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 Blackshear Place (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 Blackshear Place. 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 Blackshear Place ...
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 Blackshear Place: Blackshear Pl. (or less commonly used: Blackshear Plc.)
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 and 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.
Blackshear Place is located in Hall 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 Hall County: Banks, Barrow, Dawson, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Habersham, Jackson, Lumpkin & White.
Below are the counties that are near Blackshear Place. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blackshear Place:
- Hall County (The home county of Blackshear Place)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackshear Place, with the one closest to Blackshear Place listed first.
- Oakwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Westside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Westside is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Chestnut Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Candler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- Gainesville Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- Flowery Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Klondike
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Klondike is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Gainesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gower Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gower Springs is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower Springs
- New Holland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Holland is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- Rainbow Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rainbow Village is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Village
- Summer Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summer Point is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Point
- Estimated population in 2019: 158 people
- Banks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackshear Place, with the one closest to Blackshear Place listed first.
- Maysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Homer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackshear Place, with the one closest to Blackshear Place listed first.
- Auburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Carl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Carl is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Winder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Russell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Bethlehem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Statham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackshear Place, with the one closest to Blackshear Place listed first.
- Free Home
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Ophir
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Orange
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Orange is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- White City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Ball Ground
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackshear Place, with the one closest to Blackshear Place listed first.
- Cleveland Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
- Jefferson Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Valley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 939 people
- Pine Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Estimated population in 2019: 754 people
- Dawson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackshear Place, with the one closest to Blackshear Place listed first.
- Lumpkin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
- Barrettsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Dawsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackshear Place, with the one closest to Blackshear Place listed first.
- Chestatee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Cumming
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Silver City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Franklin County
- Plainview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackshear Place, with the one closest to Blackshear Place listed first.
- Ocee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ocee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocee
- Johns Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Preston Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Preston Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ridge
- Lake Union Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Union Hill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Union Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 4,839 people
- Alpharetta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fields Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fields Crossroads is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
- Milton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackshear Place, with the one closest to Blackshear Place listed first.
- Rest Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Buford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dacula
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Robin Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Robin Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,170 people
- Suwanee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Lawrenceville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Broxton Woods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Broxton Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broxton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,196 people
- Duluth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Regency Woods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Regency Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
- Grayson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Habersham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackshear Place, with the one closest to Blackshear Place listed first.
- Raoul
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Raoul is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
- Alto
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cornelia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Airy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Demorest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackshear Place, with the one closest to Blackshear Place listed first.
- Talmo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Braselton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hoschton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pendergrass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Dry Pond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Jefferson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arcade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Commerce
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Nicholson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Attica
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackshear Place, with the one closest to Blackshear Place listed first.
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Garland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Grace ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Dahlonega
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Willow ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Willow is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
- Madison County
- Planter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackshear Place, with the one closest to Blackshear Place listed first.
- Bogart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Osceola Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Overlook Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackshear Place, with the one closest to Blackshear Place listed first.
- Big Canoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marble Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackshear Place, with the one closest to Blackshear Place listed first.
- Campton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Nicholasville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Nicholasville is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,333 people
- Between
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Between is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Split Silk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- Mount Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Monroe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Youth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Youth is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackshear Place, with the one closest to Blackshear Place listed first.
- Leo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Leo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Leo has also been known as:
- Meldean
- Cleveland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Yonah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Yonah is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonah
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blackshear Place, see our County-by-County Page for Blackshear Place.
Cemeteries Near Blackshear Place ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blackshear Place.
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 Blackshear Place - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blackshear Place covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blackshear Place, with the one closest to Blackshear Place listed first.
- Redwine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flowery Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (453 more) ...
- Arise Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church Cemetery
- The Union Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Kennedy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Blackshear Place in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blackshear Place.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blackshear Place, with the one closest to Blackshear Place listed first.
- Chestnut Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Flowery Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Candler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- Gainesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oscarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oscarville is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscarville
- Sugar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Jarrett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jarrett is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Pond Fork ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pond Fork is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Fork
- Chestatee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Buford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grapevine ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grapevine is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hoschton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- White Sulphur Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Price
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Price is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blackshear Place. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blackshear Place.
Newspapers Published in Blackshear Place ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blackshear Place.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blackshear Place, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blackshear Place.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Blackshear Place:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Hall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Banks County
- Barrow County
- Cherokee County
- Clarke County
- Dawson County
- Forsyth County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Gwinnett County
- Habersham County
- Jackson County
- Lumpkin County
- Madison County
- Oconee County
- Pickens County
- Walton County
- White 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 Blackshear Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blackshear Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |