsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keithsburg is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keithsburg
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bobo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bobo is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Hinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Corbin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Corbin is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Estimated population in 2019: 10,521 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beasley Gap. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beasley Gap.
Newspapers Published in Beasley Gap ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beasley Gap.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beasley Gap, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beasley Gap.
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 Beasley Gap:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Cobb County
- Dawson County
- Floyd County
- Forsyth County
- Fulton County
- Gilmer County
- Gordon County
- Murray 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> | 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 Beasley Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beasley Gap) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |