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 Benton Harbor (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 Benton Harbor. 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.
Name Variations for Benton Harbor ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Benton Harbor: Benton Hbr. (or less commonly used: Benton Harb. or Benton Hrbr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Benton Harbor. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Benton Harbor.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Benton Harbor is located in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County: Clayton, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry & Rockdale.
Below are the counties that are near Benton Harbor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Benton Harbor:
- DeKalb County (The home county of Benton Harbor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Harbor, with the one closest to Benton Harbor listed first.
- Pinehurst
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pinehurst is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Estimated population in 2019: 355 people
- East Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Glen is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glen
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,451 people
- Panthersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Panthersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panthersville
- Stonecrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
- Pine Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pine Mountain is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,417 people
- Belvedere Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Belvedere Park is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Park
- Glenwood Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood Hills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Hills
- Klondike
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Klondike is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Lithonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Redan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gresham Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gresham Park is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham Park
- Butts County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Harbor, with the one closest to Benton Harbor listed first.
- Fincherville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fincherville is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincherville
- Jenkinsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Harbor, with the one closest to Benton Harbor listed first.
- Ellenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Conley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lake City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morrow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coxs Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coxs Crossing is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxs Crossing
- Wilkshire Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkshire Estates is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkshire Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,354 people
- Jonesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Village is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Riverdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dartmouth Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dartmouth Estates is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,015 people
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Harbor, with the one closest to Benton Harbor listed first.
- Brookside Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brookside Village is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
- Vinings
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nelsons Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Nelsons Ferry is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,377 people
- Ivey Terrace
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ivey Terrace is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 914 people
- Gordon Woods
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gordon Woods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,857 people
- Chattahoochee Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chattahoochee Heights is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattahoochee Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 3,207 people
- Mount Bethel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Bethel is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bethel
- Smyrna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Knox Springs Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Knox Springs Estates is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Springs Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 69 people
- Mableton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Furniture City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Furniture City is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniture City
- Austell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Harbor, with the one closest to Benton Harbor listed first.
- Flowers Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- 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 west)
- Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
- Lithia Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lakeland Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
- Springwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- Windwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Harbor, with the one closest to Benton Harbor listed first.
- Lafayette Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,339 people
- Franklin Farms
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Farms is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Farms
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,192 people
- Blakely Woods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blakely Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,571 people
- Fayetteville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winterthur Woods
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winterthur Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterthur Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,237 people
- Harp
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Harp is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
- Inman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Keyland Woods
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Keyland Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyland Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 332 people
- McIntosh Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
- Fayette Villa Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
- Woolsey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woolsey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Tyrone Acres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone Acres is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,506 people
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Harbor, with the one closest to Benton Harbor listed first.
- Doral Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Doral Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doral Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 10,265 people
- Thomasville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Thomasville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 18,518 people
- Blair Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blair Village is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Village
- Cabbage Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cabbage Town is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Town
- Linwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Peoplestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Peoplestown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoplestown
- Plunket Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Plunket Town is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plunket Town
- Atlanta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hapeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vine City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vine City is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine City
- Fort McPherson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sylvan Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sylvan Hills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,463 people
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Harbor, with the one closest to Benton Harbor listed first.
- Norris Lake Shores
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norris Lake Shores is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Lake Shores
- Population from the 2010 Census: 59 people
- Mountain Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mountain Park is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,884 people
- Stonemont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stonemont is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemont
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,281 people
- Twin Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Village
- Lilburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Danbury Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Danbury Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury Village
- Luxomni
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Luxomni is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxomni
- Estimated population in 2019: 514 people
- Berkshire ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Berkshire is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Estimated population in 2019: 554 people
- Snellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norcross
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bethesda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethesda is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Estimated population in 2019: 725 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Harbor, with the one closest to Benton Harbor listed first.
- Stockbridge North
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
- Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
- Stockbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Highland Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Highland Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Whitehouse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
- Oakwood Manor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
- Tunis ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tunis is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
- McDonough
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blacksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Blacksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Hampton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Harbor, with the one closest to Benton Harbor listed first.
- Salem Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Salem Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
- Salem Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Branch is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 310 people
- Newton Woods
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Newton Woods is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
- Porterdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Covington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Essex Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Essex Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
- Oxford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- East Wood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Wood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
- Dixie Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
- Dixie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Hub Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hub Junction is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
- Mansfield Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Rockdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Harbor, with the one closest to Benton Harbor listed first.
- Conyers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Milstead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Milstead is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
- Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
- Zingara
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Zingara is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zingara
- Spalding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Harbor, with the one closest to Benton Harbor listed first.
- Sunny Side
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Experiment
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Esmond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Esmond is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
- East Griffin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- East Griffin is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
- Griffin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Harbor, with the one closest to Benton Harbor listed first.
- Walnut Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Youth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Youth is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
- Jersey
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Split Silk
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- Between
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Between is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Social Circle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Whitney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Whitney is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Monroe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nicholasville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nicholasville is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,333 people
- Campton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Benton Harbor, see our County-by-County Page for Benton Harbor.
Cemeteries Near Benton Harbor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Benton Harbor.
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 Benton Harbor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Benton Harbor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Benton Harbor, with the one closest to Benton Harbor listed first.
- Matthews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dawn Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Springs Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hillandale Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Resthaven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stanley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kelley Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (520 more) ...
- Albert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tanners Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Benton Harbor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Benton Harbor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Benton Harbor, with the one closest to Benton Harbor listed first.
- Snapfinger
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Snapfinger is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snapfinger
- Panola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Panola is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Fay ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fay is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
- Knob ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Knob is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Lithonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Redan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Conley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ellenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richardson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richardson is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Constitution
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Constitution is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution
- Clarkston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stone Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Decatur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Benton Harbor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Benton Harbor.
Newspapers Published in Benton Harbor ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Benton Harbor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Benton Harbor, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Benton Harbor.
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 Benton Harbor:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to DeKalb County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butts County
- Clayton County
- Cobb County
- Douglas County
- Fayette County
- Fulton County
- Gwinnett County
- Henry County
- Newton County
- Rockdale County
- Spalding County
- Walton 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Benton Harbor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Benton Harbor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |