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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 Blantons Mill (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 Blantons Mill. 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 Blantons Mill ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Blantons Mill: Blantons Ml. (or less commonly used: Blantons Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Blantons Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Blantons Mill may originally have been Blanton's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Blantons Mill might be written as Blanton Mill.
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 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.
Blantons Mill is located in Spalding 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 Spalding County: Butts, Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Henry, Lamar, Meriwether & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Blantons Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blantons Mill:
- Spalding County (The home county of Blantons Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blantons Mill, with the one closest to Blantons Mill listed first.
- Esmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Esmond is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
- Griffin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Experiment
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Griffin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Griffin is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
- Sunny Side
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Butts County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blantons Mill, with the one closest to Blantons Mill listed first.
- Jenkinsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fincherville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fincherville is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincherville
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blantons Mill, with the one closest to Blantons Mill listed first.
- Lovejoy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bonanza
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bonanza is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Irondale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Irondale is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Clayton Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Clayton Ridge is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Ridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,193 people
- Fox Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fox Run is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Jonesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Riverdale Acres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Riverdale Acres is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,594 people
- Dartmouth Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dartmouth Estates is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,015 people
- Shangri-La on the Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Shangri-La on the Lake is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri-La on the Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,862 people
- Wilkshire Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wilkshire Estates is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkshire Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,354 people
- Riverdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Windermere Woods
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Windermere Woods is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,937 people
- Coweta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blantons Mill, with the one closest to Blantons Mill listed first.
- Haralson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Senoia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jade Lake Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
- Turin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sharpsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bexton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bexton is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
- Moreland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Smith City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Smith City is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
- East Newnan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Newnan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Grantville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Smokey Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blantons Mill, with the one closest to Blantons Mill listed first.
- Brooks
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woolsey Woods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woolsey Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 167 people
- Woolsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woolsey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Foreston Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
- Inman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Harp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Harp is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
- Keyland Woods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Keyland Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyland Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 332 people
- Hamptons Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hamptons Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons Corner
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,073 people
- McIntosh Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
- Fayetteville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Peachtree City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tinsley Mill Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tinsley Mill Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Mill Village
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blantons Mill, with the one closest to Blantons Mill listed first.
- Fife
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fife is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
- Rebecca Lake Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rebecca Lake Estates is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Lake Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 165 people
- Palmetto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Carlton Woods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carlton Woods is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 260 people
- Biscayne Club
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Biscayne Club is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Club
- Estimated population in 2019: 274 people
- Union City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Red Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- College Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Plunket Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Plunket Town is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plunket Town
- Red Wing Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Red Wing Cove is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wing Cove
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,604 people
- Chattahoochee Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Heard County
- Corinth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blantons Mill, with the one closest to Blantons Mill listed first.
- Hampton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blacksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blacksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Oakwood Manor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
- McDonough
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tunis ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tunis is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
- Highland Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Stockbridge North
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
- Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
- Stockbridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehouse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blantons Mill, with the one closest to Blantons Mill listed first.
- Milner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Aldora
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Aldora is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Barnesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Goggins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goggins is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins
- Goggins has also been known as:
- Goggans Station
- Goggans
- Goggansville
- Goggins Station
- Gogginsville
- Meriwether County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blantons Mill, with the one closest to Blantons Mill listed first.
- Gay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edman is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edman
- Rocky Mount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Carrolls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carrolls is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolls
- Estimated population in 2019: 27,259 people
- Luthersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Woodbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Betts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Betts is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betts
- Estimated population in 2019: 373 people
- Greenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Harris City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Harris City is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Bullochville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bullochville is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullochville
- Chalybeate Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Monroe County
- Box Ankle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blantons Mill, with the one closest to Blantons Mill listed first.
- Williamson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hilltop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hilltop is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Zebulon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meansville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Molena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lawrences Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blantons Mill, with the one closest to Blantons Mill listed first.
- Woodland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Flint Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Troup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blantons Mill, with the one closest to Blantons Mill listed first.
- Hogansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mountville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Louise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Louise is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
- Upson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blantons Mill, with the one closest to Blantons Mill listed first.
- Delray
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Delray is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- Barker Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Barker Spring is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Spring
- Hannahs Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hannahs Mill is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahs Mill
- The Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sunset Village is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Thomaston
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
- Yatesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blantons Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Blantons Mill.
Cemeteries Near Blantons Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blantons Mill.
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 Blantons Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blantons Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blantons Mill, with the one closest to Blantons Mill listed first.
- Blanton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Johnston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shoal Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moon Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brooks City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hollonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coggin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (508 more) ...
- Driver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- County Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Blantons Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blantons Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blantons Mill, with the one closest to Blantons Mill listed first.
- Beeks ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beeks is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeks
- Zetella
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zetella is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zetella
- Hollonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hollonville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollonville
- Williamson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughn is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn
- Brooks
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rover
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rover is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
- Lowry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lowry is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Jolly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jolly is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly
- Haralson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Zebulon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Woolsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woolsey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Senoia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alps
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alps is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alps
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blantons Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blantons Mill.
Newspapers Published in Blantons Mill ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blantons Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blantons Mill, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blantons Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Blantons Mill:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Spalding County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butts County
- Clayton County
- Coweta County
- Fayette County
- Fulton County
- Heard County
- Henry County
- Lamar County
- Meriwether County
- Monroe County
- Pike County
- Talbot County
- Troup County
- Upson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Blantons Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Blantons Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |