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 Blackwood (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 Blackwood. 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 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.
Blackwood is located in Gordon 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 Gordon County: Bartow, Cherokee, Floyd, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens, Walker & Whitfield.
Below are the counties that are near Blackwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blackwood:
- Gordon County (The home county of Blackwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackwood, with the one closest to Blackwood listed first.
- Farmville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Calhoun Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
- Calhoun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sonoraville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- New Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Damascus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Resaca Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
- Resaca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Soapstick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Soapstick is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
- Plainville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buff ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buff is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackwood, with the one closest to Blackwood listed first.
- Adairsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Funkhouser
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Funkhouser is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Estimated population in 2019: 450 people
- Bolivar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Pine Log ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Log is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
- Rydal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cassville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- White
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Country Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Country Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Kingston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- McCallie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- McCallie is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,204 people
- Interchange Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Interchange Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interchange Village
- Buena Vista
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,053 people
- Chattooga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackwood, with the one closest to Blackwood listed first.
- Zula ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Trion
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pennville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Summerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Berryton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Lyerly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackwood, with the one closest to Blackwood listed first.
- Salacoa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Salacoa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salacoa
- Estimated population in 2019: 344 people
- Waleska
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Worley Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Worley Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Crossroads
- Canton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Payne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Payne is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Allatoona Pass
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allatoona Pass is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona Pass
- Ball Ground
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gibson Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson Acres is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 631 people
- Holly Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tyson Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tyson Estates is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 737 people
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackwood, with the one closest to Blackwood 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
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackwood, with the one closest to Blackwood listed first.
- Shannon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Floyd Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Armuchee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bass Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Glenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Central Grove ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Central Grove is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
- Summerville Park
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rome
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackwood, with the one closest to Blackwood listed first.
- Tails Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- Whitestone
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- Yukon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- East Ellijay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellijay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackwood, with the one closest to Blackwood listed first.
- Ball Ground
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Carters
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Wells ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Chatsworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Eton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Crandall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sumac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sumac is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackwood, with the one closest to Blackwood listed first.
- Ludville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Hinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Jerusalem
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Talmadge
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Talmadge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
- Talking Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cagle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Jasper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nelson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackwood, with the one closest to Blackwood listed first.
- Seney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Seney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Aragon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackwood, with the one closest to Blackwood listed first.
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Villanow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Martindale
(25 miles [40.2 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
- LaFayette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Linwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Whitfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackwood, with the one closest to Blackwood listed first.
- Crown Mill Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
- Dalton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Union Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Union Point is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Crow ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Rocky Face
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Trickum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Waring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Tunnel Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Plainview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
- Ruralvale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blackwood, see our County-by-County Page for Blackwood.
Cemeteries Near Blackwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blackwood.
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 Blackwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blackwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blackwood, with the one closest to Blackwood listed first.
- Blackwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cooper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Curtis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Colbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oothcalooga Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Franklin Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gaines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chandler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (440 more) ...
- Pickard Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Echota Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Blackwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blackwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blackwood, with the one closest to Blackwood listed first.
- McDaniels
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McDaniels is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniels
- Farmville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Calhoun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sonoraville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Cash
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cash is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Crane Eater
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crane Eater is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Eater
- Adairsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oostanaula
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oostanaula is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oostanaula
- Redbud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Redbud is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Plainville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Resaca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Decora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Decora is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decora
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Gum Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Springs is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Sugar Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rocky Creek is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blackwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blackwood.
Newspapers Published in Blackwood ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blackwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blackwood, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blackwood.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Blackwood:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Gordon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Chattooga County
- Cherokee County
- Cobb County
- Floyd County
- Gilmer County
- Murray County
- Pickens County
- Polk County
- Walker County
- Whitfield 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blackwood) 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 Blackwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |