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 Birchmore (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 Birchmore. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Birchmore is located in Oconee 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 Oconee County: Barrow, Clarke, Greene, Jackson, Morgan, Oglethorpe & Walton.
Below are the counties that are near Birchmore. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Birchmore:
- Oconee County (The home county of Birchmore)
- The following are listed by their distance from Birchmore, with the one closest to Birchmore listed first.
- Spartan Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spartan Lane is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartan Lane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,230 people
- Overlook Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Cumberland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cumberland is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
- Marshall Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall Estates is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,227 people
- Watkinsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eastville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- Bogart
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Bishop
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- High Shoals
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North High Shoals
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North High Shoals is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Farmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Banks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birchmore, with the one closest to Birchmore listed first.
- Maysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Homer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birchmore, with the one closest to Birchmore listed first.
- Statham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Russell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Russell is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Winder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Carl
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Carl is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Auburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birchmore, with the one closest to Birchmore listed first.
- Pine Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Estimated population in 2019: 754 people
- Riverside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Estimated population in 2016: 35 people
- Cleveland Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
- Athens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chamberlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
- Jefferson Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Valley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 939 people
- Lexington Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lexington Heights is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 228 people
- Cedar Shoals Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Shoals Estates is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shoals Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 74 people
- Winterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County
- Cromers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cromers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birchmore, with the one closest to Birchmore listed first.
- Scull Shoals ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Scull Shoals is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scull Shoals
- Woodville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Greensboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Durham Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Durham Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
- Union Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 133 people
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birchmore, with the one closest to Birchmore listed first.
- Dacula
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Loganville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Robin Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Robin Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,170 people
- Grayson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birchmore, with the one closest to Birchmore listed first.
- Klondike
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Klondike is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Sugar Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Candler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- Jarrett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jarrett is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Gillsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birchmore, with the one closest to Birchmore listed first.
- Attica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Arcade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Nicholson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Commerce
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dry Pond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Braselton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hoschton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pendergrass
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Talmo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birchmore, with the one closest to Birchmore listed first.
- Hull
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Estimated population in 2019: 755 people
- Planter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Colbert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Danielsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ila
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Comer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
- Shiloh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Carlton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,210 people
- Former name for Madison Springs:
- Alexanderville
- Harrison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birchmore, with the one closest to Birchmore listed first.
- Braswell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Braswell is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
- Bostwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Madison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Smyrna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Smyrna is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Rutledge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhead
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birchmore, with the one closest to Birchmore listed first.
- Hub Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hub Junction is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
- East Wood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Wood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
- Dixie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Essex Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Essex Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
- Dixie Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
- Newborn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oglethorpe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birchmore, with the one closest to Birchmore listed first.
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- Arnoldsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Crawford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stephens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maxeys
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Veribest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Veribest is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veribest
- Estimated population in 2019: 124 people
- Palmetto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Palmetto is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birchmore, with the one closest to Birchmore listed first.
- Good Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Campton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Monroe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholasville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Nicholasville is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,333 people
- Whitney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Between
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Between is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Social Circle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Split Silk
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- Jersey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Youth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Youth is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
- Walnut Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Wilkes County
- Centerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Birchmore, see our County-by-County Page for Birchmore.
Cemeteries Near Birchmore ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Birchmore.
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 Birchmore - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Birchmore covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Birchmore, with the one closest to Birchmore listed first.
- Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Evergreen Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Klutts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brown - Powers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Malcolm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rays Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fullilove - Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ross Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sheats - Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brown Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (505 more) ...
- Bishop Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hardigree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Birchmore in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Birchmore.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Birchmore, with the one closest to Birchmore listed first.
- Eastville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- Watkinsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Athens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- High Shoals
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Rehoboth ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rehoboth is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Clarksboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clarksboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksboro
- Farmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elder is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Winterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Center is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dunlap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dunlap is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Good Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bostwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Birchmore. See our List of 1890's Communities around Birchmore.
Newspapers Published in Birchmore ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Birchmore.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Birchmore, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Birchmore.
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 Birchmore:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Oconee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Banks County
- Barrow County
- Clarke County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Gwinnett County
- Hall County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Newton County
- Oglethorpe County
- Walton County
- Wilkes 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Birchmore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Birchmore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |