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 Blalock (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 Blalock. 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 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.
Blalock is located in Rabun 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 Rabun County: Habersham, Towns, Clay (NC), Jackson (NC), Macon (NC) & Oconee (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Blalock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blalock:
- Rabun County (The home county of Blalock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blalock, with the one closest to Blalock listed first.
- Germany
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Germany is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany
- Tiger
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wiley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dillard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lakemont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Antioch is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Sky Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tallulah Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Habersham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blalock, with the one closest to Blalock listed first.
- Turnerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tugaloo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tugaloo is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
- Mauldins ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mauldins is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldins
- Estimated population in 2019: 225 people
- Clarkesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hills is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Demorest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Airy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cornelia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Baldwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Alto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Raoul
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Raoul is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
- Lumpkin County
- Willow ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Willow is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
- Stephens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blalock, with the one closest to Blalock listed first.
- Toccoa Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jarrett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jarrett is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,974 people
- Toccoa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carnes Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carnes Creek is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes Creek
- Estimated population in 2019: 601 people
- Eastanollee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Towns County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blalock, with the one closest to Blalock listed first.
- Tate City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tate City is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate City
- Hiawassee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hunt ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hunt is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Jacksonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jacksonville is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
- Young Harris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blalock, with the one closest to Blalock listed first.
- Choestoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Choestoe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
- Hood ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hood is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Owltown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Owltown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
- Blairsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Canal Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Canal Lake is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blalock, with the one closest to Blalock listed first.
- Sautee - Nacoochee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Helen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Nacoochee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Nacoochee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
- Naguchee ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Naguchee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naguchee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,141 people
- Robertstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Robertstown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertstown
- Yonah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yonah is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonah
- Cleveland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Leo has also been known as:
- Meldean
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blalock, with the one closest to Blalock listed first.
- Buffalo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Rhodo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodo is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodo
- Topton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Andrews
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coalville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coalville is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Marble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clay County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blalock, with the one closest to Blalock listed first.
- Elf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elf is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf
- Hayesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Warne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Log Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Log Village is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
- Brasstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Graham County (NC)
- Bear Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Jackson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blalock, with the one closest to Blalock listed first.
- Highlands
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cashiers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Erastus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Erastus is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
- Glenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gay is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
- Macon County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blalock, with the one closest to Blalock listed first.
- Orlando
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orlando is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Otto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scaly Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Lickskillet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lickskillet is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ellijay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ellijay is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
- Tellico
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tellico is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Leatherman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Swain County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blalock, with the one closest to Blalock listed first.
- Nantahala
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nantahala is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
- Wesser
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wesser is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
- Oconee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blalock, with the one closest to Blalock listed first.
- Battle Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Battle Creek is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
- Longcreek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Rest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Madison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Madison is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Harbin ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harbin is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
- Walhalla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tamassee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Westminster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blalock, see our County-by-County Page for Blalock.
Cemeteries Near Blalock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blalock.
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 Blalock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blalock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blalock, with the one closest to Blalock listed first.
- Blalock - Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Frady Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Germany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Grove Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Darnell Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crukleton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stonecyphen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Craig Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Roane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clayton Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (339 more) ...
- Pickett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jameson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Blalock had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blalock, with the one closest to Blalock listed first.
- Persimmon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Persimmon is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon
- Tiger
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Visage ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Visage is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Visage
- Osborn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Osborn is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Mountain Scene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mountain Scene is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Scene
- Shooting Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shooting Creek is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooting Creek
- Tallulah Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scaly Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Otto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hunt is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Hiawassee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Turnerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tugaloo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tugaloo is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
- Elf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elf is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blalock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blalock.
Newspapers Published in Blalock ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blalock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blalock, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blalock.
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 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 Blalock:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Rabun County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Habersham County
- Lumpkin County
- Stephens County
- Towns County
- Union County
- White County
- Cherokee County
- Clay County
- Graham County
- Jackson County
- Macon County
- Swain County
- Oconee 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> | 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 Blalock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Blalock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |