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 Blalocks Ferry (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 Blalocks Ferry. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Blalocks Ferry 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 Blalocks Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blalocks Ferry:
- Gordon County (The home county of Blalocks Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blalocks Ferry, with the one closest to Blalocks Ferry listed first.
- Plainville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Calhoun Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
- Calhoun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- New Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Hill City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hill City is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Resaca Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
- Resaca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Sonoraville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Soapstick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Soapstick is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
- Buff ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 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 Blalocks Ferry, with the one closest to Blalocks Ferry listed first.
- Adairsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kingston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ligon ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ligon is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
- Cassville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Country Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Country Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Pine Log ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Log is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
- Euharlee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- McCallie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- McCallie is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,204 people
- Rodgers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rodgers is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
- Bolivar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bolivar is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Funkhouser
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Funkhouser is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Estimated population in 2019: 450 people
- Rydal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Interchange Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Interchange Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interchange Village
- Chattooga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blalocks Ferry, with the one closest to Blalocks Ferry listed first.
- Zula ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Pennville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Trion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Summerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Berryton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Lyerly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Chattoogaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Menlo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cloudland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cherokee County
- Salacoa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Salacoa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salacoa
- Estimated population in 2019: 344 people
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blalocks Ferry, with the one closest to Blalocks Ferry listed first.
- Floyd Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Shannon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Armuchee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Central Grove ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Glenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Mount Berry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summerville Park
(11 miles [17.7 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Rome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bass Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Atlanta Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blalocks Ferry, with the one closest to Blalocks Ferry listed first.
- Ball Ground
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Wells ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Carters
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Chatsworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paulding County
- Braswell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blalocks Ferry, with the one closest to Blalocks Ferry listed first.
- Ludville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Talmadge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Talmadge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
- Hinton
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blalocks Ferry, with the one closest to Blalocks Ferry listed first.
- Seney
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Seney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Aragon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rockmart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cedartown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Grady ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blalocks Ferry, with the one closest to Blalocks Ferry listed first.
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Villanow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Martindale
(18 miles [29 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
- Bronco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bronco is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Estimated population in 2019: 367 people
- LaFayette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Rock Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kensington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cassandra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Whitfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blalocks Ferry, with the one closest to Blalocks Ferry listed first.
- Crown Mill Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Dalton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Trickum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Union Point
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Crow ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Rocky Face
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tunnel Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Waring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Cherokee County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blalocks Ferry, with the one closest to Blalocks Ferry listed first.
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Grover
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Broomtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- New Moon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Kirk's Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Ringgold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Lawrence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Gaylesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Blanche
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- DeKalb County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blalocks Ferry, with the one closest to Blalocks Ferry listed first.
- Bankhead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Alpine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Mentone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blalocks Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Blalocks Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Blalocks Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blalocks Ferry.
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 Blalocks Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blalocks Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blalocks Ferry, with the one closest to Blalocks Ferry listed first.
- Dodd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Curryville Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Plainville Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Floyd Springs Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Floyd Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Everett Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (450 more) ...
- Tate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gaines Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Levett Gardens 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.<4>
While we didn't find Blalocks Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blalocks Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blalocks Ferry, with the one closest to Blalocks Ferry listed first.
- Plainville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rocky Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Creek is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
- Floyd Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Nannie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nannie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nannie
- Armuchee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Everett Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Everett Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Springs
- Shannon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oostanaula
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oostanaula is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oostanaula
- Zula ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Hermitage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Haywood ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haywood is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Crystal Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Crystal Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- McDaniels
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McDaniels is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniels
- Tidings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tidings is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidings
- Orsman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Orsman is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orsman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blalocks Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blalocks Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Blalocks Ferry ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blalocks Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blalocks Ferry, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blalocks Ferry.
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 Blalocks Ferry:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Gordon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Chattooga County
- Cherokee County
- Floyd County
- Murray County
- Paulding County
- Pickens County
- Polk County
- Walker County
- Whitfield County
- Cherokee County
- DeKalb 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Blalocks Ferry) 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 Blalocks Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |