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 Berwin (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 Berwin. 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 hospitals 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.
Berwin is located in Floyd 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 Floyd County: Cherokee (AL), Bartow, Chattooga, Gordon, Polk & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Berwin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Berwin:
- Floyd County (The home county of Berwin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Berwin, with the one closest to Berwin listed first.
- Hermitage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Shannon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rome
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summerville Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
- Glenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Mount Berry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Central Grove ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Central Grove is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
- Bass Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Atlanta Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Rosemont Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rosemont Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berwin, with the one closest to Berwin listed first.
- Kingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ligon ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ligon is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
- Adairsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Euharlee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cassville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Country Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Country Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Taylorsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rodgers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rodgers is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
- Shellman ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shellman is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellman
- Estimated population in 2019: 933 people
- Stilesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stilesboro is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilesboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 518 people
- Buena Vista
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,053 people
- Cartersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chattooga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berwin, with the one closest to Berwin listed first.
- Zula ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Lyerly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berryton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Pennville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Summerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Chattoogaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Trion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Menlo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cloudland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berwin, with the one closest to Berwin listed first.
- Salacoa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Salacoa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salacoa
- Estimated population in 2019: 344 people
- Payne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Payne is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berwin, with the one closest to Berwin listed first.
- Acworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Logan Trace
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Gordon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berwin, with the one closest to Berwin listed first.
- Plainville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
- Calhoun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Sugar Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Damascus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- New Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Sonoraville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Hill City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hill City is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Resaca Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
- Resaca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Soapstick
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Soapstick is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
- Haralson County
- Felton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berwin, with the one closest to Berwin listed first.
- Braswell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Hanlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hanlin is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
- Forrister
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forrister is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
- New Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
- Country Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Country Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
- Dallas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berwin, with the one closest to Berwin listed first.
- Seney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Seney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Aragon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cedartown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Grady ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Rockmart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Etna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Etna is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Esom Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berwin, with the one closest to Berwin listed first.
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Martindale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Martindale is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
- Villanow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Bronco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bronco is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Estimated population in 2019: 367 people
- LaFayette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Linwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Linwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Cherokee County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Berwin, with the one closest to Berwin listed first.
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Kirk's Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Broomtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Grover
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- New Moon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Lawrence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Ringgold
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Gaylesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- DeKalb County (AL)
- Bankhead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Berwin, see our County-by-County Page for Berwin.
Cemeteries Near Berwin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Berwin.
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 Berwin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Berwin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Berwin, with the one closest to Berwin listed first.
- John Hume Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Berwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Big Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Reece Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hasty Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Bend Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Seventh Ave. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Hills Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (452 more) ...
- Blue Pond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Battey Farm Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gaines - Watters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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 Berwin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Berwin.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Berwin, with the one closest to Berwin listed first.
- North Rome
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Rome is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rome
- Rome
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Shannon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Freemans ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Freemans is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemans
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Bass Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Wilkins ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkins is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Atlanta Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- New Rome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Rome is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Etowah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Etowah is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Murchisons ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Murchisons is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchisons
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Eves ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eves is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eves
- Nannie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nannie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nannie
- Armuchee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Berwin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Berwin.
Newspapers Published in Berwin ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Berwin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Berwin, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Berwin.
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 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 Berwin:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Floyd County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Chattooga County
- Cherokee County
- Cobb County
- Gordon County
- Haralson County
- Paulding County
- Polk County
- Walker County
- Cherokee County
- DeKalb 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 Berwin, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Berwin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |