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 Bexton (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 Bexton. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Bexton is located in Coweta 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 Coweta County: Carroll, Fayette, Fulton, Heard, Meriwether, Spalding & Troup.
Below are the counties that are near Bexton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bexton:
- Coweta County (The home county of Bexton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bexton, with the one closest to Bexton listed first.
- Smith City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Smith City is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
- Moreland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Newnan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Grantville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sharpsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Turin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jade Lake Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
- Newnan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smokey Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- Haralson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Senoia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sargent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bexton, with the one closest to Bexton listed first.
- Whitesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Lowell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Roopville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carrollton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairlawn Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Tyus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bexton, with the one closest to Bexton listed first.
- Clayton Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton Ridge is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Ridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,193 people
- Bonanza
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bonanza is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Irondale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Irondale is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Riverdale Acres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverdale Acres is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,594 people
- Dartmouth Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dartmouth Estates is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,015 people
- Fox Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Run is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Kings Forest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people
- Lovejoy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shangri-La on the Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shangri-La on the Lake is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri-La on the Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,862 people
- Windermere Woods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Windermere Woods is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,937 people
- Jonesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Normandy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Normandy is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Estimated population in 2019: 962 people
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bexton, with the one closest to Bexton listed first.
- Hannah
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Tyree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bexton, with the one closest to Bexton listed first.
- Hamptons Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hamptons Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons Corner
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,073 people
- Peachtree City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Foreston Place
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
- Tinsley Mill Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tinsley Mill Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Mill Village
- Brooks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fayette Villa Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
- Tyrone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tyrone Acres
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tyrone Acres is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,506 people
- McIntosh Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
- Woolsey Woods
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Woolsey Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 167 people
- Harp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harp is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
- Keyland Woods
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Keyland Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyland Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 332 people
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bexton, with the one closest to Bexton listed first.
- Carlton Woods
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Carlton Woods is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 260 people
- Palmetto
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chattahoochee Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fife
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fife is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
- Rico
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rico is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Estimated population in 2019: 88 people
- Fairburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rivertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rivertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
- Rebecca Lake Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rebecca Lake Estates is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Lake Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 165 people
- Union City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Corn Creek Cove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Corn Creek Cove is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Creek Cove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,683 people
- Pontevedra
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
- Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
- Biscayne Club
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Biscayne Club is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Club
- Estimated population in 2019: 274 people
- Harris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bexton, with the one closest to Bexton listed first.
- Mountainbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mountainbrook is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,108 people
- Pine Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Heard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bexton, with the one closest to Bexton listed first.
- Corinth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Riverside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Centralhatchee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Houston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Houston is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Glenn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Roosterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- O'Neals Crossroad
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Frolona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Yates Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Henry County
- Hampton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Meriwether County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bexton, with the one closest to Bexton listed first.
- Luthersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rocky Mount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Lone Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Gay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Edman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Edman is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edman
- Carrolls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carrolls is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolls
- Estimated population in 2019: 27,259 people
- Harris City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Harris City is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Woodbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Betts
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Betts is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betts
- Estimated population in 2019: 373 people
- Bullochville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bullochville is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullochville
- Warm Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bexton, with the one closest to Bexton listed first.
- Concord
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Williamson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Molena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrences Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
- Zebulon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spalding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bexton, with the one closest to Bexton listed first.
- Esmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Esmond is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
- Experiment
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sunny Side
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Griffin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- East Griffin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- East Griffin is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
- Orchard Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Talbot County
- Flint Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Flint Hill is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Troup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bexton, with the one closest to Bexton listed first.
- Hogansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brays Lakeview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- Asta Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Louise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Louise is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
- Mountville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitfield is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Graysons Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Graysons Landing is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
- Sunny Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
- Sassafrass Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- LaGrange
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwell Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Upson County
- Barker Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barker Spring is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Spring
- Chambers County (AL)
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bexton, see our County-by-County Page for Bexton.
Cemeteries Near Bexton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bexton.
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 Bexton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bexton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bexton, with the one closest to Bexton listed first.
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- White Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Founders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Prospects Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Southview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bradberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tinch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pitts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Meddas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- John Coggins Meadows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Coggins Meadows Cemetery
- The John Coggins Meadows Cemetery has also been known as:
- John Coggin Meadows Family Cemetery
- Meadows Cemetery
- Meadows McCollum Cemetery
- Meddas Cemetery
- Continue List (581 more) ...
- Meddas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stevens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Braswell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Bexton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bexton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bexton, with the one closest to Bexton listed first.
- Moreland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Luthersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grantville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lone Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Rocky Mount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Turin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Newnan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Haralson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Marks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Marks is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marks
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Alps
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alps is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alps
- Senoia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Corinth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bexton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bexton.
Newspapers Published in Bexton ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bexton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bexton, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bexton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Bexton:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Coweta County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Clayton County
- Douglas County
- Fayette County
- Fulton County
- Harris County
- Heard County
- Henry County
- Meriwether County
- Pike County
- Spalding County
- Talbot County
- Troup County
- Upson County
- Chambers 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 Bexton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bexton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |