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 Belaire (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 Belaire. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Belaire is located in Bartow 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 Bartow County: Cherokee, Cobb, Floyd, Gordon, Paulding, Pickens & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near Belaire. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Belaire:
- Bartow County (The home county of Belaire)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belaire, with the one closest to Belaire listed first.
- Buena Vista
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,053 people
- Cartersville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rodgers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rodgers is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
- Emerson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Interchange Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Interchange Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interchange Village
- Bartow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bartow is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartow
- McCallie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McCallie is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,204 people
- Corbin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Corbin is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Estimated population in 2019: 10,521 people
- Cassville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Country Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Country Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Allatoona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allatoona is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona
- Indian Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Shellman ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shellman is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellman
- Estimated population in 2019: 933 people
- Chattooga County
- Zula ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belaire, with the one closest to Belaire listed first.
- Payne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Payne is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Allatoona Pass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allatoona Pass is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona Pass
- Gibson Acres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson Acres is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 631 people
- Tyson Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tyson Estates is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 737 people
- Motes Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Motes Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motes Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 14,211 people
- Kingridge West
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Holly Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lebanon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Woodstock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Waleska
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Canton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Skyridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Skyridge is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 273 people
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belaire, with the one closest to Belaire listed first.
- Acworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Logan Trace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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 southeast)
- Mitchell Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
- Mars Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Calumet Woods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Calumet Woods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Woods
- Population from the 2010 Census: 161 people
- Kennesaw Acres
(12 miles [19.3 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh West is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh West
- Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
- Kennesaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Noonday
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Noonday is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
- Cobb Place Manor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb Place Manor is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Place Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 357 people
- Macland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Macland is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macland
- Holly Oaks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Oaks is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,442 people
- Marietta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belaire, with the one closest to Belaire listed first.
- Dunwoody West
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belaire, with the one closest to Belaire listed first.
- Lithia Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lakeland Hills
(28 miles [45.1 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belaire, with the one closest to Belaire listed first.
- Bass Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Wax
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wax is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wax
- Hermitage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Shannon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brice
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Brice is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
- Silver Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lindale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rome
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rosemont Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rosemont Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park
- Atlanta Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Mount Berry
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belaire, with the one closest to Belaire listed first.
- Litchfield Hundred
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Mountain Park
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Roswell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fields Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fields Crossroads is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
- Milton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Alpharetta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Union Hill
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Montwicke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montwicke is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montwicke
- Population from the 2010 Census: 886 people
- Sandy Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Preston Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Preston Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ridge
- Gilmer County
- Whitestone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- Gordon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belaire, with the one closest to Belaire listed first.
- Fairmount
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Farmville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Sonoraville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Igo ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Igo is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
- Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
- Plainville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ranger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Calhoun Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Calhoun
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Oakman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Buff ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Buff is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
- Damascus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Resaca Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
- Murray County
- Carters
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belaire, with the one closest to Belaire listed first.
- Country Acres
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Forrister
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Forrister is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
- New Hope
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Braswell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Dallas
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hanlin
(18 miles [29 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
- Hiram
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Home Place Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
- Indian Rose
(23 miles [37 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
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belaire, with the one closest to Belaire listed first.
- Talmadge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Talmadge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
- Jerusalem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Ludville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Hinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Cagle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Jasper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Talking Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marble Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belaire, with the one closest to Belaire listed first.
- Aragon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rockmart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Seney
(20 miles [32.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Cedartown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Belaire, see our County-by-County Page for Belaire.
Cemeteries Near Belaire ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Belaire.
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 Belaire - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Belaire covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Belaire, with the one closest to Belaire listed first.
- Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pettit Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- John J Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Friendship Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Church of God of the Union Assembly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Center Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leachman - Johnsey Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Benham Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (576 more) ...
- Guyton Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sunset Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbs Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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 Belaire in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Belaire.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Belaire, with the one closest to Belaire listed first.
- Cartersville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ladds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ladds is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladds
- Rodgers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rodgers is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
- Bartow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bartow is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartow
- Corbin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Corbin is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Estimated population in 2019: 10,521 people
- Allatoona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allatoona is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona
- Grassdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grassdale is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassdale
- Cassville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Malbone ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Malbone is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malbone
- Stamp Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stamp Creek is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamp Creek
- White
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Euharlee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Stilesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stilesboro is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilesboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 518 people
- Crowville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crowville is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowville
- Acworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Belaire. See our List of 1890's Communities around Belaire.
Newspapers Published in Belaire ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Belaire.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Belaire, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Belaire.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Belaire:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Bartow County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chattooga County
- Cherokee County
- Cobb County
- DeKalb County
- Douglas County
- Floyd County
- Fulton County
- Gilmer County
- Gordon County
- Murray County
- Paulding County
- Pickens 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 Belaire, 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- Belaire) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |